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Lincolnshire, rising in, 92-95 Lingard, John, 507 Lisle, Edward Grey, Lord, 255, 362 Little Princes, see Edward V and

York, Richard, Duke of (sons of

Edward IV) London, 22, 32, 39, 40, 57, 77, 87, 100,

114, 120, 140, i8i r 191, 218, 262-63,

2 99> 303» 333* 334» 33<^ 3 62 » 399> 4°°i 451; threatened by Queen Margaret, 43-44; scene of famous joust, 74-75; receives Edward and Richard (1471), 104-06; welcomes Edward V, 217; wonders about Richard's intentions, 256; its importance to House of York, 269-70; description of, 276-84; defended by Norfolk, 325-26; during Christmas of 1484, 365-66 London, Bishop of, his palace, 47,105,

217,219

Lorenzo the Magnificent, 295 Lose-Coat Field, battle of (1470), 94 Louis XI, King of France, 53, 64, 71, 72, 73, 78, 96, 100, 101, 123, 128, 129, 140, 141, 143, 144, 162, 171, 172, 174, 183, 184, 188, 189, 231, 264, 304,311,

35 2 > 355» 357» 39 6 > 454» 4 6 9» flatters Warwick, 67-68; confers with Warwick at Rouen, 76; reconciles Warwick and Margaret of Anjou, 98-99; counters Edward's invasion and signs treaty of Picquigny (1475), 135-37; sefi ks Richard's good will, 138; reveals Clarence's ambition, 146; his campaign against

593

Burgundy and treaty of Arras (1482), 174-75; in'last illness, 295-96; relations with Richard III, 306-307

Lovell, Francis, Viscount, 152, 301, 309,323, 324, 339, 353, 362, 375, 382, 398, 400, 414, 432, 440, 442, 443, 450, 451; with Richard at Middleham, 51-52; his devotion to Richard, 229; at Richard's coronation, 273-75; elected Knight of the Garter, 380; invades England with Lincoln, 445-49

Lovell, Sir Thomas, 475

Loyetulte me lie, 132, 216, 419, 441

Ludlow, 34-37, 183

Luther, Martin, 295

Lydgate, John, 280

Lyle, Robert, Lord, 360

Lynom, Thomas, 375, 390-91

MachiavelH, Niccolo, 295 Mainbier, George de, 310 Malory, Sir Thomas, 409 Mancini, Dominic, 150, 198, 203, 208,

219, 241, 263, 280-81, 283, 290, 387,

467-68, 470, 511, 512 Marche, Olivier de la, 74-75 Margaret, daughter of George, Duke

of Clarence, 149 Margaret, daughter of Henry VII,

455 Margaret, daughter of Maximilian,

175

Margaret, sister of Richard III, Duchess, then Dowager Duchess, of Burgundy, 18, 29, 33, 40, 62, 68, 73, 78, 101, 134, 143-44, 147, 150,

445

Margaret of Anjou, Queen of Henry VI of England, 52,53, 54, 57, 72, 78, 100, 103, 104., 106, 123-24, 165, 289, 382; her policy and actions (1445-1452), 18-24; her policy and actions (1453-1461) and defeat at Towton, 31-45; reconciled with Warwick, 98-99; lands in England and marches to Tewkesbury, 115-16; captured, 120; her last days, 140

RICHARD THE THIRD

Market Bosworth, 56, 429, 430

Markham, Sir Clements R., 486, 508-

"509

Markham, John, Chief Justice, 79

Mary of Burgundy, daughter and heiress of Charles, Duke of Burgundy, 143-44, 14^1 i?4i 2 59

Maximilian of Austria, husband of the above, 174, 183, 224, 304, 306, 35<5, 357>359> 3<5i,452

Meredith, John ap, 412

Metcalfe, James, 50

Metcalfe, Miles, 152, 155, 159, 460-62

Metcalfe, Thomas, 347

Michelangelo, 295

Middleham Castle, 49-52, 86-87, 125, 127, 128, 132, 149, 150, 192, 286, 388, 519-2072

