How important were the actions of Margaret of Anjou in the development of the conflict?
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- How important were the actions of Margaret of Anjou in the development of the conflict?
- Immediate aftermath of the Battle of St Albans
- convinced that York was a threat to her son and his inheritance
- therefore York needed to be taking down in her opinion
- Somerset and Suffolk are now dead - they were her closest allies
- It now fell to Margaret to become the leader of the Lancastrian Faction
- She moved the court to Coventry to form the heart of the Lancastrian HQ
- convinced that York was a threat to her son and his inheritance
- Following the end of the Protectorate
- Henry had appointed York and the Nevilles in positions where they had major control of him
- She was joined by Exeter, Devon and the new Somerset and Northumberland who all hated York, in Coventry
- later joined by the King
- Henry's recovery
- Joined Margaret in Coventry
- proceeded to appoint Lancastrians in political offices under Margaret's influence
- Lawrence Booth (M's private chancellor) became Keeper of the Privy Seel
- Now under the influence of Margaret
- change in balance of power
- Now under the influence of Margaret
- Warwick, Captain of Calais
- Margaret tightened the amount of money that was sent to Calais
- Buckingham felt that Warwick went too far and allied with the Queen
- This made Margaret certain she could finally persuade the king into believing that York was plotting against him - treason
- She is also now in a place to wage war on York
- Margaret tightened the amount of money that was sent to Calais
- Immediate aftermath of the Battle of St Albans
- as a result, Warwick found it increasingly hard to pay the garrison
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