EK work - Eiv 1st reign

EIV's first rule 1461 - 1470

Establishing himself as King:

• Proclaimed king 4th March 1461
  > refused to be crowned until after he destroyed other king and brought peace
• Needed to defeat the Lancastrians
  > funding campaign
     ~ London pro-Yorkists (since July 1460 lent over £4,000) + extra £4,000
     ~ aquired loans from merchants + religious houses
  > recruiting men
     ~ made up of attainders in own estates in Wales + Welsh Marshes
     ~ 6th March 1461 issued proclamation any HVI supporters w/in 10days recieve pardon + 100 marks/yr
  > reached Towton army evenly matched 50,000 each 28/9 March 1461
     ~ EIV kingly leadership
     ~ HVI, Anjou and Prince of Wales escaped to Scotland
  > crowned king of England and France 28th June 1461

Dealing with the Lancastrian Threat:

• HVI, Queen + Prince Edward able to stir up trouble w/ support of foreign powers (eg. Scotland + France)
  > provide rallying points for Lancastrian supporters (NE)
  >Towton helped remove great powers
     ~ eg. Clifford + Northumberland
• Didn't seem in position to cause serious probs
  > mental King + unpopular Queen
• Took over 3 yrs to deal w/ prob
  > large amount of supporters in Wales and North East
  > Percy's , Cliffords. Exeter and Somerset

Henry VI -

• Figurehead Lancastrian cause
  > HVI still command support in England
• Support from L-families, foreign powers (+ dislike for EIV)
  > want HVI to regain crown after own gain
• 1462 v few local gentry support HVI cause
• 1464: Lancastrians 2 defeats in north (by Yorkist force led by John Neville)
  > Hedgeley Moor
  > Hexham
     ~ HVI -> NW , Anjou + son -> France
• HVI in tower July 1465
  > not killed (until EIV 2nd reign)
     ~ may have put more hopes on Prince = more probs
  > betrayed by local genrty

Margaret of Anjou - 

• Underestimated determination to…