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Act of Accord 1460



From: “An English Chronicle of the Reigns of Richard II., Henry IV., Henry V., and Henry VI.”

Ed. the Rev. John Silvester Davies, M.A., pub. 1856,  ps.99-106

Available online here at archive.org



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Edward IV - 1442-1483

Born: 28 April 1442

Died: 9 April 1483

Father: Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York

Mother: Cecily Neville

Married: Elizabeth Woodville


Issue:

Elizabeth of York 1466-1503

Mary of York 1467-1482

Cecily of York 1469-1507

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Charter of the Forest - 1225

Reissue, with minor amends, of carta de foresta, 6 November 1217.



Confirmed by Edward I, 1299

Edward by the Grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Guyan, to all to whom these presents shall come, sends greeting: we have seen the charter of the Lord Henry our father, sometime King of England, concerning the Forest in these words.</description>
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Wars of the Roses: Background

The Wars of the Roses were a series of battles fought between the supporters of the House of Lancaster (Lancastrians - red rose) and the supporters of the House of York (Yorkists - white rose).



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Edward III - 1312-1377

Born: 13 November 1312

Died: 21 June 1377

Father: Edward II

Mother: Isabella of France

Married: Philippa of Hainault









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A starter for 10:

Which royal heir died after swimming in the Thames , and which one drowned in the White Ship disaster ?




Ancient

	*  Prehistoric Britain until c.43
	*  Roman Britain c.43–410

Medieval

	*  Anglo-Saxon &amp; Danish c.500–1066</description>
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Magna Carta 1215, 1216, 1217, 1225

1264, and 1297



Battle of Lincoln 20 May 1217

Battle of Sandwich 24 August 1217

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Henry VI - 1421-1461

Born: 6 December 1421

Died: 21 May 1471

Father: Henry V

Mother: Catherine of Valois

Married: Margaret of Anjou







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Magna Carta

1215, 1216, 1217, 1225, 1264, and 1297



1215

1216 &amp; 1217

1225 &amp; 1264

1297



Confirmations/affirmations:

28 Jan 1237

14 March 1265

Satute of Marlborough 1267





1297: Clauses in current legislation I, IX, and XXIX

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The Great Charter

Magna Carta - 15 June 1215

JOHN, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou, to his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, justices, foresters, sheriffs, stewards, servants, and to all his officials and loyal subjects, Greeting.</description>
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Richard of York - 1411-1460

3rd Duke of York

Born: 21 September 1411

Died: 30 December 1460

Father: Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge

Mother: Anne de Mortimer

Married: Cecily Neville


Issue:

Anne of York 1439-1476

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Second Barons' War 1264–1267



Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester



Battle of Lewes 14 May 1264

Battle of Evesham 4 August 1265



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Simon De Montfort

A French born noble, and progenitor of parliamentary democracy...






The sworn confederation of seven barons - April 1258

“We, Richard of Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford; Roger Bigod, earl marshal and earl of Norfolk; Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester; Peter of Savoy; Hugh Bigod; John fitz Geoffrey; and Peter of Montfort make known to all people that we have sworn on the holy gospels, and are held together by this oath, and we promise in…</description>
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Wars of the Roses: Background

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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</description>
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Late Middle Ages

Plantagenet England 1214*-1485

Henry III	1216-1272

-- First Barons' War 1215-1217

-- Charter of the Forest 1225

-- Second Barons' War 1264–1267

Edward I	1272-1307

Edward II	1307-1327

Edward III 1327-1377

-- Edward, the Black Prince 1330-1376

Richard II 1377-1399



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