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England in 1444

Historical records for England in 1444, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Events
6Named people
3Places
5Categories

Historical records

February

7 February 1444MarriageMargaret Beaufort Richmond

House / House of Tudor

Married to Suffolks son, John de la Pole

May

24 May 1444MarriageMargaret of Anjou

House / House of Lancaster

Margarets betrothal to Henry VI

May 1444Congress of ToursHenry VI

Tours · 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

22 December 1444Capture of MaineHenry VI

Maine · Warfare / Hundred Years War

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

Other Events

1444High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and BuckinghamshireJohn Wenlock Wenlock, 1st

Government / Government of England

Appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire

1444MarriagePole Suffolk, 4th

London · Warfare / Hundred Years War

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

1444PeerageHumphrey Stafford Buckingham, 1st

House / House of Stafford

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

Names involved

Henry VIHumphrey Stafford Buckingham, 1stJohn Wenlock Wenlock, 1stMargaret Beaufort RichmondMargaret of AnjouPole Suffolk, 4th

Places involved

LondonMaineTours

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.