Richard Beauchamp3 May 1471
He sent urgent messages to the Governor, Sir Richard Beauchamp, ordering him to bar the gates to Margaret and man the citys defences.
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He sent urgent messages to the Governor, Sir Richard Beauchamp, ordering him to bar the gates to Margaret and man the citys defences.
King Edward realised that the Lancastrians were seeking to cross the River Severn into Wales.
The nearest crossing point they could use was at the city 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.
He sent urgent messages to the Governor, Sir Richard Beauchamp, ordering him to bar the gates to Margaret and man the citys defences.
King Edward realised that the Lancastrians were seeking to cross the River Severn into Wales.
The nearest crossing point they could use was at the city 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.
He sent urgent messages to the Governor, Sir Richard Beauchamp, ordering him to bar the gates to Margaret and man the citys defences.
King Edward realised that the Lancastrians were seeking to cross the River Severn into Wales.
The nearest crossing point they could use was at the city 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.
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