- 1460s in England
Events from the
1460s inEngland .Incumbents
Monarch -
Henry VI of England (to 4 March 1461),Edward IV of England Events
* 1460
**15 January - French raidSandwich, Kent and capture the royal fleet.
**10 July -Wars of the Roses : At the Battle of Northampton,Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and Edward, Earl of March defeat a Lancastrian army and seize King Henry VI.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=183–185]
**10 October -Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York claims the throne in London.
**24 October - Parliament passes theAct of Accord , proclaiming Richard of York as the heir to the throne.
**30 December - Wars of the Roses: At theBattle of Wakefield , a decisive Lancastrian victory is won and Richard of York is killed.
* 1461
**2 February - Wars of the Roses: At theBattle of Mortimer's Cross , Yorkist troops led by Edward, Earl of March defeat Lancastrians underOwen Tudor and his son Jasper.
**17 February - Wars of the Roses: At theSecond Battle of St Albans , Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick's army is defeated by a Lancastrian force under Queen Margaret, who recovers control of her husband.
**4 March - Edward, Earl of March proclaimed as KingEdward IV of England in London.
**28 March - Wars of the Roses: The indecisiveBattle of Ferrybridge is fought.
**29 March - Wars of the Roses: At theBattle of Towton , the bloodiest battle ever fought on British soil,cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006|pages=90] the Earl of March defeats Queen Margaret to make good his claim to the English throne.
**25 April - Henry cedesBerwick upon Tweed toScotland .
**28 June - Coronation of King Edward IV.
* 1462
**25 October - Queen Margaret leads an abortive invasion of northern England with French support.
* 1463
**8 October -Truce of Hesdin ends French support for the Lancastrians.
** Importation of foreignplaying card s banned to protect English manufacturers.
* 1464
**25 April - Wars of the Roses: At theBattle of Hedgeley Moor , Yorkist forces under John Neville defeat Lancastrians under SirRalph Percy , who is killed.
**1 May - Edward IV secretly marriesElizabeth Woodville . He keeps the marriage a secret until14 September .
**15 May - Wars of the Roses: At theBattle of Hexham , Neville defeats the Lancastrian army.
**11 June - Fifteen year-truce with Scotland signed.
* 1465
** May - Coronation of Elizabeth Woodville as Queen Consort.
**24 July - Former King Henry VI is captured by Yorkist forces and imprisoned in theTower of London .
** Reform of the coinage, including introduction of the Angel and the Rose Noble.
** Re-foundation ofQueen's College, Cambridge by Queen Elizabeth.
* 1466
* 1467
** Archbishop George Neville dismissed asChancellor of England .
* 1468
**3 July - marriage ofCharles the Bold , Duke ofBurgundy toMargaret of York , sister of Edward IV.
**29 July - Hansa merchants expelled from London; war breaks out with theHanseatic League .
** First recorded English use of the rack intorture .
* 1469
** June - A Lancastrian revolt led 'Robin of Redesdale ' spreads fromYorkshire toLancashire .cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 128-131|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
** July - Earl of Warwick joins the rebels.
**26 July - Wars of the Roses: Lancastrian victory at theBattle of Edgecote Moor .
**29 July - King Edward arrested and imprisoned after his army abandons him.
** September - Edward released following widespread rioting.Births
* 1460
**Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley (died 1532)
**Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester (died 1526)
* 1461
**Nicholas West , bishop and diplomat (died 1533)
* 1462
**Edmund Dudley , minister of Henry VII (died 1510)
* 1465
**William Cornysh , composer (died 1523)
* 1466
**11 February -Elizabeth of York , queen of Henry VII (died 1503)
* 1467
** January -John Colet , churchman and educational pioneer (died 1519)
**11 August -Mary of York , daughter of King Edward IV (d. 1482)
**John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners , translator (died 1553)
**John Yonge , ecclesiastic and diplomatist (died 1516)
**William Latimer , churchman and scholar (died 1545)
* 1469
**20 March -Cecily of York , princess (died 1507)Deaths
* 1460
**10 July (at the Battle of Northampton)
***Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham , military leader (born1402 )
***John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury (born c. 1413)
**30 December -Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York , claimant to the English throne (killed in battle) (born 1411)
**31 December
***Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury , politician (executed) (born 1400)
***Edmund, Earl of Rutland , brother of KingsEdward IV of England andRichard III of England (executed) (born 1443)
**Reginald Pecock , prelate and writer (born c. 1395)
* 1461
**28 March -John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford (in battle) (born 1435)
**29 March (at theBattle of Towton )
***Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (born 1421)
***Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles (born 1406)
**John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (born 1415)
* 1462
**26 February -John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (born 1408)
* 1464
**15 May -Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (executed) (born 1436)
**17 May -Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros , politician (executed) (born 1427)
**John Capgrave , historian and theologian (born 1393)
* 1465
**14 January -Thomas Beckington , statesman and prelate (born c. 1390)
**John Hardyng , chronicler (born 1378)
* 1468
**14 June -Margaret Beauchamp , Countess (born 1404)
**30 June -Lady Eleanor Talbot (year of birth unknown)
* 1469
**12 August -Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers (executed) (born 1412)References
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