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 Henry (VI, King of England 1422-1461, 1470-1471)
1440 Tattershall Castle brick tower construction
  Herstmonceux Castle construction
  Harfleur captured by the English
  Construction of Caister Castle
  Eton College, Cambridge founded
  Katla Volcano Eruption
 Summer Richard of York re-appointed Lieutentant-general
1441 King's College, Cambridge founded
 Summer Duke of York in Normandy
1442 Calais relieved by Edmund Beaufort
 Apr 28 Future Edward IV is born
 Dec Henry VI's legal majority
1444Apr Treaty of Tours
 May 24 Betrothal of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou
1445Apr 23 Marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou
 May 30 Margaret of Anjou crowned
1446 Henry VI receives the Golden Rose
1447 Edmund Beaufort appointed lieutenant of France
  Nicholas V becomes Pope
 Feb 23 Death of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
 Qtr 4 Richard, Duke of York, Lieutenant of Ireland
1448 Constantine XI Dragases becomes Emperor
1449 Richard Neville becomes Earl of Warwick
 Mar Fougeres captured by the English
 Nov Siege of Rouen
Other Key People 
 Beaufort, Edmund (2nd Duke of Somerset)
 Richard (Duke of York)
 Charles (VII, King of France 1422-1461)
 Margaret (of Anjou)
 Humphrey (Duke of Gloucester)
 Pole, William de la (Duke of Suffolk)
 Neville, Richard (Earl of Warwick, 'The Kingmaker')
Episodes 
 War of the Roses
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1447 Edmund Beaufort appointed lieutenant of France

 Henry VI and Joan of Arc
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1440 Harfleur captured by the English
1441 Summer Duke of York in Normandy
1442 Calais relieved by Edmund Beaufort
1444 Apr Treaty of Tours
1449 Mar Fougeres captured by the English
  Nov Siege of Rouen
Military Building Construction 
1440 Tattershall Castle brick tower construction
  Herstmonceux Castle construction
  Construction of Caister Castle
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Medieval and Middle Ages History Timelines - 10 year overview for 1440
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