Richard Neville "Kingmaker" Warwick, 16th26 June 1460
Arrives in Englan & is joined by Kentishmen tired of Lancastrian misrule
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Arrives in Englan & is joined by Kentishmen tired of Lancastrian misrule
Warwick & Clarence land at Dartmouth & declare Henry VI the rightful King
Lands with an invasion force in Devon to recapture the throne for Henry IV
Leaves the south coast unprotected & Warwick & his rebels land at Dartmouth
Joins with Neville to invade England and restore Henry VI
Aids Queen Margaret in her Invasion of England 1470-71
Neville invades England as a Lancastrian, defeats Edward and restores Henry IV
Sets sail from The Netherlands to reclaim his throne
Sals with an army of Burgundians & Englishmen & 14 ships provided by Hanseatic towns
Lands with the pretense he has returned to reclaim the Duchy of York, heads for York
Reaches Coventry where he is able to offer Battle to the Earl of Warwick
George the Duke of Clarence deserts the Earl of Warwick & joins Edward IV
This record states: Although he had defeated the Neville brothers, Edward had little time to rest; Margaret landed at Weymouth on the day of the battle.
This record states: Despite the defeat at Barnet, Lancastrians who fled from the battle looked to the queen to restore their house to the throne.
This record states: She feigned a march to London while augmenting her army with recruits from Wales and the Welsh Marches.
This record states: The Lancastrian queen was disheartened by the news of Warwicks demise, but Somerset suggested that they were better off without the earl.
She briefly wished to return to France, but Prince Edward persuaded her to gamble for victory.
Somerset and the Earl of Devon had already raised an army for Lancaster in the West Country.
Their best hope was to march northwards and join forces with the Lancastrians in Wales, led by Jasper Tudor.
While Margaret sheltered at nearby Cerne Abbey, the Duke of Somerset brought news of the disaster at Barnet to her.
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
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
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
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
The Duke of Burgundy, Edward's brother-in-law, supplies a fleet & troops
Leads an invasion from France
Lands in Essex but quickly leaves after approached by a royalist force
Captures St Michaels Mount but only has a force of 80 men
Louis XI backs the Earl of Oxfords invasion of England
The Earl of Oxford is forced to surrender to Edward IV
Buckingham dies in the west country & the invasion fails
Bad weather scatters Henry Tudor's invasion fleet, leaving only a small part of the force near Poole.
Henrys ships run into a storm & return to Brittany, Buckinghams army is troubled by the same storm & deserts. Buckingham raises an army in Wales & starts marching east to support Henry VII
Sets sail from Harfleur with Henry Tudor
Sets sail from Harfleur, his fleet carries 2,000 French mercenaries
Sets sail from Harfleur with Henry Tudor
Sets sail from Harfleur with Henry Tudor
Lands at Milford Haven with the support of Charles VIII of France
Henry Tudor lands at Milford Haven
Lands with Henry Tudor at Milford Haven
Lands with Henry Tudor at Milford Haven
Marches toward Leicester, winning support on the way
Marches through Cardiff, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Lichfield & Tamworth before Bosworth. Invades England with troops supplied by the Duke of Brittany
Allows Henry Tudor passage across north Wales
Joins forces with Henry Tudor submitting 500 of Lord Shrewsburys retainers
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