Historical place archive

Middleham in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Middleham in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records6 event labels4 people1476–1484

Historical events in Middleham

1476

1476
Birth of only son
Anne Neville · House of Neville

Richard & Anne have their only son, Edward

1484

1484
Heir Presumptive
Edward Plantagenet · House of York

Edward, Earl of Warwick, is considered by some Yorkists as a possible heir after the death of Richard III's son.

April 1484
Death of Anne Neville
Anne Neville · House of York

Death of Edward, Richard III & Anne's only son, at Middleham Castle

9 April 1484
Death of Edward
Anne Neville · House of York

Anne Neville suffers the death of her only son, Edward of Middleham, weakening the Yorkist succession.

9 April 1484
Death of Edward
Edward · House of York

Death of Edward Prince of Wales, Richard's only son & heir

9 April 1484
Death of Richard III
Richard III · House of York

Death of Edward Prince of Wales, Richard's only son & heir

9 April 1484
Prince of Wales
Edward Plantagenet · House of York

Edward of Middleham, Richard III's only legitimate son, dies at Middleham Castle.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Middleham. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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