Milanese ambassador, 123,456

Milford Haven, 409, 411

Moleynes, Adam de, Bishop of Chich-ester, 18, 21

Moleynes, Robert Hungerford, Lord, 30

Molinet, Jean, 487

Mongomery, Sir Thomas, 82, 432

Montagu, John Neville, Lord, Earl of Northumberland (1464-1470), Marquess of Montagu, 48, 52, 53, 64, 67, 70, 71, 81, 91, 94, 98, 104, 124, 130; wins victories of Hedgeley Moor and Hexham (1464), 56-57; loyal to Edward, 77, 87-88; created Marquess of Montagu, 95; turns against Edward, 99; allows Edward's army to slip by him, 102-03; at Barnet, his death, 110-14

More, John, 294-95

More, Sir Thomas, 171, 174, 184, 219, 285, 295, 302, 314, 315, 316, 453, 470, 471-74, 476-79, 480, 481, 488, 489, 493> 495» 49 8 ~5° I > 5°3» 5°5> 5 IO » 5"> 5i3> 5H

Morgan, John, 294-95, 410, 411

Morley, Henry Lovel, Lord, 309, 377, 400, 483

Mortimer's Cross, battle of (1461), 43* 187

Morton, John, Bishop of Ely, 191,

198, 225, 237, 240-44, 247, 248, 250, 255* 3*3> US* 3*6* 326, 328, 331, 339> 358, 394, 488, 489, 499, 500; his character and career, 241-42; conspires with Buckingham, 319-21

Morton's Fork, 241

Mountjoy, John Blount, Lord, son of Walter, 364

Mountjoy, Walter Blount, Lord, 61, 88

Mowbray, Lady Anne, 147, 262

Nanfan, Sir Richard, 475 Nesfeld, John, 312, 345, 354 Neville, Anne, wife of Richard III, Duchess of Gloucester and later Queen of England, 67, 96, 115, 128, 130, 149, 151, 177, 193, 195, 234, 239, 252, 267-68, 303, 361, 395; as a child at Middleham Castle, 50-51; betrothed to Edward, son of Henry VI, 98-99; in France, 123, 53072; in Clarence's hands, 124-26, 53072; marries Richard, 127-28; becomes member of Corpus Christi Guild, 156; arrives in London (1483), 237; in procession from Tower to Westminster, 272-73; crowned, 273-74; received at York, 308-10; during Christmas celebration (1483), 334; at Cambridge with Richard, 348-49; grief-stricken at son's death, 349; dying, 365, 369; Richard's relations with, 387; her death and burial, 393 Neville, Cicely, see York, Duchess of Neville, George, Bishop of Exeter, later Archbishop of York, Lord Chancellor (1460-1467), 53, 58, 63, 64, 66, 70, 74, 76-77, 82, 85, 86, 87-88, 100, 104,105, 128, 130, 416, 521-52571 Neville, George, son of John Neville,

see Bedford, Duke of Neville, Humphrey, of Brancepeth,

87 Neville, Isabel, see Clarence, Duchess

of Neville, John, see Montagu, Lord

Neville, Ralph, see Westmorland. ** Earl of

Neville, Richard, father of Richard, " Earl of Warwick, see Salisbury, * Earl of

Neville, Richard, see Warwick, Earl of

Neville, Sir Thomas, 42

Norfolk, Dowager Duchess of, 61

Norfolk, John Howard, Duke of, 82, 97, 106, 136, 190, 198, 218, 222-23, 225-26, 240, 247, 251, 261-62, 265, 335i 353» 3&>, 3 6 ^ 37*, 377» 380, 399, 406, 444; wins naval victory over Scots (1482), 164; his character and career, 229-34; created Duke of Norfolk, 271; takes action against Buckingham's rebellion, 325-26; arrays men against Henry Tudor's invasion, 414-16; joins Richard at Leicester, 422-24; his movements before Bosworth, and death, 436-40

Norfolk, John Mowbray, Duke of (d. 1461), 33

Norfolk, John Mowbray, Duke of (d. 1476), son of the above, 53, 82-83, 87, 100, in, 120, 262

