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| 1328 | Birth |  |
| 13th Nov London Birth of Edward V |
| 1442 | Birth | |
| 28th April Rouen Birth of Edward IV, son of Richard, Duke of York |
| 1454 | Investiture | |
| 15th Mar London Invested as the Prince of Wales |
| 1460 | Battle of Wakefield | |
| 21st Dec Wakefield Richard Duke of York is killed & succeeded by his son Edward who becomes Duke of York |
| 1461 | Battle of Mortimer's Cross | |
| 2nd Feb Mortimer's Cr Takes up the Yorkist claim & is supported by the Earl of Warwick |
| 2nd Feb Mortimer's Cr Wins the battle, enters London & is accepted as King in Westminster Hall, 4th March |
| 1461 | Battle of Towton Moor | |
| 29th Mar Towton Moor 28,000 die, the defeated King & Queen flee to Scotland |
| 29th Mar Towton Moor Defeats Henry & Margaret in a Battle for the throne |
| 29th Mar Towton Moor The largest armies ever to meet on an English Battle field |
| 1461 | Coronation | |
| 4th Mar Westminster Abbey Crowned King after the battle of Towton & founds the House of York, 1461-85 |
| 1461 | Mobilization | |
| 12th Mar Heads up to the nth at the head of a Yorkist force |
| 28th Mar Pontefract Leads Yorkists out of Pontefract to engage Lancastrians |
| 1461 | Rebellion | |
| 26th July Bicester Edward IV's troops are defeated by Redesdale's rebels |
| 26th July Bicester Redesdale is backed by Warwick & Edgcott near Bicester |
| 1461 | Siege of London | |
| 2nd Feb Mortimer's Cr Wins the battle, enters London & is accepted as King in Westminster Hall, 4th March |
| 1461 | Succession | |
| 2nd Feb Mortimer's Cr Wins the battle, enters London & is accepted as King in Westminster Hall, 4th March |
| 4th Mar Declared King of England by Parliament |
| 4th Mar Succeeds as King of England |
| 1462 | Treaty of Ardtornish | |
| Ardtornish Makes John of the Isles a vassal of Edward |
| Ardtornish Signed at Ardtornish Castle, the Isle of Mull |
| 1463 | Capture | |
| Warkworth Captures Warkworth castle from Margaret of Anjou |
| 1464 | Marriage | |
| 1st May London Marries Elizabeth Wydville |
| 1st May London Splits the Yorkist Party & provoking a 2nd War of the Roses |
| 1466 | Birth | |
| London Birth of Mary, 2nd daughter |
| 1468 | Alliance | |
| Burgundy Arranges a marriage between Margaret his sister & the Duke of Burgundy |
| 1469 | Arrest | |
| London Captured by Archbishop George Neville of York, the Earl of Warwick's brother |
| 10th Sep London Escapes from the captivity of Archbishop George Neville of York |
| 1469 | Battle of Banbury | |
| 26th July Banbury A force advancing on Nottingham to relieve the King is cut to pieces |
| 26th July Banbury Edward Neville plots in France for the Duke of Clarence to become King |
| 1469 | Birth | |
| London Birth of Ciceley, 3rd daughter |
| 1469 | Peace | |
| London Warwick cannot keep order, the rebels make peace & Edward returns to London |
| 1469 | Plot | |
| 26th July Banbury Edward Neville plots in France for the Duke of Clarence to become King |
| 1469 | Surrender | |
| London Surrenders to the Earl of Warwick |
| 1470 | Birth | |
| 4th Nov London Birth of Edward V, eldest son of Edward IV |
| 1470 | Exile | |
| 11th Oct Hague, The Edward reaches the Hague after crossing Lincolnshire |
| 1470 | Exile of Edward IV | |
| The Earl of Warwick is forced into exile |
| 1470 | Invasion of England | |
| 11th Oct Dartmouth Leaves the south coast unprotected & Warwick & his rebels land at Dartmouth |
| 1470 | Rebellion | |
| Lincolnshire Edward IV defeats a rebellion in Lincolnshire |
| Edward IV defeats a rebellion in Wales |
| 1470 | Trial | |
| 31st Mar The Earl of Warwick & the Duke of Clarence are declared traitors by Edward IV |
| 1471 | Abdication | |
| 3rd Oct London Edward IV is deposed |
| 1471 | Arrest | |
| 11th April London Edward & his brothers enter London & capture Henry VI |
| 25th April London Edward IV has George Neville the Archbishop of York arrested |
| 1471 | Battle of Barnet | |
| 14th April Barnet Kills the Earl of Warwick & Lord Montagu, the Lancastrians are defeated |
| 14th April Barnet Kills the Earl of Warwick & Margaret, Henry VI's Queen, is captured |
| 14th April Barnet The Yorkists win the battle for access to London |
| 14th April Barnet The Yorkists win the Battle for access to London |
| 1471 | Battle of Tewkesbury | |
| 7th May Tewkesbury The Yorkists capture Margaret of Anjou after the battle of Tewkesbury |
| 7th May Tewkesbury The Yorkists crush Margaret of Anjou whose son & heir, Prince Edward, is killed |
| 1471 | Death | |
| Tower of London Henry VI dies in the Tower & Edward reclaims the throne |
| 21st May Tower of London Death of Henry VI, assassinated, Edward reclaims the throne |
| 1471 | Exile | |
| Alkmaar Returns from Alkmar with the help of Charles of Burgundy to re-conquer his realm |
