Historical place archive

Watford in History

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

2 records2 event labels1 people1455–1455

Historical events in Watford

1455

21 May 1455
Mobilization
Henry VI · Wars of the Roses

Stays overnight 8 miles from St Albans on his way to a Council of War at Leicester

22 May 1455
Council of War
Henry VI · Wars of the Roses

Holds a Council of War after hearing the Duke of York had arrived outside St Albans

Provenance

About these place records

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

This database is a research index. For formal scholarly citation, verify individual claims against appropriate primary, archival, academic or specialist sources.