War of the Roses - topic 2

Who won the Battle of northampton

Yorkists

weather at battle of townton

cold windy snowy

whats the largest and bloodiest battle of english soil

battle of townton

when was battle of townton

29.3.1461

lanc commanders at BoT

duke of somerset and earl of northumberland

yorkist commanders at BoT

earl of march, earl of warwick and lord fauconberg

roughly how many lanc and yorkist men at BoT

lanc - 40k

yorkist - 35k

what bridge did lancs destroy in BoT and why and how many times

Bridge over river aire at ferry bridge to stop yorkists crossing point twice

how long was bot

aprox 10 hours

how many lancs and yorkists died in battle of pursuit

20k

8k

whoch lancs died in battle

northumberland devon wiltshire

who led percy’s

henry percy (earl of northumbria)

how were yorkshires 3 ridings split

between percy’s earl of salisbury duke of york

who led the bonvilles

william bonville

whoch side we’re bonvilles on

york

whoch side we’re courtenays on

lanc

who ran courtenays

earls of devon

why did bonvilles and courtenays have feud

wanted sheriffdom of devon

when was battle of mortimers cross

3.2.1461

impact weather before 2BoSA

long way to travel before hand and poor weather made paths hard to travel and little food

When was the boN

10th july 1460

role of earl of warwick in bow

drumming up support for yorkists also used role of captain of calais

Who commanded lanc side in bon

Duke of buckingham

Who commanded yorkist army in bon

Earl of warwick, earl of march, lord fauconberg

How big was the lanc army in bon

5k

How big was the yorkist army in bon

8k

When did warwick and march land in sandwich and where from

25th june 1460 calais

Who did duke of warwick convince to join his army bon and how

Duke of norfolk, archbishop bouchier of canterbury and senior bishops because london was yorkist

When did yorkists march north And when did they make it

4th march 1460 9th

How large was the ditch and fence beside lancs in bon

10 feet

Role of herald in BoN

Warwicks herald rode ahead of yorkist army to ask buckingham to give warwick private access to see the king herald rebuffed

Imoact of weather at BoN

Soaked charges and gun powder so guns couldnt be used

Role of early gun form in BoN

Unlikely to injure but boost lanc morale and smoke scared yorkists

Role of lord grey in BoN

Earl of Warwick in secret communication with Lord grey who was offered lamd to change side and conceal defection

Who died in BoN

DoB, earl of shrewbury, lord egrememt, lord beaumont

BoN after warwick declared loyalty to h6 where did he send him to safety

Delapré abbey

Lancastrian death and casualties BoN

300 in battle, 200 in pursuit, 200 casualties/captured

BoN how many yorkists died and injured

100 dead

500 injured

Where did yorkist remain and for how long straight after BoN

Delapré abbey 3 days

Tower of london zfter BoN

Warwick allowed tower garrison and leaders to leave safely if tower was surrendered immediately accepted by lord hungerford

When did doy put hands on the throne

10.10.1460

When was act of accord

25.10.1460

What was act of accord

Law naming doy heir to english throne after death of h6

How did york act whilst returning from ireland after BoN

As king displaying riyal banner

BoW how many marks did york get from londoners

500 marks

BoW how many men did york get from london

300

When was battle of blore heath

23.09.1459

Ho9w many men did audley and dudley have at battle opf blore heath

10k

What happened to audley and dudley after battle of blore heath

Dudley captured audley killed

What happened salisburys sons at battle of blore heath

Captured and imprisoned in chester castle

Who won battle of blore heath

Yorkists

How long was battle of blore heath

4 hours

How many lancs died at battle of blore heath

2000

How many yorkists died at battle of blore heath

200

Royal response to battle of blore heath

Yokists wrote to king justifying actions

King offered pardon to those who didnt fight

This discredited yorkist claims to be loyal subjects

When was rout at ludford

12-13 october 1459

Where do the yokist leaders go after rout at ludord

York goes to ireland nevilles go to calais

Royalist army rout at ludforf

Large army headed by 20 nobility scared yorkists

Parliament of devils opinion on yorkists after rout at ludford

Condemned them as traitors

How many rebels attained at rout at ludford

27 but some pardoned

Do yorkists go to parliament of devils after rout at ludford

No

When did yorkist earls land from calais at sandwich

26.6.1460

Significance of calais (1460)

Its a garrison so has an army and warwick is captain of calais

When does york return from ireland

8.9.1460

What do lancastrians do on the way back from battle of wakefield

Loot food from londoners

When was 2nd battle of st albans

17.2.1461

Lancastrian commanders at 2BoSA

Margaret, sir andrew trollope, henry beaufort, duke of somerset

Yorkist commanders at 2BoSA

Warwick (main) and lord montagu, duke of norfolk

Army sizes in 2BoSA

Lanc - 10-12k

Yorkists- 8-10k

Who won 2BoSA

Lancs

When did warwick and h6 go to st albans to intercept MoA army

12th feb

How far is London to st albans

19 miles

What went wrong at 2BoSA

Warwick found the way that lancs were coming so set up men accordingly but they came the other way so could get the king

Where did lancs come from 2BoSA

Bernards heath

Who asked king to join lanc army in 2BoSA

Thomas hoo

What did lancs display in their army once h6 joined their army 2BoSA

Royal standard

2BoSA How many lanc deaths

500

How many yorkist deaths

2k

What lanc died at 2BoSA

Sir john grey of groby

Who was made prisoner at 2BoSA

Lord montagu and berners

Who was knighted after 2BoSA

Prince edward and 30 other lancs

What happened after 2BoSA

Londoners shut the gates because of the raids so edward got himself crowned

When was battle of wakefield

20.12.1460

Who commanded lanc army at BoW

Earl of clifford, margaret of anjou

Who commanded yokist army at BoW

Duke of york

Who won battle of wake field

Lanc

Cause of BoW

MoA angry about act of accord

Casualties at battle of wakefield

• 2.9k yorkist soldiers die most others taken prisoners

• Heads displayed in york paper crown on heads

• Doy, duke of rutland and earl of salisbury died

Wheres mortimers cross

Welsh border

When was BoMC

3.2.1461

Yorkist commanders at BoMC

Earl of march

Lancastrian Commanders at BoMC

Earl of Wiltshire, earl of pembroke

Who won BoMC

Yokists

What phenomen occured at battle of mortimers cross

3 suns edward thoight it was good omen about richard of yorks 3 living sons

Lanc vs york casualties at BoMC

Few yorkist, lanc army destroyed

How many lancs died BoMc

2k in battle and pursuit

Which lancs were captured and excuted in BoMc

Owen tudor, henry scudamore and john throckmorton