4 March 1455DismissalRichard York, 3rd
Dismissd as Captain of Calais bt Henry VI
Historical records for England in 1455, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Dismissd as Captain of Calais bt Henry VI
Forced by Henry VI to release the Great Seal to Thomas Bourcier
The King summons his Army
Stays overnight 8 miles from St Albans on his way to a Council of War at Leicester
Joins Lancastrians opposed to Richard 3rd Duke of York. Captured at the Battle of St Albans & later executed
Fights for the Lancastrians who are defeated in the 1st Battle of St Albans
After negotiatios fail the King raises his standard at Goslawe, St Peters St
The Duke of Buckingham negotiates with the Yorkist Plenipotentiary Mowbray Herald. Injured fighting for the Lancastrians during their defeat at St Albans
Rewarded with the Captaincy of Calais. Aids the Yorkist victory over the Lancastrians
Killed while fighting for the defeated Lancastrians
York & Warwick march on London with 3,000 menh. Richards protectorship is renewed. Despite victory York does not retain his supremacy in Government. Defeats & kills Somerset who is leading 2,000 Lancastrians. Accompanies the defeated King to St Albans Abbey for thanksgiving
Buckingham commanded the King's army of 2,500; only about 50 people died in the battle, but this included Somerset. Buckingham himself was wounded and captured with the King when the Earl of Warwick scored a remarkable success
Witnesses the Battle of St Albans
Fights for his step brother Henry VI against the Yorkists
Fights for the defeated Lancastrians
During the Wars of the Roses, Wenlock initially fought for the House of Lancaster in the First Battle of St Albans
Holds a Council of War after hearing the Duke of York had arrived outside St Albans
Appointed Captain of Calais
Appointed Captain of Calais, after victory at the 1st Battle of St Albans
Yorks Army arrives at Ware in Hertfordshire
Margaret was 12 when she married the 24-year-old Edmund Tudor
Dismissed from power by the Queen & Edmund Beaufort the 2nd Duke of Somerset
Released from the Tower of London by Henry VI
Largely responsible for the Yorkist victory at the 1st Battle of St. Albans
Birth of Richard, 2nd in line to the hrone after the birth of Henrys son Richard
The Duke of York as heir to the Mortimer claim refuses to submit to Somerset. Questions the Lancastrian claim to the throne & Henrys mental health
Appointedd Chamberlain
Appointed Lord Chancellor
Marries Edmund Tudor the Earl of Richmond. Before the annulment of her first marriage, Henry VI chose Margaret as a bride for his half-brother, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond. Edmund was the eldest son of the King's mother, Catherine of Valois, by Owen Tudor
Marries Margaret Beaufort, great granddaughter & heiress of John of Gaunt
Elected Member of Parliament for Norfolk
With the help of the Nevilles raises an Army in the North
Created Duke of Somerset, 3rd
Appointed Privy Councillor
Appointed Protector during Henry VIs illness
Canynges supports rebuilding work at St Mary Redcliffe.
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