| 1471 | Exile of Edward IV | |
| Burgundy Escapes to Burgundy after the Earl of Warwick restores Henry VI |
| 1471 | Invasion of England | |
| The Duke of Burgundy, Edward's brother-in-law, supplies a fleet & troops |
| 2nd Mar London Sets sail from The Netherlands to reclaim his throne |
| 11th Mar Flushing Sals with an army of Burgundians & Englishmen & 14 ships provided by Hanseatic towns |
| 15th Mar Humber Lands with the pretense he has returned to reclaim the Duchy of York, heads for York |
| 29th Mar Coventry Reaches Coventry where he is able to offer Battle to the Earl of Warwick |
| 2nd April George the Duke of Clarence deserts the Earl of Warwick & joins Edward IV |
| 4th April George the Duke of Clarence deserts the Earl of Warwick & joins Edward IV |
| 1471 | Rebellion | |
| 29th Mar Warwick refuses battle & waits for the reinforcements of Montagu, Oxford & Clarence |
| 1471 | Restoration | |
| Alkmaar Returns from Alkmar with the help of Charles of Burgundy to re-conquer his realm |
| 11th April London Edward IV is restored to the throne |
| 1471 | Siege of London | |
| 4th April London Marches Yorkists on London while Warwick is in Coventry |
| 1471 | Surrender | |
| 4th April Warwick Clarence submits to Edward & increases the Yorkist army by 4,000 |
| 1472 | Death | |
| 10th April London Death of Edward IV |
| 1473 | Birth | |
| 17th Aug London Birth of Edward IV, 2nd son the future Duke of York |
| 1473 | Invasion of England | |
| London Louis XI backs the Earl of Oxford's invasion of England |
| 1474 | Invasion of England | |
| The Earl of Oxford is forced to surrender to Edward IV |
| London The Earl of Oxford is forced to surrender to Edward IV |
| 1474 | Invasion of France | |
| Prepares to invade France to settle after Louis XI's support for the Yorkists |
| Utrecht Restores Hanseatic trading priveliges in London so he can use their ships to invade |
| 1474 | Treaty of Utrecht | |
| Utrecht Signs the Treaty of Utrecht with the Hanseatic League |
| 1475 | Alliance | |
| 11th Aug Burgundy The Duke of Burgundy fails to support the English & attacks Champagne |
| 1475 | Birth | |
| 2nd Nov London Birth of a 5th daughter |
| 1475 | Invasion of France | |
| Lands an expeditionary force of 1,200 men-at-arms & 11,000 archers in France |
| 21st Aug London Edward's Army leaves France for England |
| 1475 | Peace | |
| 12th Aug Opens negotiations with Louis XI |
| 1475 | Siege of St Quentin | |
| 11th Aug St Quentin Count St Pol closes the gates of St Quentin to the English |
| 1475 | St Georges | |
| Windsor First year of the construction of St Georges Chapel in Windsor |
| 1475 | Treaty of Pecquigny | |
| 29th Aug Pecquigny Begins a 7 year truce |
| 29th Aug Pecquigny Edward is paid œ15,000 |
| 29th Aug Pecquigny English & French merchants are freed from trade restrictions in each others countries |
| 29th Aug Pecquigny For 75,000 crowns & an annual subsidy of 50,000 crowns Edward withdraws from France |
| 29th Aug Pecquigny Louis XI & Edward IV promise to aid each other against rebellious subjects |
| 29th Aug Pecquigny Margaret of Anjou, a prisoner since Tewkesbury, is ransomed for 50,000 crowns |
| 29th Aug Pecquigny Signs a peace Treaty with Louis XI who had backed the Lancastrians |
| 29th Aug Pecquigny The 5 year old Dauphin is betrothed to Edward's 10 year old daughter Elizabeth |
| 29th Aug Pecquigny The French heir Charles will marry Edward's daughter Elizabeth of York |
| 1477 | Death | |
| 1st Jan Nancy Burgundy's daughter Mary & stepmother Margaret of York turn to Edward for help |
| 1st Jan Nancy Edward's ally, the Duke of Burgundy, dies without an heir, Louis XI claims his lands |
| 1479 | Birth | |
| 14th Aug Birth of daughter, 6th daughter |
| 1480 | Birth | |
| 10th Nov Birth of Edward's 7th daughter |
| 1482 | Rule of Scotland | |
| 10th June Fotheringay The Duke of Albany will marry Edward's daughter Cicely & pay homage for Scotland |
| 1482 | Treaty of Fotheringay | |
| 10th June Fotheringay The Duke of Albany will marry Edward's daughter Cicely & pay homage for Scotland |
| 1483 | Burial | |
| 20th April St Georges Chap Buried at St Georges Chapel Windsor |
| 1483 | Death | |
| 9th April London Death of Edward IV, from a chill caught during a fishing trip |
| 9th April London Edward IV names Richard as the Protector for his son Edward V |
| 1483 | Succession | |
| 9th April Appoints Richard of York as Protector because of his wife's unpopularity |
| 9th April Leaves the crown to his 12 yr old son Edward |
| 9th April Leaves the crown to his 12 yr old son Edward Prince of Wales & names Richard protector |
| 1483 | Treaty of Arras | |
| Arras Burgundy's daughter Margaret is pledged to the Daupin |
| 21st Sep Arras Burgundy's daughter Margaret is pledged to the Daupin |
