Richard Duke of York Timeline

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1411 CE - 1460 CE

Life of Richard, Duke of York.
22 Sep 1411 CE

Richard, future 3rd Duke of York, is born.
1422 CE - 1461 CE

First reign of Henry VI of England.
c. 1429 CE

Richard, Duke of York marries Cecily Neville.
1436 CE

Tax records show that Richard, Duke of York is the richest man in England.
1436 CE - 1437 CE

Richard, Duke of York leads an army in France.
1440 CE - 1445 CE

Richard, Duke of york leads an army in France for a second time.
28 Apr 1442 CE

Birth of Edward of York, Earl of March, son of Richard, Duke of York and future Edward IV of England.
1447 CE

Richard, Duke of York is the king's lieutenant in Ireland.
1450 CE

There is a rebellion in England led by Jack Cade.
Feb 1452 CE - Mar 1452 CE

Richard, Duke of York launches a failed by marching his army to Dartford.
2 Oct 1452 CE

Birth of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, future Richard III of England, at Fotheringhay Castle.
1453 CE

Henry VI of England suffers his first episode of insanity.
13 Oct 1453 CE

Birth of Edward, the only son of Henry VI of England.
Mar 1454 CE

Richard, Duke of York is made Protector of the Realm.
1455 CE - 1487 CE

Wars of the Roses in England.
1455 CE

Richard, Duke of York imprisons his rival the Earl of Somerset in the Tower of London.
22 May 1455 CE

Richard, Duke of York wins the Battle of St. Albans and the Earl of Somerset is killed.
Nov 1455 CE

Richard, Duke of York is made the Protector of the Realm for a second time.
25 Mar 1458 CE

‘Loveday’, Henry VI of England's attempt to reconcile the Yorkists and Lancastrians.
1459 CE

The 'Parliament of Devils' identifies Richard, Duke of York as a traitor. The duke flees to Ireland.
12 Oct 1459 CE

An army led by Queen Margaret defeats Richard, Duke of York at the Battle of Ludford Bridge.
10 Jul 1460 CE

A Yorkist army led by Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick and Edward, Earl of March defeats Queen Margaret’s army at Northampton. Henry VI of England is captured.
24 Oct 1460 CE

The Act of Accord identifies Richard, Duke of York as the official heir of Henry VI of England.
30 Dec 1460 CE

Richard, Duke of York is killed at the Battle of Wakefield.