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1444 in England

Explore 7 historical events and records for England in 1444.

Historical records for England in 1444

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February

Marriage

Beaufort, Margaret ยท House / House of Tudor

Married to Suffolks son, John de la Pole

May

Marriage

Margaret of Anjou ยท House / House of Lancaster

Margarets betrothal to Henry VI

Congress of Tours

Henry VI ยท Tours ยท Warfare / Hundred Years War

The English must stay in Calais, Aquitaine, Lower Normandy & Maine. The English must not act against Valois rule in France. The congress requests a 2 yr truce & the marriage of Henry VI to Margaret of Anjou

December

Capture of Maine

Henry VI ยท Maine ยท Warfare / Hundred Years War

Promises to hand-over Maine to France in a personal letter to Charles VII

Other events (month unknown)

High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire

Wenlock, John ยท High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire ยท Government / Government of England

Appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire

Marriage

Pole ยท London ยท Chief Adviser ยท Warfare / Hundred Years War

Negotiates the match between Henry VI & Margaret of Anjou & a 2 year truce

Peerage

Stafford, Humphrey ยท House / House of Stafford

Created Duke of Buckingham, making him one of the greatest landowners in England

How these records were prepared

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