1461-71 knowledge questioms

How many people died at Towton?

28,000

How many anti-French alliances did Edward IV create?

8

Give an example of one of Edward’s ‘new men’ and the job they were given

Hastings - Lord Chamberlain

Name a Woodville marriage that angered Warwick

Secret marriage between Edward IV to Elizabeth Woodville on 1st May 1464

Dowager Duchess of Norfolk and John Neville

Anne Holland and Thomas Grey

How many Acts of Attainder did Edward IV pass?

130

Give an example of the policy of reconciliation

Duke of Somerset

What was Tiptoft’s nickname and why?

Butcher of England

Which battle ocurred on the 25th April 1464?

Hedgley Moor

Who was killed at the Battle of Hexham?

Somerset, Hungerford

Who was Edward’s Chancellor in 1461?

Lord Mountjoy (Warwick’s uncle)

Who was Lord Mountjoy replaced by?

Earl Rivers

What was the name of the French princess Warwick wanted Edward IV to marry?

Bona of Savoy

Name a castle that Margaret of Anjou seized in the North East?

Bamburgh

Which earl did Edward execute in 1462 for his Lancastrian support?

Earl of Oxford

Which bastard did Edward host in 1467?

Anthony - Bastard of Burgundy

Name a treaty Edward signed with Scotland?

The Treaty of York 1464 // Treaty of Newcastle 1465/6 - to stop the Lancastrians

Who was the French commander of Margaret’s troops who attacked from Scotland 1462 and the North East in 1464?

Pierre de Breze

When and where was Henry VI captured?

Clitheroe in 1465 - put in the Tower of London

Which title did Henry Bouchier receive for his loyalty?

Earl of Essex

Which ally let Edward down when he set out for his French campaign in 1468?

Brittany

Who did Edward place in charge of crushing the Lancastrian resistance in Wales?

Sir William Herbert

What title was John Neville awarded for his role in crushing Lancastrian resistance in the North East? (Why was it potentially controversial?)

Earl of Northumberland - considered a Percy title

Name a title/position Warwick was (re)appointed during Edward’s reign?

Captain of Calais + Lord of Cinque Ports

Who does Clarence marry and why is this problematic?

Isobel Neville - Edward refused to give his consent for this marriage

What disease did Edward IV catch, meaning he was unable to help crush Lancastrian resistance in 1464?

measles