Invasion of England
Sets sail from The Netherlands to reclaim his throne
Historical events in 1471
129 historical records
March 14714 historical events
Invasion of England
Sals with an army of Burgundians & Englishmen & 14 ships provided by Hanseatic towns
Invasion of England
Lands with the pretense he has returned to reclaim the Duchy of York, heads for York
Invasion of England
Reaches Coventry where he is able to offer Battle to the Earl of Warwick
April 147146 historical events
Invasion of England
George the Duke of Clarence deserts the Earl of Warwick & joins Edward IV
Result of Surrender of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence
Clarence's submission strengthens Edward IV by adding about 4,000 men to the Yorkist army.
Siege of London
Marches Yorkists on London while Warwick is in Coventry
Surrender of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence
Clarence submits to Edward & increases the Yorkist army by 4,000
Restoration
Edward IV is restored to the throne
Arrest of Henry VI
Edward & his brothers enter London & capture Henry VI
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.
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.
Battle of Barnet
Lancastrian scouts probed Barnet, which lay 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of London, but were beaten off.
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
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.
Death of Richard Neville Kingmaker
Death of Richard Neville
Battle of Barnet
Commands the Lancastrian right
Battle of Barnet
Killed in battle by Edward VI
Battle of Barnet
Although he had defeated the Neville brothers, Edward had little time to rest; Margaret landed at Weymouth on the day of the battle.
Battle of Barnet
At around 4 o'clock in the morning, both armies woke. Edward had planned for an early attack, however, and quickly roused his men to engage the Lancastrians. Both sides fired their cannon and arrows before laying into each other with polearms.
Battle of Barnet
Despite the defeat at Barnet, Lancastrians who fled from the battle looked to the queen to restore their house to the throne
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.
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.
Battle of Barnet
Lancastrian scouts probed Barnet, which lay 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of London, but were beaten off.
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.
Battle of Barnet
She feigned a march to London while augmenting her army with recruits from Wales and the Welsh Marches. The Lancastrian queen was disheartened by the news of Warwicks demise, but Somerset suggested that they were better off without the earl.
Battle of Barnet
The morning fog was thick and the night movements of the two forces had displaced them laterally with each other. Neither group was facing the other; each was offset slightly to the right.
Battle of Barnet
This displacement meant that the right end of either army could outflank the other by wrapping around the opposing left end. The Lancastrians were the first to exploit this advantage; Oxfords group quickly overwhelmed Hastings.
Battle of Barnet
Warwick arrayed his army in a line from east to west, on either side of the Great North Road running through Barnet. Kills the Earl of Warwick & Lord Montagu, the Lancastrians are defeated. Kills the Earl of Warwick.
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.
Battle of Barnet
The Yorkists win the battle for access to London
Invasion of England
Although he had defeated the Neville brothers, Edward had little time to rest; Margaret landed at Weymouth on the day of the battle.
Invasion of England
Despite the defeat at Barnet, Lancastrians who fled from the battle looked to the queen to restore their house to the throne.
Invasion of England
She feigned a march to London while augmenting her army with recruits from Wales and the Welsh Marches.
Invasion of England
The Lancastrian queen was disheartened by the news of Warwicks demise, but Somerset suggested that they were better off without the earl.
Invasion of England
She briefly wished to return to France, but Prince Edward persuaded her to gamble for victory.
Invasion of England
Somerset and the Earl of Devon had already raised an army for Lancaster in the West Country.
Invasion of England
Their best hope was to march northwards and join forces with the Lancastrians in Wales, led by Jasper Tudor.
Invasion of England
While Margaret sheltered at nearby Cerne Abbey, the Duke of Somerset brought news of the disaster at Barnet to her.
Invasion of England
Urged on by Louis XI, Margaret had finally sailed on 24 March. Storms forced her ships back to France several times, and she and Prince Edward finally landed at Weymouth in Dorsetshire on the same day that the Battle of Barnet was fought. Lands with a Lancastrian force in Weymouth, same day as the Battle of Barnet
Invasion of England
King Edward had learned of Margarets landing only two days after she arrived. Although he had given many of his supporters and troops leave after the victory at Barnet, he was rapidly able to muster a substantial force at Windsor, just west of London
Burial
The 2 Neville brothers bodies are laid to rest in the family vault at Bisham Abbey
Arrest of George Neville
Edward IV has George Neville the Archbishop of York arrested
Battle of Sodbury Hill
However, the Lancastrians made a feint towards Little Sodbury, about 12 miles (19 km) north-east of Bristol.
Battle of Sodbury Hill
King Edward reached Cirencester.
Battle of Sodbury Hill
Nearby was Sodbury Hill, an Iron Age hill fort which was an obvious strategic point for the Lancastrians to seize.
Battle of Sodbury Hill
On hearing that Margaret was at Bristol, he turned south to meet her army.
