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| 1381 | Assassination |  |
| June London Killed by the peasants |
| 1404 | Rebellion | |
| May Joins the Earl of Northumberland's rebellion against Henry IV |
| 1405 | Arrest | |
| 3rd June Pontefract Arrested as a traitor & brought before Henry IV |
| 1405 | Battle of Shipton Moor | |
| 29th May Shipton Moor The Archbishop of York's forces are defeated by the Earl of Westmorland |
| 1405 | Birth | |
| Maidstone Birth of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers |
| 1405 | Death | |
| 4th June York Executed by Henry IV for being a traitor |
| 1405 | Execution | |
| 4th June York Executed by Henry IV for being a traitor |
| 1411 | Birth | |
| Birth of Richard, Duke of York |
| 1414 | Rebellion | |
| 13th Jan 40 insurgents are hanged but the probable organizer, Sir Richard Oldcastle, escapes |
| 1415 | Attainment Richard | |
| Attainted for plotting to put Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, on the throne |
| 1415 | Education | |
| Placed into the care of Ralph Neville after the execution of his father |
| 1415 | Execution | |
| Execution of Richard, Earl of Cambridge, by Henry V |
| 1424 | Marriage | |
| Betrothed to Cecily, Ralph Neville's daughter |
| 1425 | Education | |
| Ralph Neville dies & Richard is placed into the wardship of Countess Joan |
| 1426 | Knighthood | |
| Richard is knighted |
| 1426 | Succession | |
| The Earl of March dies leaving Richard as his heir |
| 1428 | Peerage | |
| Created Duke of York |
| 1428 | Succession | |
| Richard is restored to his father's estates & becomes Duke of York |
| 1429 | Birth | |
| Birth of Richard Neville |
| 1429 | Marriage | |
| London Marries Alice daughter of Thomas de Montagu, Earl of Salisbury, & inherits his titles |
| Marries Cecily, daughter of Ralph Neville |
| 1436 | Lieutenant | |
| Normandy Appointed Lieutenant of France & Normandy, 1st term |
| 1436 | Marriage | |
| Secretly marries Jacquetta, wido of John of Lancaster |
| 1437 | Council | |
| Henry VI excludes Richard from the Council, an insult to the house of York |
| 1437 | Dismissal | |
| Replaced by Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, when Henry VI comes to the throne |
| 1440 | Lieutenant | |
| London Appointed Lieutenant of France & Normandy, 2nd term |
| 1441 | Invasion of France | |
| Accompanies the Duke of York to France |
| 1445 | Return | |
| Forced to return from France after his funds are exhausted |
| 1447 | Lieutenant | |
| Appointed Lieutenant of Ireland |
| 1448 | Peerage | |
| 9th May Created Baron Rivers by Henry VI |
| 1449 | Peerage | |
| Warwick Created Earl of Warwick, 16th |
| 1449 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of England |
| 1450 | Privy Council | |
| London Appointed Privy Councillor |
| 1450 | Rebellion | |
| Cade Helps put down the Cade rebellion |
| 1452 | Oath | |
| Feb Ludlow Issues an oath of loyalty to the King |
| 1452 | Peace | |
| 2nd Mar Blackheath Makes a temporary peace with Henry VI at Blackheath |
| 1453 | Protector | |
| London Appointed Protector of the Realm during King Henry VI's illness |
| 1454 | Lord Chancellor | |
| 2nd April Appointed Chancellor during the protectorate of Richard Plantagenet |
| 1455 | Battle of St Albans, 1st | |
| St Albans Largely responsible for the Yorkist victory at the 1st battle of St. Albans |
| 22nd May St Albans Accompanies the defeated King to St Alban's Abbey for thanksgiving |
| 22nd May St Albans Defeats & kills Somers et who is leading 2,000 Lancastrians |
| 22nd May St Albans Despite victory York does not retain his supremacy in government |
| 22nd May St Albans Richard's protectorship is renewed |
| 22nd May St Albans York & Warwick march on London with 3,000 men |
| 1455 | Birth | |
| Birth of Richard, 2nd in line to the the hrone after the birth of Henry's son Richard |
| 1455 | Declaration of War | |
| Questions the Lancastrian claim to the throne & Henry's mental health |
| The Duke of York as heir to the Mortimer claim refuses to submit to Somers et |
| 1455 | Dismissal | |
| 4th Mar Calais Dismissd as Captain of Calais bt Henry VI |
| 25th Dec London Dismissed from power by the Queen & Edmund Beaufort the 2nd Duke of Somers et |
| 1455 | Mobilization | |
| With the help of the Neville's raises an Army in the North |
