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Richard Neville Kingmaker Warwick, 16th
History of England

              


1429
Birth
Birth of Richard Neville
1429
Marriage
London Marries Alice daughter of Thomas de Montagu, Earl of Salisbury, & inherits his titles
1449
Peerage
Warwick Created Earl of Warwick, 16th
1449
Prime Minister
Appointed Prime Minister of England
1454
Lord Chancellor
2nd April Appointed Chancellor during the protectorate of Richard Plantagenet
1455
Battle of St Albans, 1st
St Albans Largely responsible for the Yorkist victory at the 1st battle of St. Albans
1459
Battle of Blore Heath
23rd Sep Blore Heath Leads the Yorkists to victory on his way to joining up with the Duke of York
1459
Battle of Ludford Bridge
12th Oct Ludford Bridge Attacks the King's army but is defeated & forced into exile in Calais
1459
Exile of Neville Kingmaker
12th Oct Calais Attacks the King's army but is defeated & forced into exile in Calais
1459
Siege of Calais
Nov Calais Some of Somers et's forces are forced by bad weather to surrender to Warwick
1459
Siege of Ludlow
12th Oct Ludlow York disperses his forces & Warwick seeks refuge in Calais
1460
Arrest
10th July Northampton Captures Henry IV & returns to London with him
1460
Battle of Northampton
10th July Northampton Launches a successful assault on King Henry's earthwork camp
18th July Northampton Defeats a Lancastrian force marching on London & re-captures Henry VI
1460
Battle of Wakefield
Wakefield Margaret of Anjou raises an army in the north & defeats & kills York & Salisbury
1460
Invasion of England
26th June Sandwich Arrives in Englan & is joined by Kentishmen tired of Lancastrian misrule
1460
Mobilization
July St Albans Joins up with 400 Lancastrian archers
1460
Siege of Canterbury
2nd July Canterbury The Yorkists march into Canterbury where the officers join the Yorkists
1460
Siege of London
3rd July Tower of London Organizes a siege of the Tower of London with the Mayor of the City
3rd July London Warwick besieges London & forces the Lancastrians to retreat to the Tower of London
1461
Battle of Mortimer's Cross
2nd Feb Mortimer's Cr Edward wins the battle of Mortimer's Cross enters London & is proclaimed Edward IV
1461
Battle of St Albans, 2nd
St Albans Margaret of Anjou defeats Warwick & recaptures Henry
1461
Battle of Towton Moor
29th Mar Towton Moor Defeated by Margaret of Anjou
29th Mar Towton Moor Victory leads to Edward's succession & makes Neville the most powerful man in England
29th Mar Towton Moor Wounded at the battle of Towton helping the Yorkists to defeat the Lancastrians
1461
Mobilization
7th Mar London Despatched by Edward to raise forces from the western Midlands
1461
Siege of London
London Edward wins the battle of Mortimer's Cross enters London & is proclaimed Edward IV
17th Feb London Defeated intercepting Queen Margaret's troops advancing towards London
1461
Succession
5th Mar London Organises a parade in St John's Fields where the newly crowned King is acclaimed
1464
Battle of Hexham
15th May Hexham After victory Edward Neville is rewarded with the hereditary Earldom of Northumberland
1464
Peerage
Nortumberland Created Earl of Northumberland
1469
Rebellion
Neville defeats the King's forces & places Edward IV under arrest
Neville & George Duke of Clarence rise up against Edward IV
Yorkshire Neville is displaced by the Woodvilles & joins Robin of Redesdale
1469
Siege of Canterbury
12th July Canterbury Neville & Clarence mobilize for s siege of Canterbury
1470
Alliance
London Forces Edward IV to flee to Flanders & places Henry VI on the throne
Anjou Makes peace with Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI
22nd July Angers Margaret of Anjou accepts Warwick's submission at the cathedral of Angers
25th July Anjou Seals the betrothal of the Queen's son Edward to Warwick's daughter Anne Neville
1470
Arrest
6th Oct London Warwick & Clarence free Henry VI
1470
Battle of Loose Coat
12th Mar Loose Coat After the defeat at Loose-Coat Warwick is forced into exile in France
1470
Exile of Neville Kingmaker
Edward IV defeats rebellions in Wales & Lincolnshire
Louis XI persuades Neville to reconcile his differences with Margaret of Anjou
12th Mar Loose Coat After the defeat of at Loose-Coat Warwick is forced into exile in France
1470
Invasion of England
Aids Queen Margaret in her Invasion of England 1470-71
Devon Neville invades England as a Lancastrian, defeats Edward and restores Henry IV
13th Sep Devon Lands with an invasion force in Devon to recapture the throne for Henry IV
13th Sep Dartmouth Warwick & Clarence land at Dartmouth & declare Henry VI the rightful King
1470
Marriage
Anjou Margaret of Anjou's son Edward will marry the Earl of Warwick's daughter Anne
25th July Anjou Seals the betrothal of the Queen's son Edward to Warwick's daughter Anne Neville
1470
Restoration
Neville invades England as a Lancastrian, defeats Edward and restores Henry IV
1471
Battle of Barnet
Barnet Defeated & slain by Edward IV's forces
14th April Barnet Killed in battle by Edward VI
1471
Death
14th April Death of Richard Neville
1471
Invasion of England
Leads an invasion from France

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