Edward IV4 March 1461
Succeeds as King of England. Declared King of England by Parliament
England · House / House of York. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Succeeds as King of England. Declared King of England by Parliament
Leaves the crown to his 12 yr old son Edward Prince of Wales & names Richard protector
Leaves the crown to his 12 yr old son Edward. Appoints Richard of York as Protector because of his wifes unpopularity
Succeeds as King of England. Holds the title until July but is never crowned. Edward IV had appointed Richard of Gloucester as his Protector
Parliament petitions Richard to accept the crown. All of Elizabeth's children by Edward, including King Edward V, are declared illegitimate, and her brother-in-law, Richard III, accepts the crown
11th child & Eighth youngest son of Richard Plantagenet & Lady Cicely Nevill
A deputation led by Buckingham with Parliaments petition ask Richard to become King
In an act of Parliament, the Titulus Regius, Gloucester declared his elder brothers children with Elizabeth Woodville illegitimate on the grounds that his brother had a precontract with the widow Lady Eleanor Butler, which was considered a legally binding contract that rendered any other marriage contract invalid
Now referred to as Dame Elizabeth Grey, she and the Duke of Buckingham (a former close ally of Richard III) now allied themselves with Lady Margaret Beaufort and espoused the cause of Margaret Beauforts son Henry Tudor, a great-great-great-grandson of King Edward III.
To strengthen Henrys claim and unite the two feuding noble houses, Elizabeth Woodville and Margaret Beaufort agreed that the latters son should marry the formers eldest daughter, Elizabeth of York, who upon the death of her brothers became the heiress of the House of York.
Henry Tudor agrees to the plan to unite the Houses of York & Lancaster and in December 1483 publicly swore an oath to that effect in the cathedral in Rennes, France
Succeeds as King of England. On Edward IVs death becomes Lord high protector of the realm for his nephew Edward V
Appointed Protector for his nephew Edward V
Richard III's first Parliament of January 1484 stripped Elizabeth Woodville of all the lands given her during Edward IV's reign
Queen Anne & his only legitimate son Edward the Prince of Wales die. Declares his nephew John de la Pole as heir presumptive
Claims to be the 2nd of Edward IVs sons murdered in the Tower
Proclaimed Richard IV while in Bodmin
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