Richard Neville "Kingmaker" Warwick, 16th3 July 1459
Begins to help organize the details for the siege of the Tower of London
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Begins to help organize the details for the siege of the Tower of London
Begins to help organixe the details for the siege of the Tower of London
Begins pounding the walls of the Tower of London
Begins pounding the walls of the Tower of London
Warwick besieges London & forces the Lancastrians to retreat to the Tower of London
Organizes a siege of the Tower of London with the Mayor of the City
Warwick besieges London & forces the Lancastrians to retreat to the Tower of London
Wins the battle, enters London & is accepted as King in Westminster Hall, 4th March
Defeated intercepting Queen Margarets troops advancing towards London
Against good advice decides not to take London & marches his Army north instead
Edward wins the Battle of Mortimers Cross enters London & is proclaimed Edward IV
Marches Yorkists on London while Warwick is in 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. The city, however, welcomed Edward warmly; Somerset had left the city, and the London populace preferred the young Yorkist king to Henry VI
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