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Chronology of the Wars of the Roses

See here for what is probably the best graphical representation of the relationship between players in the wars.

1450 May-July Jack Cade's Revolt.
1450 August Return of Richard Duke of York from Ireland.
1451 spring John and William Merfold's Uprising.
1453 December Henry VI first bout with mental illness.
1454 April Start of Richard Duke of York's first protectorate.
1455 February End of Richard Duke of York's first protectorate.
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.
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.


Important locations in the Wars of the Roses. J.R. Green, History of the English People, Volume 3. Important locations in the Wars of the Roses. J.R. Green, History of the English People, Volume 3.


King Henry VI, Somerset, Northumberland and Clifford - Lancastrians
Duke of York, Warwick, Salisbury - Yorkists

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