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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.' },
{'id':1411,'gmid':127,'date':'Nov 1453','title':'Somerset sent to the Tower','dets':'Edmund Beaufort, the duke of Somerset was unpopular and only kept his position of power with the support of the King. While Henry VI was ill Somerset was sent to the Tower of London. ' },
{'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 Yorkists led by Salisbury and Warwick but Warwick was able to enter the town through an unguarded spot and attack the flanks of the Lancastrian barricades. Although this battle was small it left the Duke o...' },
{'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 king and a weak Yorkist army was defeated. Richard Duke of York and his younger son escaped and fled to Ireland while Salisbury, Warwick and Edward of March (later Edward IV) fled to Calais.' },
{'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.' },
{'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 they were welcomed by the Mayor of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury.' },
{'id':3538,'gmid':197,'date':'Jul 5 1460','title':'The Earls of Warwick and March leave London','dets':'Accompanied by a large army of Yorkist supporters, the Earl of Warwick and Edward, the Earl of March left London and marched towards Northampton where the King was staying.' },
{'id':1400,'gmid':170,'date':'Jul 10 1460','title':'Battle of Northampton','dets':'The Lancastrians\'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 the Earl of Warwick wanted to talk but the Lancastrians led by the Duke of Buckingham wanted to fight. Although the Lancastrians had less men than the Yorkists, they did have control of a stronge...' },
{'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 he travelled to London. On the morning of the battle three bright lights were seen in the sky. Edward used this strange sight as a good omen. The Lancastrians were defeated and Owen Tudor was capture...' },
{'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.' },
{'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.' },
{'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. Richard and George, the young sons of the late Duke of York were put on a ship and sent to Burgundy where they would be safe from Lancastrian hands.' },
{'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 battle lasted many hours until the Lancastrians\'s line was broken. Fleeing into a river many of the Lancastrians were drowned due to their heavy armour and the rest were killed by the pursuing Yorkists.' },
{'id':1004,'gmid':136,'date':'Jun 28 1461','title':'Edward IV is crowned','dets':'The Yorkists were in control after the battle of Towton and Richard and George were brought back to England where they were made Knights of the Order of the Bath. Edward took part in the crown-wearing ceremonies at Westminster Abbey and became King of England. Shortly afterwards his younger brother George was given the title of Duke of Clarence.' },
{'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.' },
{'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.' },
{'id':2129,'gmid':144,'date':'Dec 1463','title':'English Truce with Scotland','dets':'Edward IV agreed a truce with Scotland who had lost interest in fighting for the Lancastrians and Queen Margaret. The truce was signed at York and Edward spent Christmas in the city.' },
{'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 reign Edward IV gave John Neville, Lord Montagu, the title of Earl of Northumberland and George Neville became the Archbishop of York.' },
{'id':2089,'gmid':144,'date':'Jun 1464','title':'Truce with Scotland.','dets':'Anglo-Scots truce signed at York.' },
{'id':2131,'gmid':136,'date':'May 26 1465','title':'Elizabeth crowned','dets':'Elizabeth Woodville was finally crowned Queen at Westminster Abbey.' },
{'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 defeated by a combined rebel army led by Robin of Redesdale and the Earl of Warwick who had returned from France. The battle took place at Edgecote near Banbury. Sir William Herbert and his brothe...' },
{'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 with Sir Robert near Stamford in Lincolnshire. In the battle known as Empingham (or Lose-Coat), Sir Robert was captured and confessed that the rebellion had been master-minded by the Earl of Warwic...' },
{'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 and was turned upon by John Neville, Warwick\'s brother. Although John Neville had accepted Edward as King, Edward had removed John\'s title of Earl of Northumberland earlier in the year and given it t...' },
{'id':1735,'gmid':197,'date':'Apr 11 1471','title':'London opens its gates to Edward and the Yorkists','dets':'The Earl of Warwick was in Coventry and apparently unwilling to confront Edward, so Edward and Richard marched south to London. London was under the control of Warwick\'s brother, George Neville the Archbishop of York, but the Londoners were Yorkists and they welcomed the return of their true king. Once inside the city Edward had the Archbishop arrested and along with King Henry VI put in the Towe...' },
{'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 Earl of Oxford were able to get around the Yorkists commanded by Lord Hastings. Hastings\' men fled back to London with Oxford\'s men in hot pursuit. On the other side of the battle the Yorkists, led b...' },
{'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 men had been dealt with, Richard attacked the rear of the Lancastrian line which broke apart and fled. Many of the Lancastrian leaders were caught and killed including Edward the Prince of Wales...' },
{'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.' },
{'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.' },
{'id':1633,'gmid':294,'date':'1477','title':'Edward buys Beaudesert Castle','dets':'Edward IV bought Beaudesert Castle.' },
{'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.' },
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