| 1455 | Protector | |
| London Appointed Protector during Henry VI's illness |
| 1455 | Siege of Ware | |
| May Ware York's Army arrives at Ware in Hertfordshire |
| 1456 | Dismissal | |
| London Henry VI again dimisses Richard from office |
| 1459 | Battle of Blore Heath | |
| 23rd Sep Blore Heath Leads the Yorkists to victory on his way to joining up with the Duke of York |
| 1459 | Battle of Ludford Bridge | |
| 12th Oct Ludford Bridge Attacks the King's army but is defeated & forced into exile in Calais |
| 12th Oct Ludford Bridge Attacks the King's army but is defeated & forced into exile in Ireland |
| 1459 | Exile of Neville Kingmaker | |
| 12th Oct Calais Attacks the King's army but is defeated & forced into exile in Calais |
| 1459 | Exile of Richard | |
| The Irish Parliament protects the Yorkists from the Act of Attainder |
| 12th Oct Calais Attacks the King's army but is defeated & forced into exile in Ireland |
| 1459 | Parliament | |
| The Irish Parliament protects the Yorkists from the Act of Attainder |
| 1459 | Siege of Calais | |
| Nov Calais Some of Somers et's forces are forced by bad weather to surrender to Warwick |
| 1459 | Siege of Ludlow | |
| 12th Oct Ludlow Disperses his forces & seeks exile in Ireland |
| 12th Oct Ludlow York disperses his forces & Warwick seeks refuge in Calais |
| 1460 | Arrest | |
| 10th July Northampton Captures Henry IV & returns to London with him |
| 1460 | Battle of Northampton | |
| 10th July Northampton Launches a successful assault on King Henry's earthwork camp |
| 18th July Northampton Defeats a Lancastrian force marching on London & re-captures Henry VI |
| 1460 | Battle of Wakefield | |
| Wakefield Margaret of Anjou raises an army in the north & defeats & kills York & Salisbury |
| 21st Dec Wakefield Killed in battle while quelling a Northern rebellion |
| 1460 | Death | |
| 21st Dec Wakefield Death of Richard Duke of York, killed at the Battle of Wakefield |
| 21st Dec York Richard's head is placed over a York city gate with a paper crown on it |
| 1460 | Heir Apparent | |
| London Appointed Heir apparent & Protector by Parliament |
| 1460 | Invasion of England | |
| 26th June Sandwich Arrives in Englan & is joined by Kentishmen tired of Lancastrian misrule |
| 1460 | Mobilization | |
| July St Albans Joins up with 400 Lancastrian archers |
| 1460 | Protector | |
| London Appointed Heir apparent & Protector by Parliament |
| 1460 | Siege of Calais | |
| Jan Sandwich Rivers assembles a force to relieve Somers et who has asked for reinforcements |
| 15th Jan Sandwich Yorkists under Wenlock & Denham capture Rivers in Sandwich & take him to Calais |
| 1460 | Siege of Canterbury | |
| 2nd July Canterbury The Yorkists march into Canterbury where the officers join the Yorkists |
| 1460 | Siege of London | |
| 3rd July Tower of London Organizes a siege of the Tower of London with the Mayor of the City |
| 3rd July London Warwick besieges London & forces the Lancastrians to retreat to the Tower of London |
| 1460 | Succession | |
| Oct Returns from Ireland & declares imself heir to the King |
| 1461 | Battle of Mortimer's Cross | |
| 2nd Feb Mortimer's Cr Edward wins the battle of Mortimer's Cross enters London & is proclaimed Edward IV |
| 1461 | Battle of St Albans, 2nd | |
| St Albans Margaret of Anjou defeats Warwick & recaptures Henry |
| 1461 | Battle of Towton Moor | |
| 29th Mar Towton Moor Defeated by Margaret of Anjou |
| 29th Mar Towton Moor Fights with the Lancastrians but defects after Henry VI's defeat |
| 29th Mar Towton Moor Victory leads to Edward's succession & makes Neville the most powerful man in England |
| 29th Mar Towton Moor Wounded at the battle of Towton helping the Yorkists to defeat the Lancastrians |
| 1461 | Defection | |
| 29th Mar Towton Moor Fights with the Lancastrians but defects after Henry VI's defeat |
| 1461 | Mobilization | |
| 7th Mar London Despatched by Edward to raise forces from the western Midlands |
| 1461 | Siege of London | |
| London Edward wins the battle of Mortimer's Cross enters London & is proclaimed Edward IV |
| 17th Feb London Defeated intercepting Queen Margaret's troops advancing towards London |
| 1461 | Succession | |
| 5th Mar London Organises a parade in St John's Fields where the newly crowned King is acclaimed |
