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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
1444	Apr	Treaty of Tours
	May 24	Betrothal of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou
1445	Apr 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

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Episodes

War of the Roses

1447

Henry VI and Joan of Arc

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

Medieval and Middle Ages History Timelines - 10 year overview for 1440

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