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| | Neville, John (Earl of Northumberland, Lord Montagu)
| | Neville, Ralph (Earl of Westmorland, Earl Marshal)
| | Neville, Richard (Earl of Salisbury)
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Neville, Anne |
Died: Mar 1485 |
 ife first to Edward, Prince of Wales (son of Henry VI) and then to Richard III.
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Marriage of Edward of Lancaster and Anne Neville
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The marriage between Edward of Lancaster, the son of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou, to Anne Neville, the daughter of Richard Neville the Kingmaker was a marriage to cement the agreement that Richard and Margaret would support each other and try to get Henry VI back on the English throne. The marriage took place in France where Margaret and Edward were exiled. |
| 1472 |
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Richard marries Anne Neville
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Richard III married Anne the widow of Edward Prince of Wales who died in 1471 at the Battle of Tewkesbury. Anne was the daughter of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick the 'Kingmaker', and had grown up with Richard III at Middleham Castle when he had been placed their for his education. Marrying Anne gave Richard III rights to the Earl of Warwick's northern estates. |
| 1484 |
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Prince Edward dies
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Richard's only son died at Middleham Castle aged only eight. Anne was unable to have any more children and she would die in the following year. This left Richard with the problem of who should succeed him after his death. |
| 1485 |
Mar |
Death of Queen Anne
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Queen Anne died. |
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Neville, George (Archbishop of York) |
Died: 1476 |
 rother of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and 'Kingmaker'. After the battle of Northampton the Yorkists gained power and George was made chancellor of England. At this time he was already Bishop of Exeter. George became Archbishop of York in 1465.
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| 1460 |
Jul 30 |
Yorkists in power
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Now that the Yorkists had control of the King, they started moves to regain their confiscated lands and reverse the sentences of attainder passed by the Coventry Parliament. To this end they sent letters demanding Parliament should meet on 7th October. George Neville, the Kingmaker's brother was made chancellor of England. |
| 1469 |
Jul |
Clarence marries Isabel Neville
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Warwick and the Duke of Clarence travelled to France where Clarence was married to Warwick's fifteen year old daughter Isabel. The ceremony was conducted by Warwick's brother George Neville the Archbishop of York. |
| 1471 |
Apr 11 |
London opens its gates to Edward and the Yorkists
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The Earl of Warwick was in Coventry and apparently unwilling to confront Edward, so Edward and Richard marched south to London. London was under the control of Warwick's brother, George Neville the Archbishop of York, but the Londoners were Yorkists and they welcomed the return of their true king. Once inside the city Edward had the Archbishop arrested and along with King Henry VI put in the Tower of London. |
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Neville, Isabel |
Died: 1476 |
ife of George, Duke of Clarence.
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| 1476 |
Dec |
Edward prevents marriage
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Isabel, the wife of George, Duke of Clarence died a few months after giving birth to her second child. Clarence chose Mary of Burgundy as his next wife. Mary was the heir to the Duchy of Burgundy and had a good claim to the English throne. Edward saw the danger of his brother marrying Mary and claiming the throne and prevented the marriage going ahead.1 |
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Neville, John (Earl of Northumberland, Lord Montagu) |
Died: 1471 |
 ohn was the brother of Richard Neville, the 'Kingmaker'.
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Neville, John (Earl of Northumberland, Lord Montagu) ( - d.1471)
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| 1463 |
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Siege of Norham Castle
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Queen Margaret, Henry VI and Scottish support besieged the castle at Norham. King Edward failed to react to the problem and it was left to the Earls of Warwick and Northumberland to come to the castle's rescue. Henry, Margaret and the Scots fled. |
| 1464 |
May |
Battle of Hexham
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The Nevilles defeated the last of the Lancastrian forces near Hexham and executed the rebels including Henry Beaufort the Duke of Somerset. In recognition of their contribution to the security of his reign Edward IV gave John Neville, Lord Montagu, the title of Earl of Northumberland and George Neville became the Archbishop of York. |
| 1470 |
Sep 13 |
Warwick lands in England
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The Earl of Warwick landed at Dartmouth in Devon accompanied by the Lancastrian Earl of Oxford and Jasper Tudor, the half-brother of Henry VI. Edward was in the north at the time of Warwick's return and was turned upon by John Neville, Warwick's brother. Although John Neville had accepted Edward as King, Edward had removed John's title of Earl of Northumberland earlier in the year and given it to the Percys.2 |
