Invasion of England
Sets sail from The Netherlands to reclaim his throne
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1471 in England
Explore 124 historical events and records for England in 1471.
Historical records for England in 1471
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March
Invasion of England
Sals with an army of Burgundians & Englishmen & 14 ships provided by Hanseatic towns
Invasion of England
Lands with the pretense he has returned to reclaim the Duchy of York, heads for York
Invasion of England
Reaches Coventry where he is able to offer Battle to the Earl of Warwick
April
Invasion of England
George the Duke of Clarence deserts the Earl of Warwick & joins Edward IV
Result of Surrender of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence
Clarence's submission strengthens Edward IV by adding about 4,000 men to the Yorkist army.
Siege of London
Marches Yorkists on London while Warwick is in Coventry
Surrender of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence
Clarence submits to Edward & increases the Yorkist army by 4,000
Arrest of Henry VI
Edward & his brothers enter London & capture Henry VI
Restoration
Edward IV is restored to the throne
Battle of Barnet
Edward exhibited the brothers naked corpses in St. Pauls Cathedral for three days to quell any rumours that they had survived, before allowing them to be laid to rest in the family vault at Bisham Abbey.
Battle of Barnet
He brought Henry VI along to prevent the Lancastrians from retaking their king. The bodies of the two Neville brothers were brought back to London. They did not suffer the customary fate accorded to traitors quartering and display at the city gates.
Battle of Barnet
Lancastrian scouts probed Barnet, which lay 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of London, but were beaten off.
Battle of Barnet
On 13 April their main army took up positions on a ridge of high ground north of Barnet to prepare for battle the next day. Warwick arrayed his army in a line from east to west, on either side of the Great North Road running through Barnet
Battle of Barnet
Warwicks army heavily outnumbered Edwards, although sources differ on exact numbers. Lancastrian strength ranges from 10,000 to 30,000 men, with 7,000 to 15,000 on the Yorkist side. Facing this disadvantage, Edward hurried to meet the Lancastrians with a surprise attack.
Battle of Barnet
Although he had defeated the Neville brothers, Edward had little time to rest; Margaret landed at Weymouth on the day of the battle.
Battle of Barnet
At around 4 o'clock in the morning, both armies woke. Edward had planned for an early attack, however, and quickly roused his men to engage the Lancastrians. Both sides fired their cannon and arrows before laying into each other with polearms.
Battle of Barnet
Despite the defeat at Barnet, Lancastrians who fled from the battle looked to the queen to restore their house to the throne
Battle of Barnet
Edward exhibited the brothers naked corpses in St. Pauls Cathedral for three days to quell any rumours that they had survived, before allowing them to be laid to rest in the family vault at Bisham Abbey.
Battle of Barnet
He brought Henry VI along to prevent the Lancastrians from retaking their king. The bodies of the two Neville brothers were brought back to London. They did not suffer the customary fate accorded to traitors quartering and display at the city gates.
Battle of Barnet
Lancastrian scouts probed Barnet, which lay 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of London, but were beaten off.
Battle of Barnet
On 13 April their main army took up positions on a ridge of high ground north of Barnet to prepare for battle the next day.
Battle of Barnet
She feigned a march to London while augmenting her army with recruits from Wales and the Welsh Marches. The Lancastrian queen was disheartened by the news of Warwicks demise, but Somerset suggested that they were better off without the earl.
Battle of Barnet
The morning fog was thick and the night movements of the two forces had displaced them laterally with each other. Neither group was facing the other; each was offset slightly to the right.
Battle of Barnet
This displacement meant that the right end of either army could outflank the other by wrapping around the opposing left end. The Lancastrians were the first to exploit this advantage; Oxfords group quickly overwhelmed Hastings.
Battle of Barnet
Warwick arrayed his army in a line from east to west, on either side of the Great North Road running through Barnet. Kills the Earl of Warwick & Lord Montagu, the Lancastrians are defeated. Kills the Earl of Warwick.
Battle of Barnet
Warwicks army heavily outnumbered Edwards, although sources differ on exact numbers. Lancastrian strength ranges from 10,000 to 30,000 men, with 7,000 to 15,000 on the Yorkist side. Facing this disadvantage, Edward hurried to meet the Lancastrians with a surprise attack.
Battle of Barnet
The Yorkists win the battle for access to London
Battle of Barnet
Killed in battle by Edward VI
Battle of Barnet
Commands the Lancastrian right
Death of Richard Neville Kingmaker
Death of Richard Neville
Invasion of England
Although he had defeated the Neville brothers, Edward had little time to rest; Margaret landed at Weymouth on the day of the battle.
Invasion of England
Despite the defeat at Barnet, Lancastrians who fled from the battle looked to the queen to restore their house to the throne.
Invasion of England
She feigned a march to London while augmenting her army with recruits from Wales and the Welsh Marches.
Invasion of England
The Lancastrian queen was disheartened by the news of Warwicks demise, but Somerset suggested that they were better off without the earl.
Invasion of England
She briefly wished to return to France, but Prince Edward persuaded her to gamble for victory.
Invasion of England
Somerset and the Earl of Devon had already raised an army for Lancaster in the West Country.
Invasion of England
Their best hope was to march northwards and join forces with the Lancastrians in Wales, led by Jasper Tudor.
Invasion of England
While Margaret sheltered at nearby Cerne Abbey, the Duke of Somerset brought news of the disaster at Barnet to her.
Invasion of England
Urged on by Louis XI, Margaret had finally sailed on 24 March. Storms forced her ships back to France several times, and she and Prince Edward finally landed at Weymouth in Dorsetshire on the same day that the Battle of Barnet was fought. Lands with a Lancastrian force in Weymouth, same day as the Battle of Barnet
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