The Angers Agreement July 1470

The Angers Angreement was agreed in July 1470:

• This created the unlikely alliance of Richard Neville (Earl of Warwick) and Maraget of Anjou. 
• This paved the way for the short lived 'readeption govt' of Henry VI. 
• Louis XI of France decided to arrange for a reconciliation between Warwick and his bitter enemy Margaret of Anjou, hoping a Lancastrian England, dominated by Warwick, would ally with France. 
• On the 22nd July 1470, Warwick and Margaret met at Angers Cathedral, and she pardoned him after forcing him sit on his knees in front of her. 
• The 2 sides then came to an agreement:
  • Warwick agreed to invade England and restore Henry VI to power.
  • Jasper Tudor would accompany him as the Lancastrian representative.
  • Margaret and Prince Edward would travel to England once it was safe. 
• In return, Warwick's younger daughter Anne, would marry Prince Edward, who were officially betrothed on the 25th July 1470 in Angers Cathedral, and would be married in December. 

The outcome of the Angers Agreement was successful:

• Warwick's invasion had succeeded.
• Henry VI was back on the throne. 
• Edward IV was in exile in Flanders. 
• Warwick's ally in his revolts, Edward's brother George, Duke of Clarence, would become Duke of York. 
• George was also acknowledged as heir to the throne if the Lancastrian dynasty failed.