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Edward flees to Burgundy
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Warwick did not need to fight the King. Edward was outnumbered and was almost captured by John Neville at Doncaster. Along with his brother Richard and a small party of followers, Edward travelled to Lynn in Norfolk where he sailed to Burgundy and refuge.2 |
| 1471 |
Mar 14 |
Edward returns to England
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With a small combined force of English and Burgundians, Edward landed on the Yorkshire coast. His fleet had been hit and scattered by a storm off the coast of Norfolk. Luckily for Edward he wasn't attacked even though Lord Montagu, the Earl of Northumberland, was close by. As he marched south, Edward gained supporters and his army grew.2 |
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The Battle of Barnet
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The Earl of Warwick had left Coventry to confront Edward. The armies met at Barnet just north of London in thick fog. The two battle lines overlapped and Warwick's Lancastrian men commanded by the Earl of Oxford were able to get around the Yorkists commanded by Lord Hastings. Hastings' men fled back to London with Oxford's men in hot pursuit. On the other side of the battle the Yorkists, led by Richard, were outflanking the Lancastrians and took the advantage pushing their enemy back. When Oxford's men returned to the battle they were mistakenly fired upon by their fellow Lancastrians and fled. By early evening Lord Montagu and the Earl of Warwick were dead. The Lancastrians were defeated. |
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Neville, Ralph (Earl of Westmorland, Earl Marshal) |
Born: 1364 Died: 1425 |
 alph Neville, Earl of Westmorland, was a member of the powerful Neville family. He married Joan Beaufort, the daughter of John of Gaunt and the grand-daughter of Edward III. The Neville family had survived since the time of King John when Robert Fitz-Maldred ,lord of Raby, married Isabella de Neville. Their son took the name Neville and successive generations always passed down through a male heir mainly from father to son. Several Nevilles married the heiresses of baronial houses whose land and titles were transferred across. The earl was a Lancastrian supporter and in 1399, when Henry Bolingbroke arrived in England at Ravenspur to claim the English throne, he gave the future king his full support. After Henry was crowned, Ralph became Earl Marshal, taking the place of the exiled Edmund of Langley, Duke of York. Ralph was married twice and had over twenty children. He arranged marriages for his children to other important nobles. The most important was that of his daughter Cecily to Richard of York, a descendant of Edward III. The arrangement was made while Cecily and Richard were only children and before the conflict of the War of the Roses between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians. This marriage would link the Nevilles to the Yorkists in the future war. When Ralph died he was buried in the church at Staindrop, County Durham, near his ancestral home of Raby Castle. A monument to the earl can still be seen at the church today. Beside him on the monument are Joan Beaufort and his first wife Margaret Stafford.
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 Neville, Ralph (Earl of Westmorland, Earl Marshal) (b.1364 - d.1425)
+Beaufort, Joan (daughter of John of Gaunt) (b.1379 - d.1440)
=Neville, Cecily (Duchess of York) ( - d.1495)
| +Richard (Duke of York) (b.1411 - d.1460)
| =Edward (IV, Earl of March and King of England 1461-1470, 1471-1483) (b.1442 - d.1483)
| | +Woodville, Elizabeth ( - d.1492)
| | =Elizabeth (of York) ( - d.1503)
| | =Edward (V, King of England 1483) (b.1470 - d.1483)
| | =Richard (Duke of York, Prince in the Tower) ( - d.1483)
| | =Cecily (Daughter of Edward IV) (b.1469 - d.1507)
| =George (Duke of Clarence) (b.1449 - d.1478)
| | +Neville, Isabel ( - d.1476)
| | =Plantagenet, Edward (Earl of Warwick) ( - d.1499)
| | =Margaret (Countess of Salisbury) ( - d.1541)
| =Richard (III, King of England 1483-1485) (b.1452 - d.1485)
| | +Neville, Anne ( - d.1485)
| | =Edward (Prince of Wales, son of Richard III) (b.1473 - d.1484)
| =Elizabeth (Daughter of Richard, Duke of York)
| | +Pole, John de la (Duke of Suffolk) ( - d.1491)
| | =Pole, John de la (Earl of Lincoln) ( - d.1487)
| | =Pole, Edmund de la (Earl of Suffolk) ( - d.1513)
| | =Pole, Richard de la ( - d.1525)
| =Margaret (of York, sister of Edward IV) (b.1446 - )
=Neville, Richard (Earl of Salisbury) ( - d.1460)
+Montacute, Alice (Daughter of Earl of Salisbury)
=Neville, Richard (Earl of Warwick, 'The Kingmaker') (b.1428 - d.1471)
| +Anne (Daughter of Richard Beauchamp)
| =Neville, Isabel ( - d.1476)
| =Neville, Anne ( - d.1485)
=Neville, John (Earl of Northumberland, Lord Montagu) ( - d.1471)
=Neville, George (Archbishop of York) ( - d.1476)
=Neville, Cecily (Duchess of Warwick)
+Beauchamp, Henry (1st Duke of Warwick) ( - d.1446)
=Beauchamp, Anne (Countess of Warwick) (b.1443 - d.1449)
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Parliament at Leicester
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Parliament agreed to give Henry V the money to invade France. Those that opposed the plans included Earl Marshal, Ralph Neville, who believed there was a better chance of subduing Scotland than France.3 |
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Neville, Richard (Earl of Salisbury) |
Died: 1460 |
 ather of the 'Kingmaker'. Richard held estates in Yorkshire which he inherited from his father Ralph Neville who was Earl of Westmorland. Richard married Alice, the heiress to the estates of Salisbury and this gave him control of lands in the south of England as well.
