General Notes

Warwick, Richard Neville, Earl of (1428-71), English statesman, called
the Kingmaker, eldest son of the 1st earl of Salisbury.
In 1449, Henry VI, king of England, granted Neville the earldom of
Warwick, which had belonged to Neville's wife's family. During the Wars
of the Roses, he supported the Yorkist faction. He was rewarded with the
governorship of Calais in France in 1456. He took part in the Yorkist
victories at Northampton in 1460 and at Towton in 1461.
Henry was deposed from the throne of England and the Yorkist Edward IV
was proclaimed king in 1461. Warwick then virtually ruled the kingdom
until 1464. Increasingly at odds with Edward, he fled to France in 1470
and allied himself with Margaret of Anjou, whose husband, the deposed
Henry VI, was being held prisoner in the Tower of London. That same year
Warwick invaded England as a Lancastrian and defeated Edward IV. Warwick
had Henry released from imprisonment in September 1470 and restored him
to the throne. When Edward IV returned and the Yorkists rallied to his
banner, Warwick was outmaneuvered. He was slain in the Battle of Barnet.
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Warwick, Richard Neville, Earl of (1428-71), English statesman, called
the Kingmaker, eldest son of the 1st earl of Salisbury.
In 1449, Henry VI, king of England, granted Neville the earldom of
Warwick, which had belonged to Neville's wife's family. During the Wars
of the Roses, he supported the Yorkist faction. He was rewarded with the
governorship of Calais in France in 1456. He took part in the Yorkist
victories at Northampton in 1460 and at Towton in 1461.
Henry was deposed from the throne of England and the Yorkist Edward IV
was proclaimed king in 1461. Warwick then virtually ruled the kingdom
until 1464. Increasingly at odds with Edward, he fled to France in 1470
and allied himself with Margaret of Anjou, whose husband, the deposed
Henry VI, was being held prisoner in the Tower of London. That same year
Warwick invaded England as a Lancastrian and defeated Edward IV. Warwick
had Henry released from imprisonment in September 1470 and restored him
to the throne. When Edward IV returned and the Yorkists rallied to his
banner, Warwick was outmaneuvered. He was slain in the Battle of Barnet.
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