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1411 - 1460Life of Richard, Duke of York.
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22 Sep 1411Richard, future 3rd Duke of York, is born.
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1422 - 1461First reign of Henry VI of England.
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c. 1429Richard, Duke of York marries Cecily Neville.
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1436Tax records show that Richard, Duke of York is the richest man in England.
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1436 - 1437Richard, Duke of York leads an army in France.
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1440 - 1445Richard, Duke of york leads an army in France for a second time.
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28 Apr 1442Birth of Edward of York, Earl of March, son of Richard, Duke of York and future Edward IV of England.
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1447Richard, Duke of York is the king's lieutenant in Ireland.
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1450There is a rebellion in England led by Jack Cade.
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Feb 1452 - Mar 1452Richard, Duke of York launches a failed by marching his army to Dartford.
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2 Oct 1452Birth of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, future Richard III of England, at Fotheringhay Castle.
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1453Henry VI of England suffers his first episode of insanity.
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13 Oct 1453Birth of Edward, the only son of Henry VI of England.
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Mar 1454Richard, Duke of York is made Protector of the Realm.
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1455 - 1487Wars of the Roses in England.
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1455Richard, Duke of York imprisons his rival the Earl of Somerset in the Tower of London.
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22 May 1455Richard, Duke of York wins the Battle of St. Albans and the Earl of Somerset is killed.
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Nov 1455Richard, Duke of York is made the Protector of the Realm for a second time.
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25 Mar 1458‘Loveday’, Henry VI of England's attempt to reconcile the Yorkists and Lancastrians.
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1459The 'Parliament of Devils' identifies Richard, Duke of York as a traitor. The duke flees to Ireland.
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12 Oct 1459An army led by Queen Margaret defeats Richard, Duke of York at the Battle of Ludford Bridge.
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10 Jul 1460A Yorkist army led by Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick and Edward, Earl of March defeats Queen Margaret’s army at Northampton. Henry VI of England is captured.
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24 Oct 1460The Act of Accord identifies Richard, Duke of York as the official heir of Henry VI of England.
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30 Dec 1460Richard, Duke of York is killed at the Battle of Wakefield.
