Land rights played a major role in the governance of the land and regularly resulted in claims and counterclaims for manors or smallholdings. The frequency of such contests is one reason why so many enfeoffments were…
In 1435 the English and French agreed to negotiate. At the Congress of Arras the Hundred Years War‘s combatant states sought a mutual understanding that would secure a lasting peace. However, the resulting Treaty of…
Thomas Bourchier was created Cardinal on 18th September 1467 *. Bourchier had been educated at the University of Oxford before embarking on an ecclesiastical and administrative career. His first senior position was that of Bishop…
Tensions were running high in 1451. On 17th September, an argument in the South West threatened to break out into private war. Stemming from rivalries between the Bonville and Courtenay families for regional dominance, the…
1452 an allegation was made to the King that Sir William Oldhall, speaker of the commons, had plotted to seize the King on 16th September of the previous year. The allegation was that the plot…
On 15th September 1485 writs were issued for the first parliament of Henry VII‘s reign. The parliament was to be held at Westminster, opening in November. For Henry Tudor this was one of several important…
On 14th September 1435 , John, duke of Bedford died. John was King Henry V’s brother and the eldest uncle of King Henry VI. When Henry V died, Bedford was nominally in charge of the…
In July of 1470, the Earl of Warwick had met with Margaret of Anjou. The meeting, arranged by the King of France, resulted in an unlikely alliance between the two former foes, the Angers Agreement.…
King Henry VI founded Eton College as a Charity School for poor boys. IT’s foundation date was 12th September 1440. Henry intended that the boys would then progress to Kings College, Cambridge, also founded by…
The Treaty of Chateaugiron was an agreement made between England and Brittany. The two parties agreed to combine forces for an attack on France or into parts of Gascony that the French held. Anglo-Breton talks…