Richard Neville "Kingmaker" Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Alliance Edward and Anne Neville

Seals the betrothal of the Queens son Edward to Warwicks daughter Anne Neville

Role range: 1455-1485

Marriage

Seals the betrothal of the Queens son Edward to Warwicks daughter Anne Neville

Role range: 1455-1485

Invasion of England

Warwick & Clarence land at Dartmouth & declare Henry VI the rightful King

Role range: 1455-1485

Invasion of England

Lands with an invasion force in Devon to recapture the throne for Henry IV

Role range: 1455-1485

Arrest of Henry VI

Warwick & Clarence free Henry VI

Role range: 1455-1485

Alliance Richard Neville and Margaret of Anjou

Makes peace with Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI. Forces Edward IV to flee to Flanders & places Henry VI on the throne

Role range: 1455-1485

Exile of Richard Neville "Kingmaker"

Louis XI persuades Neville to reconcile his differences with Margaret of Anjou. Edward IV defeats rebellions in Wales & Lincolnshire

Role range: 1455-1485

Invasion of England

Aids Queen Margaret in her Invasion of England 1470-71

Role range: 1455-1485

Invasion of England

Neville invades England as a Lancastrian, defeats Edward and restores Henry IV

Role range: 1455-1485

Marriage

Margaret of Anjous son Edward will marry the Earl of Warwicks daughter Anne

Role range: 1455-1485

Restoration

Neville invades England as a Lancastrian, defeats Edward and restores Henry IV

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Barnet

Edward exhibited the brothers naked corpses in St. Pauls Cathedral for three days to quell any rumours that they had survived, before allowing them to be laid to rest in the family vault at Bisham Abbey.

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Barnet

He brought Henry VI along to prevent the Lancastrians from retaking their king. The bodies of the two Neville brothers were brought back to London. They did not suffer the customary fate accorded to traitors quartering and display at the city gates.

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Barnet

Lancastrian scouts probed Barnet, which lay 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of London, but were beaten off.

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Barnet

On 13 April their main army took up positions on a ridge of high ground north of Barnet to prepare for battle the next day. Warwick arrayed his army in a line from east to west, on either side of the Great North Road running through Barnet

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Barnet

Warwicks army heavily outnumbered Edwards, although sources differ on exact numbers. Lancastrian strength ranges from 10,000 to 30,000 men, with 7,000 to 15,000 on the Yorkist side. Facing this disadvantage, Edward hurried to meet the Lancastrians with a surprise attack.

Role range: 1455-1485

Death of Richard Neville Kingmaker

Death of Richard Neville

Battle of Barnet

Killed in battle by Edward VI

Role range: 1455-1485

Burial

The 2 Neville brothers bodies are laid to rest in the family vault at Bisham Abbey

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Barnet

Defeated & slain by Edward IVs forces

Role range: 1455-1485

Invasion of England

Leads an invasion from France

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of Coventry

Although Warwicks force had more men than Edward's army, the Earl refused the challenge.

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of Coventry

Edward sent Gloucester to entreat Clarence to return to the House of York, an offer that Clarence readily accepted.

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of Coventry

Fighting off Exeters and Oxfords attacks, Edward IV besieged Warwick at Coventry, hoping to engage the Earl in battle.

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of Coventry

Infuriated with his son-in-laws treachery, Warwick refused to speak to Clarence.

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of Coventry

Reconciled, the royal brothers moved towards Coventry, and Clarence urged Warwicks surrender.

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of Coventry

Unable to fight the Earl at this time, Edward turned again towards London.

Role range: 1455-1485

Siege of London

Reinforced by Montagu, Oxford, and Exeter a few days later, Warwick followed the Yorkists trail. He hoped that London, under Somersets control, would close its gates to Edward, allowing him to catch the Yorkist army in the open. The city, however, welcomed Edward warmly; Somerset had left the city, and the London populace preferred the young Yorkist king to Henry VI

Role range: 1455-1485