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 ======Chronology of the Wars of the Roses====== ======Chronology of the Wars of the Roses======
- +See [[http://www.threetwoone.org/diagrams/wars-of-the-roses.gif|here]] for what is probably //the best// graphical representation of the relationship between players in the wars.
-King Henry VI, Somerset, Northumberland and Clifford Lancastrians\\  +
-Duke of York, Warwick, Salisbury Yorkists\\ +
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 |1450 May-July |Jack Cade's Revolt. || |1450 May-July |Jack Cade's Revolt. ||
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 |1454 April |Start of Richard Duke of York's first protectorate. || |1454 April |Start of Richard Duke of York's first protectorate. ||
 |1455 February |End of Richard Duke of York's first protectorate.|| |1455 February |End of Richard Duke of York's first protectorate.||
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 +|1455\\ 22 May |**First Battle of St Albans** |Decisive Yorkist victory.\\ Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, killed. Richard Duke of York re-appointed Protector.|
 +|1456 |End of Richard Duke of York's second protectorate.||
 +|1459\\ 23 Sep |**Battle of Blore Heath** |Yorkist victory.| 
 +|1459\\ 12 Oct |**Battle of Ludford Bridge** |Lancastrian victory.\\ Richard Duke of York flees to Ireland.|
 +|1460\\ 15 Jan |**Battle of Sandwich** |Decisive Yorkist victory.| 
 +|1460\\ 10 Jul |**Battle of Northampton** |Decisive Yorkist victory.\\ Henry VI captured. Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ("Kingmaker"), orders massacre of prisoners. Margaret of Anjou flees to Wales.| 
 +|1460\\ 10 Oct |Richard Duke of York declared heir to the throne. Margaret of Anjou raises a new army.||
 +|1460\\ 25 Oct |Parliament enacts The Act of Accord.||
 +|1460\\ 16 Dec |**Battle of Worksop** |Small Lancastrian victory.| 
 +|1460\\ 30 Dec |**Battle of Wakefield** |Decisive Lancastrian victory.\\ Richard Duke of York killed, and succeeded by his son Edward.|
 +|1461\\ 2 Feb |**Battle of Mortimer's Cross.** |Decisive Yorkist victory.|
 +|1461\\ 17 Feb |**Second Battle of St Albans.** |Lancastrian victory.\\  Henry VI rescued.| 
 +|1461\\ 4 Mar |Edward of York proclaimed king Edward IV, in London.||
 +|1461\\ 28 Mar |**Battle of Ferrybridge.** |Indecisive|
 +|1461\\ 29 Mar |**Battle of Towton.** |Decisive Yorkist victory.\\  Henry VI, his wife Margaret of Anjou, and son Edward, the Prince of Wales, flee to Scotland.| 
 +|1464\\ 25 Apr |**Battle of Hedgeley Moor.** |Yorkist victory.|
 +|1464\\ 15 May |**Battle of Hexham.** |Decisive Yorkist victory.| 
 +|1465\\ 24 Jun |Henry VI captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London.||
 +|1469\\ 26 Jul |**Battle of Edgecote Moor.** |Rebel (York) victory.|
 +|1470\\ 12 Mar |**Battle of Losecoat Field.** |Royal (York) Victory.|
 +|1470\\ 1 May |Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ("Kingmaker"), flees to France. He joined forces with Margaret of Anjou and returns to England.||
 +|1470\\ 13 Oct |Henry VI restored to the throne.||
 +|1471\\ 14 Mar |Edward IV flees to France and returns with a small army.||
 +|1471\\ 14 Apr |**Battle of Barnet.** |Yorkist victory.\\ Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ("Kingmaker"), killed.| 
 +|1471\\ 4 May |**Battle of Tewkesbury.** |Decisive Yorkist victory.\\ Edward, the Prince of Wales killed and his mother, Margaret of Anjou, captured.| 
 +|1483\\ 9 Apr |Edward IV dies, and is succeeded by his son Edward V.|| 
 +|1485\\ 7 Aug |Henry Tudor lands at Milford Haven in Wales.||
 +|1485\\ 22 Aug |**Battle of Bosworth Field.** |Decisive Tudor victory.\\ King Richard III killed.| 
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 +|1485\\ 30 Oct |Henry VII crowned at Westminster.|| 
 +|1486\\ 18 Jan |Henry VII and Elizabeth of York marry, uniting the houses of Lancaster and York.||
