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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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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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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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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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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:

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Mary of York 1467-1482

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Late Middle Ages

Plantagenet England 1214*-1485

Henry III	1216-1272

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-- Charter of the Forest 1225

-- Second Barons' War 1264–1267

Edward I	1272-1307

Edward II	1307-1327

Edward III 1327-1377

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Rulers of Northumbria

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Æthelstan

“Noble Stone”

King of the Anglo-Saxons: 924 to 927

King of the English: 927 to 939



Son of Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn.

Preceded by: Edward the Elder

Succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund I.



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Early Modern

House of Tudor

Henry VII 1485-1509

Henry VIII	1509-1547

Edward VI	1547-1553

Jane Grey	1553

Mary I	1553-1558

Elizabeth I	1558-1603









York, Tudor, and Stewart

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Henry VII - 1457-1509

Born: 28 January 1457

Died: 21 April 1509

Father: Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond

Mother: Margaret Beaufort

Married: Elizabeth of York


Issue:

Arthur	1486-1502

Margaret 1489-1541

Henry VIII 1491-1547

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Portal:England

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British America











Beaufort, John, first Earl of Somerset 

(Dictionary of National Biography)

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The Original 13 Colonies




The New England Colonies

Connecticut Colony 1636

Massachusetts Bay Colony 1630

New Hampshire Colony 1638

Rhode Island Colony 1636




The Middle Colonies

New Jersey Colony 1664

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