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{'id':1021,'gmid':295, 'date':'Apr 28 1442','title':'Future Edward IV is born','dets':'Edward was born on April 28th in Rouen in Normandy. His father was Richard, Duke of York, the great-grandson of Edward III. Richard was acting as Henry VI\'s lieutenant-general in France. <a href="hstt57.htm#J1021">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1415,'gmid':168, 'date':'May 22 1455','title':'Battle of St. Albans','dets':'The King had by his side at St. Albans the Dukes of Somerset and Buckingham, Lords Pembroke, Northumberland and Devon and around 2,000 Lancastrian men. They tried to hold the town against the... <a href="hstt58.htm#J1415">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1420,'gmid':171, 'date':'Oct 12 1459','title':'Battle of Ludford Bridge','dets':'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... <a href="hstt58.htm#J1420">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1475,'gmid':211, 'date':'Jun 26 1460','title':'Earls of March and Warwick land in England','dets':'Once the Yorkist army had secured Sandwich the Earls of March and Warwick arrived from Calais. They had a force of around 2,000 and the support of the Kentish men. <a href="hstt58.htm#J1475">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1476,'gmid':21, 'date':'Jul 2 1460','title':'Yorkists enter London','dets':'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... <a href="hstt58.htm#J1476">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1400,'gmid':170, 'date':'Jul 10 1460','title':'Battle of Northampton','dets':'The Lancastrian\'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... <a href="hstt58.htm#J1400">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1904,'gmid':167, 'date':'Feb 2 1461','title':'Battle of Mortimers Cross','dets':'Edward Earl of March, now the heir to the English throne, showed off his military skills at the Battle of Mortimer\'s Cross in Herefordshire. The Lancastrians with Welsh support had caught Edward as... <a href="hstt58.htm#J1904">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1900,'gmid':197, 'date':'Feb 27 1461','title':'Yorkists enter London','dets':'Edward and Warwick were allowed to enter the city of London. The citizens of London had refused to let the Queen enter and so she returned north with the King. <a href="hstt58.htm#J1900">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1018,'gmid':197, 'date':'Mar 4 1461','title':'Edward IV is proclaimed king','dets':'Edward, the Earl of March, was crowned Edward IV of England at London by the available peers and public acclamation. <a href="hstt58.htm#J1018">(more)</a>' },
{'id':2404,'gmid':197, 'date':'Mar 13 1461','title':'Edward leaves London','dets':'Edward IV with a large army left London to march north and face the Lancastrians. <a href="hstt58.htm#J2404">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1922,'gmid':165, 'date':'Mar 29 1461','title':'Battle of Towton','dets':'This was the bloodiest battle of the War of the Roses and was fought in a snowstorm at Towton in Yorkshire. Both the Lancastrian and Yorkist armies were large having possibly 40,000 men each. The... <a href="hstt58.htm#J1922">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1004,'gmid':136, 'date':'Jun 28 1461','title':'Edward IV is crowned','dets':'Edward takes part in the crown-wearing ceremonies. <a href="hstt58.htm#J1004">(more)</a>' },
{'id':2493,'gmid':2, 'date':'Mar 1463','title':'Northumbrian castles fall to Lancastrians','dets':'Sir Ralph Percy, the constable in charge of Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh castles, defected and allowed the Lancastrians to take control. Alnwick Castle fell to the Lancastrians shortly afterwards. <a href="hstt58.htm#J2493">(more)</a>' },
{'id':2129,'gmid':144, 'date':'Dec 1463','title':'Truce with Scotland','dets':'Edward agreed a truce with Scotland, signed at York. Edward spent Christmas in the city. <a href="hstt58.htm#J2129">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1712,'gmid':151, 'date':'Dec 1463','title':'Duke of Somerset rebels','dets':'Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset and Lancastrian supporters rebelled against Edward and used Bamburgh Castle as a base. <a href="hstt58.htm#J1712">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1711,'gmid':163, 'date':'May 1464','title':'Battle of Hexham','dets':'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... <a href="hstt58.htm#J1711">(more)</a>' },
{'id':2089,'gmid':144, 'date':'Jun 1464','title':'Truce with Scotland.','dets':'Anglo-Scots truce signed at York. <a href="hstt58.htm#J2089">(more)</a>' },
{'id':2131,'gmid':136, 'date':'May 26 1465','title':'Elizabeth crowned','dets':'Elizabeth Woodville was finally crowned Queen at Westminster Abbey. <a href="hstt58.htm#J2131">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1398,'gmid':158, 'date':'Jul 26 1469','title':'Battle  of Edgecote','dets':'Edward\'s army was insufficient to deal with the rebels alone and he had moved them to Nottingham to wait for a larger army to join them led by Sir William Herbert. Pembroke\'s army was attacked and... <a href="hstt58.htm#J1398">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1723,'gmid':162, 'date':'Mar 12 1470','title':'Lincolnshire rebellion','dets':'A rebellion had begun in Lincolnshire early in the year and had been mostly been dealt with by Edward, but Sir Robert (Welles ?) had escaped capture and was still on the run. Edward finally caught up... <a href="hstt58.htm#J1723">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1727,'gmid':293, 'date':'Sep 13 1470','title':'Warwick lands in England','dets':'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... <a href="hstt58.htm#J1727">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1735,'gmid':197, 'date':'Apr 11 1471','title':'London falls to Edward','dets':'The Earl of Warwick was in Coventry and apparently unwilling to confront Edward, so Edward marched south to London. London was under the control of Warwick\'s brother, George Neviile the Archbishop of... <a href="hstt58.htm#J1735">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1736,'gmid':161, 'date':'Apr 14 1471','title':'The Battle of Barnet','dets':'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... <a href="hstt58.htm#J1736">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1738,'gmid':157, 'date':'May 4 1471','title':'The Battle of Tewkesbury','dets':'The Yorkists led by Edward and Richard met the Lancastrians at Tewkesbury. Richard was able to outflank the Lancastrians led by Edmund Beaufort, the self-proclaimed Duke of Somerset. Once Somerset\'s... <a href="hstt58.htm#J1738">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1740,'gmid':127, 'date':'May 21 1471','title':'The murder of Henry VI','dets':'Edward arrived back in London and that night Henry VI was murdered at the Tower of London. <a href="hstt58.htm#J1740">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1633,'gmid':294, 'date':' 1477','title':'Edward buys Beaudesert Castle','dets':'Edward IV bought Beaudesert Castle. <a href="hstt59.htm#J1633">(more)</a>' },
{'id':1542,'gmid':141, 'date':' 1477','title':'Work starts on St. George\'s Chapel ','dets':'The construction of the massive church at Windsor Castle was begun by Edward IV. The church was not completed until 1528 in the reign of Henry VIII some fifty years later. <a href="hstt59.htm#J1542">(more)</a>' },
{'id':2137,'gmid':127, 'date':'Jun 1477','title':'Clarence arrested','dets':'George Duke of Clarence was accused of being involved in a plot to kill Edward and the Prince of Wales by means of \'black magic\'. He was taken to the Tower of London. <a href="hstt59.htm#J2137">(more)</a>' },
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