| Year | Day/Month | Title |
| Henry VI (1422 - 1461) |
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1453 | Oct |  Prince Edward is born
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| | King Henry's only son was born. |
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| | Edward IV (1461 - 1470) |
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1463 | Summer | Queen Margaret returns to France
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| | Her invasion plans in ruin, Margaret decided to return to France. She took Prince Edward with her. |
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| | Edward IV (1471 restored - 1483) |
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1471 | Apr 14 | Queen Margaret lands at Weymouth
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| | Queen Margaret (wife of Henry VI) and her son Edward the prince of Wales landed at Weymouth on the very same day as the battle of Barnet. Their intention was to assist the Earl of Warwick, but she arrived too late. Determined to avenge the Barnet defeat, the Queen and her army marched north towards Wales and men she could count on to join her army. Edward had thought of this and to cut the Queen off from Wales, had taken control of the bridges across the River Severn. |
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| May 4 | The Battle of Tewkesbury
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| | The Yorkists led by Edward and Richard met the Lancastrians at Tewkesbury. Richard was able to outflank the Lancastrians led by Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. Once Somerset's men had been dealt with, Richard attacked the rear of the Lancastrian line which broke apart and fled. Many of the Lancastrian leaders were caught and killed including Edward the Prince of Wales. |
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