Although York was killed at Wakefield (December 30, 1460), and Henry was recaptured by the Lancastrians at the second Battle of St. Albans (February 17, 1461), York’s heir was proclaimed king as Edward IV in London on March 4. Routed at Towton in Yorkshire (March 29), Henry fled ...
Henry IV n 1.(Biography) 1050–1106, Holy Roman Emperor (1084–1105) and king of Germany (1056–1105). He was excommunicated by Pope Gregory VII, whom he deposed (1084) 2.(Biography) surnamedBolingbroke.1367–1413, first Lancastrian king of England (1399–1413); son of John of Gaunt:...
On December 25, 1843, Henry pledged to marry Elizabeth of York, the eldest daughter of Edward IV and heir. Richard III tried to capture Henry from Brittany, but Henry managed to escape to France where he was warmly welcomed, then acquired supplies and troops as he prepared for a second in...
Predecessor Henry IV Successor Henry VI Regent of France Regency 21 May 1420 – 31 August 1422 Monarch Charles VI Born 16 September 1386Monmouth Castle, Wales Died 31 August 1422 (aged 35)Château de Vincennes, Kingdom of France Burial 7 November 1422 Westminster Abbey, London Spouse Catherine...
her father considered a marriage alliance between England and Scotland. The agreement formally betrothed Cecily by proxy in a ceremony in Edinburgh on October 26, 1474, to the infant son ofJames III, King of Scots, the futureJames IV. King Edward planned on invading France and needed peace wi...
Margaret took an active role in the struggle. She outlawed the Yorkist leaders in 1459, refusing recognition of York as Henry's heir. In 1460, York was killed. His son Edward, then duke of York and later Edward IV, allied with Richard Neville, earl of Warwick, as leaders of the York...
A primary source of disagreement was Henry Junior's keenness to claim the throne of France, as he believed this was the right of all English kings. Henry IV was not interested in causing an inevitable war. Henry V acceded to the throne on the 21st of March, 1413. His coronation on th...
b.(“Henry of Navarre”) 1553–1610, king of France 1589–1610: first of the Bourbon kings. 5.Henry V,1387–1422, king of England 1413–22 (son of Henry IV of Bolingbroke). 6.Henry VI,1421–71, king of England 1422–61, 1470–71 (son of Henry V). ...
Edward IV sent Roger Vaughan to arrest Henry and Jasper. Vaughan was captured and executed and the two men escaped to Tenby and took a ship, heading for France but landing in Brittany late in the month after a stormy voyage. Francis II, Duke of Brittany, offered them asylum but under ...