Why were the Lancastrians able to mount credible challenge to Edward IV in 1460
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- Why were the Lancastrians able to mount challenge to Edward IV in 1460?
- Discontent in England
- Strong Lancastrian loyalties in the North
- Neville hosts uprisings on the Northern Borders
- People felt the alliance with Burgundy favoured them, over England
- Edward pockets taxes collected for a French war
- People see Edward not prioritising the people of England and the economy
- Strong Lancastrian loyalties in the North
- Edward's Mistakes
- Retracts Montagu's earldom, in favour of Percy, and appoints him Marquis instead
- Angers Montagu; feels he has been betrayed
- Triggers his movement of alliance with Warwick against Edward
- Angers Montagu; feels he has been betrayed
- Marries Elizabeth Woodville for love
- Humiliating for Warwick; was negotiating a marriage for a French queen
- This would have been financially beneficial and increased trade - improving English prosperities
- Humiliating for Warwick; was negotiating a marriage for a French queen
- Retracts Montagu's earldom, in favour of Percy, and appoints him Marquis instead
- Actions of Warwick
- Inspires Rensdale and Holderness uprisings in Yorkshire in 1469
- Distributes manifestos against the King's 'evil advisors' in the North
- Warwick captures Edward in July 1469 after returning from Calais
- Returns to France to meet Louis and MoA - forms the alliance to replace Edward
- Louis XI
- Takes a Lancastrian stance against Edward IV
- Initiates an alliance and agreement between MoA and Warwick to replace Henry VI back on the throne - July 1969
- Dislikes that Edward chose to trade with Burgundy over France
- Takes a Lancastrian stance against Edward IV
- Discontent in England
- Actions of Warwick
- Inspires Rensdale and Holderness uprisings in Yorkshire in 1469
- Distributes manifestos against the King's 'evil advisors' in the North
- Warwick captures Edward in July 1469 after returning from Calais
- Returns to France to meet Louis and MoA - forms the alliance to replace Edward
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