| 1464 | Battle of Hexham | |
| 15th May Hexham After victory Edward Neville is rewarded with the hereditary Earldom of Northumberland |
| 1464 | Peerage | |
| Nortumberland Created Earl of Northumberland |
| 1466 | Peerage | |
| After the marriage of his daughter Elizabeth, widow of Sir John Grey of Gorby, to Edward IV on May 1, 1464, is created Earl Rivers |
| 1466 | Treasurer | |
| London Appointed Treasurer |
| 1467 | Constable | |
| London Appointed Constable of England |
| 1468 | Siege of Woodville Estates | |
| Early in 1468, the Rivers' estates are plundered by Warwick's partisans, and the open war follows |
| 1469 | Arrest | |
| Chepstow After the king's defeat after the battle of Edgecote Moor on 26 July 1469, Rivers and his second son, John, are taken prisoner |
| 1469 | Battle of Edgecor | |
| 26th July Edgecot After the king's defeat after the battle of Edgecote Moor, Rivers and his second son, John, are taken prisoner |
| 1469 | Battle of Edgecot | |
| 26th July Edgecot Edward is defeated & Rivers is later executed |
| 1469 | Death | |
| 12th Aug Kenilworth Death of Richard Woodville |
| 1469 | Execution | |
| 12th Aug Kenilworth Pro-Warwick rebels execute Woodville, father of Elizabeth Woodville Edward IV's Queen |
| 1469 | Rebellion | |
| Neville defeats the King's forces & places Edward IV under arrest |
| Neville & George Duke of Clarence rise up against Edward IV |
| Yorkshire Neville is displaced by the Woodvilles & joins Robin of Redesdale |
| 1469 | Siege of Canterbury | |
| 12th July Canterbury Neville & Clarence mobilize for s siege of Canterbury |
| 1469 | Trial | |
| 12th Aug Kenilworth After a hasty trial Woodville and his 2nd son are beheaded at Kenilworth |
| 1470 | Alliance | |
| London Forces Edward IV to flee to Flanders & places Henry VI on the throne |
| Anjou Makes peace with Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI |
| 22nd July Angers Margaret of Anjou accepts Warwick's submission at the cathedral of Angers |
| 25th July Anjou Seals the betrothal of the Queen's son Edward to Warwick's daughter Anne Neville |
| 1470 | Arrest | |
| 6th Oct London Warwick & Clarence free Henry VI |
| 1470 | Battle of Loose Coat | |
| 12th Mar Loose Coat After the defeat at Loose-Coat Warwick is forced into exile in France |
| 1470 | Exile of Neville Kingmaker | |
| Edward IV defeats rebellions in Wales & Lincolnshire |
| Louis XI persuades Neville to reconcile his differences with Margaret of Anjou |
| 12th Mar Loose Coat After the defeat of at Loose-Coat Warwick is forced into exile in France |
| 1470 | Invasion of England | |
| Aids Queen Margaret in her Invasion of England 1470-71 |
| Devon Neville invades England as a Lancastrian, defeats Edward and restores Henry IV |
| 13th Sep Devon Lands with an invasion force in Devon to recapture the throne for Henry IV |
| 13th Sep Dartmouth Warwick & Clarence land at Dartmouth & declare Henry VI the rightful King |
| 1470 | Marriage | |
| Anjou Margaret of Anjou's son Edward will marry the Earl of Warwick's daughter Anne |
| 25th July Anjou Seals the betrothal of the Queen's son Edward to Warwick's daughter Anne Neville |
| 1470 | Restoration | |
| Neville invades England as a Lancastrian, defeats Edward and restores Henry IV |
| 1471 | Battle of Barnet | |
| Barnet Defeated & slain by Edward IV's forces |
| 14th April Barnet Killed in battle by Edward VI |
| 1471 | Death | |
| 14th April Death of Richard Neville |
| 1471 | Invasion of England | |
| Leads an invasion from France |
| 1483 | Death | |
| 25th June Pontefract Richard III, as Lord Protector, has Lord Rivers executed for treason |
| 1483 | Execution | |
| 25th June Pontefract Richard III, as Lord Protector, has Lord Rivers executed for treason |
| 1484 | Commander | |
| Beaumaris Appointed Commander of Beaumaris Castle |
| 1484 | Invasion of Wales Tudor | |
| Beaumaris Richard III appoints Huddleston to help see off an invasion by Henry Tudor |
| 1485 | Castellan | |
| Pembroke Appointed Castellan of Pembroke Castle by Richard III |
| 1485 | Keeper Privy Seal Fox | |
| London Appointed Keeper of the Privy Seal |
| 1491 | Speaker | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| 1508 | Trial | |
| London Sentenced to death for treason for plotting against Henry VIII |
| 1509 | Arrest | |
| 25th April Londo |
