Henry VI, Edward IV and Henry VII

  • Apr 20, 1422

    Henry VI becomes king

    only aged 1
  • Apr 20, 1431

    Henry VI crowned king of France

  • Apr 20, 1437

    Henry takes full control of his kingdom

  • Apr 20, 1445

    Henry marries Margaret of Anjou

  • Apr 20, 1447

    York appointed as lieutenant of Ireland

    get him out of the way
  • Apr 20, 1450

    Loss of Normany

  • Apr 20, 1450

    Cade Rebellion

  • Apr 20, 1451

    Loss of Gascony

  • Apr 20, 1452

    Dartford

    York to negotiate - but was disarmed and obliged to swear an oath never to rebel againts the king
  • Apr 20, 1453

    Henry VI suffers a mental collapse

  • Apr 20, 1453

    Final loss of Gascony

    not happily received at home
  • Oct 20, 1453

    Prince Edward born

    Henry VI's only son
  • Apr 20, 1455

    Warwick made Captain of Calais

    supported by London merchant companies
  • May 20, 1455

    First battle of St Albans

    York dfeats the Lancastrians
  • Mar 20, 1458

    Love Day

    reconcile the hate - uttter failure
  • Oct 20, 1459

    Battle of Ludford bridge

    York defeated and flees to Ireland
    York and his allies denounced as traitors
  • Nov 20, 1459

    Parliament of Devils - Act of Attainder

    Yorkists guilty of treason - "Corrupted their blood" and prevented their lands form being inherited
  • Apr 20, 1460

    Richard of York made heir to the throne

    by an act of Parliament
  • Jul 20, 1460

    Battle of Northampton

    Lancastrians defeated by Yorkists. ACt of Accord - York is Henry's heir. York killed at Battle of Wakefield
    Duke of Buckingham and Earl of Shrewsbery killed and captured Henry
    York claims the throne
  • Dec 27, 1460

    York killed Sandal Castle

  • Feb 20, 1461

    Edward IV becomes king

    defeats the Lancastrians
  • Mar 29, 1461

    Battle of Towton - Edward defeats the Lancastrians

  • Apr 20, 1461

    Henry VI overthrown by Edward

  • Apr 20, 1462

    EDward and Margaret exile in France

  • Apr 1, 1464

    Edward marries Elizabeth Woodville

  • Apr 20, 1464

    Margaret invades at Northumberland - Battle of Hexham

    Spurred on by Louis XI
  • Jul 20, 1465

    Henry VI captured and put in tower

    founjd in the Scottish borders
  • Jul 20, 1469

    Clarence and Warwick's rebellion

    11th July Clarence and Isobel marry in Caille
    Edgecote battle
  • Mar 20, 1470

    Warwick's secon rebellion

  • Apr 20, 1470

    Edward IV overthrown

  • Apr 20, 1471

    Prince Edward killed at Tewkesbury

  • Apr 20, 1471

    Edward restored - Barnet and Tewkesbury

    Warwick killed and Prince of Wales killed
    Henry murdered in tower
  • Apr 20, 1475

    Edward invades France = Treaty of Picquigny

    Louis XI to pay £15,000 and then annual pension of £10,000
    his eldest son to marry edward's daughter and provide her with £60,000 a year
    seven year truce
  • Apr 20, 1478

    Clarence executed

  • Apr 9, 1483

    Edward dies

  • Apr 20, 1483

    Richard intercepted the Woodville's and the Princes

    arrest Grey and Vaughn. kill Rivers
  • Jul 6, 1483

    Richard III usurps the throne

    CROWNED
  • Jul 20, 1483

    Princes killed?

  • Oct 20, 1483

    Buckingham's rebellion

  • Mar 20, 1485

    Queen Anne dies

  • Aug 22, 1485

    Battle of Bosworth - Richard killed

    Henry Tudor proclaimed King Henry VII
  • Jan 20, 1486

    Simnel threat begins

    arrives in Ireland 1487
  • Apr 20, 1486

    Francis, Lord Lovells' revolt

  • Apr 20, 1486

    Henry VII marries Elizabeth of York

    Birth of Prince Arthur
  • Sep 20, 1486

    Prince Arthur born

  • Jun 16, 1487

    Battle of East Stoke

    Rebels defeated in a few hours - Simnel and Symonds arrested
  • Apr 20, 1489

    Northern rebellion

    Earl of Northumberland murdered
    due to tax rises
  • Apr 20, 1489

    Treaty of Medina del Campo with Spain

  • Apr 20, 1490

    Treaty of Florence

    A ventian trading rival - help the Englih merchants
  • Apr 20, 1491

    Warbeck threat begins

    • in France
  • Oct 20, 1492

    Henry invades France

    got a pension and agreed not to sipport any claimaints to Henry's throne
  • Nov 20, 1492

    Treaty of Etaples with France

    promoting trade
  • Apr 20, 1493

    Trading imbargo with Flanders begins

  • Apr 20, 1497

    Cornish uprisings

  • Apr 20, 1499

    Edward, E of Warwick and Warbeck executed

  • Apr 20, 1500

    Edmund dies, Henry's youngest son

  • Apr 20, 1501

    Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon marry

  • Apr 20, 1502

    Death of Prince Arthur

  • Apr 20, 1503

    Death of Queen Elizabeth of York

  • Apr 20, 1503

    Treaty of Ayton with Scotland

  • Apr 20, 1503

    Princess Margaret marries James IV of Scotland

  • Apr 20, 1506

    Intercusus Malus

    "the bad trade treaty" - Flemish merchants. treaty that faboured English merchants
  • Apr 21, 1509

    Henry VII dies