Battle of Sodbury Hill
When Yorkist scouts reached the hill, there was a sharp fight in which they suffered heavy casualties
Invasion of England
Margarets army had reached Bath, on its way towards Wales. She turned aside briefly to secure guns, reinforcements and money from the city of Bristol
Capture of Bristol
By the end of April raises an army & enters Bristol
May 147137 historical events
Siege of Gloucester
He sent urgent messages to the Governor, Sir Richard Beauchamp, ordering him to bar the gates to Margaret and man the citys defences.
Siege of Gloucester
King Edward realised that the Lancastrians were seeking to cross the River Severn into Wales.
Siege of Gloucester
The nearest crossing point they could use was at the city of Gloucester.
Siege of Gloucester
When Margaret arrived in the morning of 3 May, Beauchamp refused Margarets summons to let her army pass, and she realised that there was insufficient time to storm the city before Edward's army arrived.
Siege of Gloucester
He sent urgent messages to the Governor, Sir Richard Beauchamp, ordering him to bar the gates to Margaret and man the citys defences.
Siege of Gloucester
King Edward realised that the Lancastrians were seeking to cross the River Severn into Wales.
Siege of Gloucester
The nearest crossing point they could use was at the city of Gloucester.
Siege of Gloucester
When Margaret arrived in the morning of 3 May, Beauchamp refused Margarets summons to let her army pass, and she realised that there was insufficient time to storm the city before Edward's army arrived.
Siege of Gloucester
He sent urgent messages to the Governor, Sir Richard Beauchamp, ordering him to bar the gates to Margaret and man the citys defences.
Siege of Gloucester
King Edward realised that the Lancastrians were seeking to cross the River Severn into Wales.
Siege of Gloucester
The nearest crossing point they could use was at the city of Gloucester.
Siege of Gloucester
When Margaret arrived in the morning of 3 May, Beauchamp refused Margarets summons to let her army pass, and she realised that there was insufficient time to storm the city before Edward's army arrived.
Battle of Tewkesbury
Captured in battle by the Yorkists
Battle of Tewkesbury
Margaret of Anjou had returned to England with Anne Neville and Prince Edward in April, bringing additional troops. At the Battle of Tewkesbury, Edward IV crushed this last Lancastrian army. Prince Edward was killed in or shortly after the battle, and Anne Neville was taken prisoner
Death of Henry Beaufort
Death of Edmund Beaufort, beheaded by the Yorkists
Execution
Beheaded by the Yorkists
Death of John Wenlock
The Lancastrians suffered a crushing defeat, and Wenlock died on the battlefield. He was allegedly killed by his own commander, the Duke of Somerset, who blamed Wenlocks indecisiveness for the defeat
Battle of Tewkesbury
He was allegedly killed by his own commander, the Duke of Somerset, who blamed Wenlocks indecisiveness for the defeat.
Battle of Tewkesbury
The Lancastrian centre was commanded by Lord Wenlock.
Battle of Tewkesbury
The Lancastrians suffered a crushing defeat, and Wenlock died on the battlefield.
Battle of Tewkesbury
Unlike the other principal Lancastrian commanders, Wenlock had deserted the Lancastrian cause after the First Battle of Saint Albans, only to revert to the Lancastrians when he was deprived of the Lieutenancy of Calais.
Battle of Tewkesbury
By contrast, King Edward's army was composed mainly of mounted men, who nevertheless dismounted to fight on foot as most English armies did during this period.
Battle of Tewkesbury
Hearing from his "prickers" or mounted scouts of Margarets position, Edward drove his army to make another march of 6 miles (9.7 km) from Cheltenham, finally halting 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Lancastrians.
Battle of Tewkesbury
Most of their army were footmen, and unable to continue further without rest, and even the mounted troops were weary.
Battle of Tewkesbury
The Lancastrians knew they could retreat no further before Edward attacked their rear, and that they would be forced to give battle
Battle of Tewkesbury
The Yorkists crush Margaret of Anjou whose son & heir, Prince Edward, is killed. The Yorkists capture Margaret of Anjou after the Battle of Tewkesbury. At Tewkesbury, the tired Lancastrians halted for the night.
Battle of Tewkesbury
Helps restore Edward IV to the throne by defeating the Lancastrians
Battle of Tewkesbury
At Tewkesbury, the tired Lancastrians halted for the night. Most of their army were footmen, and unable to continue further without rest, and even the mounted troops were weary.
Battle of Tewkesbury
By contrast, King Edward's army was composed mainly of mounted men, who nevertheless dismounted to fight on foot as most English armies did during this period.
Battle of Tewkesbury
Hearing from his "prickers" or mounted scouts of Margarets position, Edward drove his army to make another march of 6 miles (9.7 km) from Cheltenham, finally halting 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Lancastrians. The Lancastrians knew they could retreat no further before Edward attacked their rear, and that they would be forced to give battle
Battle of Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury Abbey was just behind the Lancastrian centre. A farmhouse then known as Gobes Hall marked the centre of the Lancastrian position; nearby was "Margarets camp". Margarets only son Edward is killed & Henry VI is captured.
