Lancastrian flight to Scotland, November 1462
On 13 November 1462 Margaret of Anjou and King Henry VI sailed from Northumbria to the safety of Scotland. The War in the North East, November 1462 In November of 1462, King Edward IV was…
Attempted assassination of the Earl of Warwick, November 1458
On 9 November 1458 the was an attempted assassination of the Earl of Warwick. It occured amid tension between the rival factions. The Earl was able to evade the would be assailants, making his way…
Birth at Fotheringay of Richard, later King Richard III.
2 October 1452. Birth at Fotheringay of Richard, later King Richard III. “The women cried, ‘O Jesus bless us, he is born with teeth!’ And so I was, which plainly signified That I should snarl…
Margaret of Anjou’s final will.
Margaret of Anjou made her final will on 2 August 1482. Margaret of Anjou had been Queen consort of England. A woman used to life in court and a role of significance. Even in her childhood,…
Edward V enters the Tower of London to prepare for his coronation
One of the most famous mysteries in English history began to take shape on 19th May 1483. Edward at the time was seen as King Edward V. He is more popularly remembered as being the…
Richard of Shrewsbury created Duke of York.
Richard of Shrewsbury was the younger of Edward IV’s two sons. Born in August of 1473, he was created Duke of York the following year. It was common for the sons of the monarch to…
Earl of Lincoln and Viscount Lovell land in Ireland with 2000 mercenaries
John de la Pole and Francis Lovell landed in Ireland with 2000 Swabian and Swiss Troops on 5th May 1487. The remaining senior Yorkists remained resolute in their bid to regain the crown. The Earl…
Edward IV’s letter to John Paston
The Paston Family of East Anglia were significant landowners. The family had grown in power and significance following the Black Death. They invested sensibly, and marriages were arranged that served them well. The Paston Family:…
Edward IV’s vision at Daventry
Edward IV is well known for having used hard to explain sights as motivation tools. The Sun in Splendour was adopted as his personal badge resulted from his men seeing a parhelion before the Battle…
Edward IV’s entry into York, Aptil 1461
The manner of the Yorkist entry into the City of York following the Battle of Towton was recorded in the Paston Letters. It provides a valuable insight into the way in which the victors conducted…