Dismissal
Dismissd as Captain of Calais bt Henry VI
Historical events in 1455
40 historical records
March 14552 historical events
Great Seal
Forced by Henry VI to release the Great Seal to Thomas Bourcier
May 145518 historical events
Mobilization
The King summons his Army
Mobilization
Stays overnight 8 miles from St Albans on his way to a Council of War at Leicester
Battle of St Albans, 1st
Rewarded with the Captaincy of Calais. Aids the Yorkist victory over the Lancastrians
Battle of St Albans, 1st
Fights for the Lancastrians who are defeated in the 1st Battle of St Albans
Battle of St Albans, 1st
Fights for the defeated Lancastrians
Battle of St Albans, 1st
Killed while fighting for the defeated Lancastrians
Battle of St Albans, 1st
The Duke of Buckingham negotiates with the Yorkist Plenipotentiary Mowbray Herald. Injured fighting for the Lancastrians during their defeat at St Albans
Battle of St Albans, 1st
Witnesses the Battle of St Albans
Battle of St Albans, 1st
During the Wars of the Roses, Wenlock initially fought for the House of Lancaster in the First Battle of St Albans
Battle of St Albans, 1st
York & Warwick march on London with 3,000 menh. Richards protectorship is renewed. Despite victory York does not retain his supremacy in Government. Defeats & kills Somerset who is leading 2,000 Lancastrians. Accompanies the defeated King to St Albans Abbey for thanksgiving
Battle of St Albans, 1st
Joins Lancastrians opposed to Richard 3rd Duke of York. Captured at the Battle of St Albans & later executed
Battle of St Albans, 1st
Buckingham commanded the King's army of 2,500; only about 50 people died in the battle, but this included Somerset. Buckingham himself was wounded and captured with the King when the Earl of Warwick scored a remarkable success
Battle of St Albans, 1st
Fights for his step brother Henry VI against the Yorkists
Battle of St Albans, 1st
After negotiatios fail the King raises his standard at Goslawe, St Peters St
Council of War
Holds a Council of War after hearing the Duke of York had arrived outside St Albans
Captain
Appointed Captain of Calais
Captain
Appointed Captain of Calais, after victory at the 1st Battle of St Albans
Siege of Ware
Yorks Army arrives at Ware in Hertfordshire
November 14553 historical events
Marriage
Margaret was 12 when she married the 24-year-old Edmund Tudor
Nullification Trial
Beginning of the formal appeal, known as the Rehabilitation or Nullification Trial
Trial
Beginning of the formal appeal, known as the Rehabilitation or Nullification Trial
December 14551 historical events
Dismissal
Dismissed from power by the Queen & Edmund Beaufort the 2nd Duke of Somerset
Protector
Appointed Protector during Henry VIs illness
Lord Chamberlain
Appointedd Chamberlain
Privy Council
Appointed Privy Councillor
Peerage
Created Duke of Somerset, 3rd
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Norfolk
Marriage
Marries Edmund Tudor the Earl of Richmond. Before the annulment of her first marriage, Henry VI chose Margaret as a bride for his half-brother, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond. Edmund was the eldest son of the King's mother, Catherine of Valois, by Owen Tudor
Marriage
Marries Margaret Beaufort, great granddaughter & heiress of John of Gaunt
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor
St Mary Redcliffe Patronage
Canynges supports rebuilding work at St Mary Redcliffe.
Arrest of Henry Beaufort
Released from the Tower of London by Henry VI
Birth of Richard
Birth of Richard, 2nd in line to the hrone after the birth of Henrys son Richard
Declaration of War
The Duke of York as heir to the Mortimer claim refuses to submit to Somerset. Questions the Lancastrian claim to the throne & Henrys mental health
Mobilization
With the help of the Nevilles raises an Army in the North
Battle of St Albans, 1st
Largely responsible for the Yorkist victory at the 1st Battle of St. Albans
Peace
Institutes the peace of Lodi
Peerage
Created Earl of March, 1st