On 7th June 1467, Richard Neville Earl of Warwick was received like royalty by the French King. The occasion was the Earl leading an embassy from England. The purpose of the embassy was to negotiate with…
In early June 1487 King Henry VII and the Yorkist army made plans for supplying their army. Both sets of commanders in 1487 were eager to ensure that they had the support of the people. One area…
Lambert Simnel’s army, commanded by the Earl of Lincoln, landed at Piel Island, Cumbria, on 4th June 1487. The army had been assembled by the Earl of Lincoln and Francis, Lord Lovell. The assembled force…
On 3rd June 1487 a Proclamation of Henry VII to cities stated that any person found to be spreading rumours was to be put into the pillory. Henry VII was quite nervous in June of 1487.…
When Margaret of Anjou was gathering support for her cause in late 1460 and early 1461, she lacked money with which to pay for external aid. Instead, Margaret needed to use promises. Some of these…
Caxton’s translation of “The Book of the Knight in the Towers” was completed and published on 1st June 1483. The Book of the Knight in the Towers was authored initially by Geoffrey IV de la Tour…
Death of Thomas Rotherham, 29th May 1500 Thomas Rotherham was an important figure during the reign of Edward IV. He had been Edward’s chaplain before progressing through ecclesiastical ranks to hold first the bishopric of Rochester…
First Battle of St. Albans When the first protectorate of Richard Duke of York came to an end, relations between his followers and those allied to Queen Margaret were at breaking point. Disputes between the…
Raid on Dumfries, 22nd May 1482 Raids along the Anglo-Scottish border had been increasing in intensity from 1480 onwards. The earl of Angus had raided into England, assaulting Bamburgh Castle. In response, the Earl of…
The Siege of London, 1471, saw Thomas Neville, known as the Bastard of Fauconberg, raiding along the banks of the Thames between 10th and 14th May 1471. One element of the Lancastrian plan in 1471…