Battle of Tewkesbury
The Yorkists capture Margaret of Anjou after the Battle of Tewkesbury. The Lancastrians took up a defensive position a mile south of the town of Tewkesbury. To their rear were River Avon and the Severn.
Death of Edward IV
Death of Henry VI, assassinated, Edward reclaims the throne
Assassination of Henry VI
Murdered in the Tower of London, found dead in the oratory
Death of Henry VI
Murdered in the Tower of London, found dead in the oratory
Invasion of England
The most dangerous Lancastrian force however, was that commanded by the Bastard of Fauconberg. As anticipated, he had landed at Sandwich and rapidly recruited a force from among the pro-Neville Kentishmen. Together with exiled Lancastrians and freebooters from several countries, his army may have numbered 16,000 or even 17,000 in total
Arrest of Anne Neville
Anne was taken first to Coventry and then to the house of her brother-in-law the Duke of Clarence in London, while her mother Anne Beauchamp, Warwicks wife, sought sanctuary in Beaulieu Abbey. When the crisis settled down and the Countess wished to be restored to her estates, Edward IV refused her safe conduct to plead her case; she wrote to Queen Elizabeth and several others to no avail
October 14711 historical events
Abdication
Edward IV is deposed
Exile of John de Vere
Escapes to France after the Lancastrian defeat at the Battle of Barnet
Le Morte d'Arthur
Publication of "Morte dArthur"
Arrest of George Neville
Imprisoned for 2 months after the return of Edward IV from Flanders
Exile of John de Vere
Escapes to France after Barnet Field
Exile of George of Clarence
Returns from exile & is reconciled with Edward IV
Exile of Henry VII
Becomes leader of the Lancastrians & forced into Brittany after the death of Henry VI
Refuge in Brittany
Francis II of Brittany grants Henry Tudor and Jasper Tudor refuge, beginning Henry's long continental exile.
Warden
Appointed Warden of the West Marches
Arrest of Henry VI
Surrenders Henry VI to Edward IV after the latter returns from Flanders
Battle of Barnet
Fights for Edward IV at Barnet
Commander of Lancastrian Army
Appointed highest ranking noble in Lancastrian army
Exile of Anthony Woodville
Helps Edward return to England
Exile of Jasper Tudor
Goes into exile with his nephew, the future Henry VII
Battle of Barnet
Defeated & slain by Edward IVs forces
Invasion of England
Leads an invasion from France
Siege of Coventry
Although Warwicks force had more men than Edward's army, the Earl refused the challenge.
Siege of Coventry
Edward sent Gloucester to entreat Clarence to return to the House of York, an offer that Clarence readily accepted.
Siege of Coventry
Fighting off Exeters and Oxfords attacks, Edward IV besieged Warwick at Coventry, hoping to engage the Earl in battle.
Siege of Coventry
Infuriated with his son-in-laws treachery, Warwick refused to speak to Clarence.
Siege of Coventry
Reconciled, the royal brothers moved towards Coventry, and Clarence urged Warwicks surrender.
Siege of Coventry
Unable to fight the Earl at this time, Edward turned again towards London.
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
Death of Edward IV
Henry VI dies in the Tower & Edward reclaims the throne
Exile of Edward IV
Returns from Alkmar with the help of Charles of Burgundy to re-conquer his realm
Exile of Edward IV
Escapes to Burgundy after the Earl of Warwick restores Henry VI
Invasion of England
The Duke of Burgundy, Edward's brother-in-law, supplies a fleet & troops
Restoration
Returns from Alkmar with the help of Charles of Burgundy to re-conquer his realm
Siege of Coventry
Although Warwicks force had more men than Edward's army, the Earl refused the challenge. Edward sent Gloucester to entreat Clarence to return to the House of York, an offer that Clarence readily accepted. Reconciled, the royal brothers moved towards Coventry, and Clarence urged Warwicks surrender.
Siege of Coventry
Infuriated with his son-in-laws treachery, Warwick refused to speak to Clarence. Unable to fight the Earl at this time, Edward turned again towards London
Siege of Coventry
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.
Siege of Coventry
The city, however, welcomed Edward warmly; Somerset had left the city, and the London populace preferred the young Yorkist king to Henry V. Fighting off Exeters and Oxfords attacks, Edward IV besieged Warwick at Coventry, hoping to engage the Earl in battle.
Abdication
Abdicates for a 2nd time
Arrest of Henry VI
Imprisoned for a 2nd time in the Tower of London, in the Wakefield Tower
Battle of Barnet
Helps restore Edward IV to the throne by defeating the Lancastrians
Succession
Rewarded with the Earl of Warwicks lands by Edward IV
Battle of Barnet
Dies during the Battle of Barnet fighting for his brother Richard "the Kingmaker"
Alliance Louis XI and Margaret of Anjou
Gives shelter to Henry VIs wife, Margaret of Anjou
Invasion of England
Promises Warwick an invasion fleet to oppose Edward
Succession
Succeeds as King of Bohemia
Regency
Appointed Co-Regent of Russia
Birth of Francisco Pizarro
Birth of Francisco Pizarro