On 17 November 1485 a petition from the Countess of Warwick heard in Parliament. The Dowager Countess of Warwick had been the wife of Warwick the Kingmaker. Upon his death, there was a period in… 

On 16 November 1485 Henry VIIs first Parliament discussed the validity of the Yorkist Kings actions. Colchester Roll and the 1485 Parliament The Colchester Roll provides a summary of the events of the first Parliament… 

On 25 October 1460 a compromise Act of Accord entered into law. An attempt to bring an end to grievances held by the Duke of York, it had immediate ramifications for Royal Succession through naming the… 

Nicholas Radford, a Justice of the King’s Peace, was murdered on 23 October 1455. The murder was associated with the Courtenay-Bonnville dispute, which saw two powerful landowners in the South West engage in a private… 

Parliament repealed all legislation passed at the Coventry parliament of 1459 in a session on 7 October 1460. With the Yorkists now in control of the government, the previous Parliament’s acts, heavily dominated by Margaret… 

1459 saw the Wars of the Roses burst into life. The Battle of Blore Heath and the rout at Ludford Bridge made it inevitable that war was to follow. One key change made to try… 

1st October 1449. Loans to the state made by Lords Sudeley and the Earl of Arundel. In 1449 the country was on the verge of bankruptcy. It became clear to nobles when only 3 months… 

Changes to the Lancastrian approach to kingship As the Lancastrian kings took and cemented their grip on the crown of England, they utilised populism as a tool to garner support and enhance their grip on… 

The role of Constable of England is one of the great offices of state. It was the most senior prosecutor in medieval England. As such, the position was given to nobles who were senior and… 

Richard Duke of Gloucester appointed Lord High Admiral and Great Chamberlain, 18th May 1471 The reward for Richard Duke of Gloucester for his role in the campaign to retake the throne and secure it was…