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1455 in England

Events from the year 1455 in England.

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Henry VI
  • Lord Chancellor – Thomas Bourchier
  • Lord Privy Seal – Thomas Lisieux

Events

  • May – The garrison of English Calais mutinies over pay arrears.
  • 22 May – Richard, Duke of York defeats the army of Henry VI at the First Battle of St Albans. Henry is captured, marking the beginning of the Wars of the Roses.
  • 23 October – Bonville–Courtenay feud in Devon: Thomas Courtenay, heir to the Earl of Devon, arranges the murder of lawyer Nicholas Radford.
  • 19 November – The Duke of York is reinstated as Lord Protector, acting as regent for the King.
  • November–December – Bonville–Courtenay feud leads to continued rioting and rebellion in Devon including sacking of Exeter.
  • 15 December – The first battle of Clyst Heath is fought as part of the Bonville–Courtenay feud
  • Unknown – Earliest known reference to knitting in England.
  • Unknown – The Importation Act is passed in order to protect the English silk industry

Births

  • Marquess of Dorset, nobleman and courtier (died 1501)
  • John Spencer, landowner (died 1522)

Deaths

  • John Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Masham, politician (born 1388)
  • Thomas de Strickland, soldier (born 1367)
  • At the First Battle of St Albans (22 May)
    • Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, politician (born 1393)
    • Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, commander (born 1406)
    • Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford (born 1425)

References

References

  1. Storey, R. L.. (1966). "The End of the House of Lancaster". Barrie & Rockliffe.
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