 +|1487\\ 16 Jun |**Battle of Stoke Field.** |Decisive Tudor victory.| 
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- +{{ ::wars_of_the_roses_wikipedia.jpg |Important locations in the Wars of the Roses. J.RGreenHistory of the English PeopleVolume 3.}} 
-|1455\\ 22 May |**First Battle of\\ St Albans** |Decisive Yorkist victoryEdmund BeaufortDuke of SomersetkilledRichard Duke of York re-appointed Protector.+Important locations in the Wars of the RosesJ.R. Green, History of the English People, Volume 3.\\ 
-|1456 | |End of Richard Duke of York's second protectorate.|+
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-**1459 23 September: Battle of Blore Heath. Yorkist victory.**\\  
-**1459 12 October: Battle of Ludford Bridge. Lancastrian victory.** Richard Duke of York flees to Ireland.\\  
-**1460 15 January: Battle of Sandwich. Decisive Yorkist victory.**\\  
-**1460 10 July: Battle of Northampton. Decisive Yorkist victory.** Henry VI captured. Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ("Kingmaker"), orders massacre of prisoners. Margaret of Anjou flees to Wales.\\  
-**1460 10 October:** Richard Duke of York declared heir to the throne. Margaret of Anjou raises a new army.\\  
-**1460 25 October:** Parliament enacts The Act of Accord\\  
-**1460 16 December: Battle of Worksop. Small Lancastrian victory.**\\  
-**1460 30 December: Battle of Wakefield. Decisive Lancastrian victory.** Richard Duke of York killed, and succeeded by his son Edward.\\  
-**1461 2 February: Battle of Mortimer's Cross. Decisive Yorkist victory.**\\  
-**1461 17 February: Second Battle of St Albans. Lancastrian victory.** Henry VI rescued.\\  
-**1461 4 March:** Edward of York proclaimed king Edward IV, in London.\\  
-**1461 28 March: Battle of Ferrybridge. Indecisive**\\  
-**1461 29 March: Battle of Towton. Decisive Yorkist victory.** Henry VI, his wife Margaret of Anjou, and son Edward, the Prince of Wales, flee to Scotland.\\  
-**1464 25 April: Battle of Hedgeley Moor. Yorkist victory.**\\  
-**1464 15 May: Battle of Hexham. Decisive Yorkist victory.**\\  
-**1465 24 June:** Henry VI captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London.\\  
-**1469 26 July: Battle of Edgecote Moor. Rebel (York) victory.**\\  
-**1470 12 March: Battle of Losecoat Field. Royal (York) Victory.**\\  
-**1470 1 May:** Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ("Kingmaker"), flees to France. He joined forces with Margaret of Anjou and returns to England.\\  
-**1470 13 October:** Henry VI restored to the throne.\\  
-**1471 14 March:** Edward IV flees to France and returns with a small army.\\  
-**1471 14 April: Battle of Barnet. Yorkist victory.** Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ("Kingmaker"), killed.\\  
-**1471 4 May: Battle of Tewkesbury. Decisive Yorkist victory.** Edward, the Prince of Wales killed and his mother, Margaret of Anjou, captured.\\  
-**1483 9 April:** Edward IV dies, and is succeeded by his son Edward V.\\  
-**1485 7 August:** Henry Tudor lands at Milford Haven in Wales.\\  
-**1485 22 August: Battle of Bosworth Field. Decisive Tudor victory.** King Richard III killed.\\  
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-**1485 30 October:** Henry VII crowned at Westminster.\\  
-**1486 18 January:** Henry VII and Elizabeth of York marry, uniting the houses of Lancaster and York.\\  
-**1487 16 June: Battle of Stoke Field. Decisive Tudor victory.**\\  
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 +King Henry VI, Somerset, Northumberland and Clifford - Lancastrians\\ 
 +Duke of York, Warwick, Salisbury - Yorkists\\ 
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 {{tag>Beaufort Edward_III Edward_IV Henry_VI Lancaster Margaret_of_Anjou Neville Wars_of_the_Roses York}} {{tag>Beaufort Edward_III Edward_IV Henry_VI Lancaster Margaret_of_Anjou Neville Wars_of_the_Roses York}}
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