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Neville, Richard (Earl of Salisbury) ( - d.1460)
+Montacute, Alice (Daughter of Earl of Salisbury)
=Neville, Richard (Earl of Warwick, 'The Kingmaker') (b.1428 - d.1471)
| +Anne (Daughter of Richard Beauchamp)
| =Neville, Isabel ( - d.1476)
| | +George (Duke of Clarence) (b.1449 - d.1478)
| | =Plantagenet, Edward (Earl of Warwick) ( - d.1499)
| | =Margaret (Countess of Salisbury) ( - d.1541)
| =Neville, Anne ( - d.1485)
| +Edward (of Lancaster, Prince of Wales) (b.1453 - d.1471)
| +Richard (III, King of England 1483-1485) (b.1452 - d.1485)
| =Edward (Prince of Wales, son of Richard III) (b.1473 - d.1484)
=Neville, John (Earl of Northumberland, Lord Montagu) ( - d.1471)
=Neville, George (Archbishop of York) ( - d.1476)
=Neville, Cecily (Duchess of Warwick)
+Beauchamp, Henry (1st Duke of Warwick) ( - d.1446)
=Beauchamp, Anne (Countess of Warwick) (b.1443 - d.1449)
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Oct 12 |
Siege of Orléans
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The Duke of Bedford led an English army to surround the French town of Orléans and to begin the siege. Orléans was chosen because it was the most important city still under the control of Charles VII. The city was well prepared for the siege and even though the there were a small number of French soldiers in the city the defences held. Thomas Montacute, earl of Salisbury, was killed when he was hit by debris of an exploding cannonball. The siege continued into the harsh winter. The death of the Thomas Montacute meant that the Earl's title was transferred to Richard Neville who had married his daughter Anne.4 |
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Birth of Richard Neville, the Kingmaker
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Richard was the son of Richard Neville, 5th earl of Salisbury and Anne, the daughter of Thomas Montacute, 4th earl of Salisbury.3 |
| 1454 |
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Earl of Salisbury becomes chancellor
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With Richard, Duke of York running the country, several changes were made, one of which was to make the elder Richard Neville chancellor. Richard also made himself the Captain of Calais removing his rival the Earl of Somerset from the post. |
| 1459 |
Sep 23 |
Battle of Blore Heath
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Led by Richard Earl of Salisbury the Yorkists in the north mobilised an army and headed south to meet the Duke of York at Ludlow. Salisbury was intercepted by a Lancastrian army led by Lord Audley at Blore Heath in Shropshire. The Lancastrians were the first to attack. Their first and second cavalry charges were repulsed and when the Lancastrian foot soldiers were also repulsed they turned and fled. In the battle Audley was killed and although two of Salisbury's sons were captured they were quickly released. The Yorkists had won this battle. |
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Battle of Ludford Bridge
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The Earl of Warwick with a force from Calais reached Ludlow and the combined army of the Yorkists attacked the King's army at Ludford Bridge near Ludlow. The men from Calais refused to fight their king and a weak Yorkist army was defeated. Richard Duke of York and his younger son escaped and fled to Ireland while Salisbury, Warwick and Edward of March (later Edward IV) fled to Calais. |
| 1460 |
Jul 2 |
Yorkists enter London
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The Yorkists marched first to Canterbury where the officers in charge of protecting the town against them joined forces with the rebels. They then moved on and arrived at London on July 2nd. There they were welcomed by the Mayor of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury.1 |
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Battle of Northampton
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The Lancastrians's Court was in Coventry at the time of the Yorkist rebels entering London. When news reached them, the Lancastrians moved south to Northampton to meet the rebels. The Yorkists led by the Earl of Warwick wanted to talk but the Lancastrians led by the Duke of Buckingham wanted to fight. Although the Lancastrians had less men than the Yorkists, they did have control of a stronger position. The Yorkists managed to defeat the Lancastrians due to a section of the Lancastrian army led by Lord Grey of Ruthin moving away allowing the Yorkists through. Orders were given that the King and ordinary men should be spared, while the knights and lords should be killed. When the fighting was over the casualties were light, but the Lancastrian leaders, Buckingham, Shrewsbury and Egremont were dead and the King was captured. |
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Selection of references used:
1. Charles Ross, Edward IV 2. Anthony Cheetham, Life and times of Richard III, 0-297-83167-4 3. C. W. Oman, Warwick 4. Duc de Castries, The lives of the Kings and Queens of France, 0 297 77676 2
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