Norfolk, Margaret, Duchess of, wife of John Howard, 273-74

Northampton, 206-12, 541-4272

Northampton, battle of (1460), 59

Northumberland, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of (d. 1455)132

Northumberland, Henry Percy, ^rd Earl of (d. 1461), 55

Northumberland, Henry Percy, 4th Earl of, 81, 93, 95,102,125, 136,151, 158, 159, 164, 175, 195, 225, 245-46, 253, 256, 271, 273, 300, 301, 308, 324,

333» 339.? 35*1 3<5o, 37*, 380, 384. 39 6 » 406, 414, 423-24, 446, 451, 460-61, 463; earldom of Northumberland restored to, 95; his relations with Richard (i^o's), 129, 156-58; his relations with city of York (i47o's), 163, 167-68; his attitude towards Council of the North, 378; delays joining Richard (1485), 418-422; his character and career, 426-

INDEX 595

427; fails to support Richard at Bosworth, 429-36, 440; taken into custody by Henry VII, 444; murdered (in 1489), 458-59

Northumberland, John Neville, Earl of, see Montagu, Lord

Northumberland, Maud, Countess of, wife of 4th Earl, 461

Nottingham, William Berkeley, Earl of, 271, 360, 362, 416, 428

Nottingham Castle, 84-86, 129, 196, 286,349, 360, 400, 408, 421-23

Olney, 86-87

Order of Chivalry, 386

Orleans, Charles, Duke of, 18

Oxford, 301-02

Oxford, John de Vere, Earl of (d.

1461). 55

Oxford, John de Vere, Earl of, son of the above, 85, 88, 100, 103-04, iro, 126, 223, 397,401, 410, 413, 416, 424; at Barnet, 110-13; lands in England (1473), 128-29; surrenders, 131; escapes from Hammes, 363-64; at Bosworth, 435-37; at Stoke, 446-49

Oxford, Margaret, Countess of, 130

Parliament, Humphrey of Gloucester arrested at meeting of (1447), 20; petitions for impeachment of Suffolk (1450), 22; of 1450-1451, 23; attaints York and his followers (1459), 37; Irish Parliament supports York, 37? settles York's tide to throne (1460), 41-42; Richard too young to be summoned to (1463), 54; opening session of 1467, 74; summoned and then can-

' celled by Warwick (1469), 86-87; of Henry VI's re-adeption (1470), 100; divides Warwick's estates (1474), 131-32; grants money for Edward's invasion of France, 133; attaints Clarence (1478), 148; regulates fishgarths, 157; makes great grant to Richard (-1483), 175-77; summoned by Richard's council (May, 1483), 235-36, 256; quasi-

Parliament (continued) Parliament of June, 1483, 264-65; London the seat of, 277; enactments of Richard's Parliament of 1484, 338-43; Irish Parliament of Lambert Simnel, 445; Henry VII's ist Parliament (1485-1486), 449-50; attaints Richard, 484-85

Parr, John a, 82

Paston, Elizabeth, 293-94

Paston, John (the elder), 20, 30, 82, 231, 416

Paston, Sir John, elder son of John (the elder), 83, in, 127, 129, 130, 131, 416

Paston, John, younger son of John (the elder), 82-83, 100, in, 325, 368-69, 415-16, 441

Paston, Margaret, wife of John (the elder), 30

Paston, Margery, wife of Richard Calle, 257

Paston, Margery, wife of John Pas-ton the younger, 368-69

Paston Letters, quoted, 38, 293-94, 340; sez diso entries under Pastons above

Paul's Cross, 145, 263, 270

Pembroke, Anne, Countess of, wife of Lord Herbert, 86, 187

Pembroke, William Herbert, Earl of, Lord Herbert (d. 1469), 61, 77, 79, 84, 85, 89-90, 187

Pembroke, William Herbert (Lord Dunster), Earl of, later Earl of Huntingdon, son of the above, 6r, 91, 125, 136, 308, 332, 387, 399

Pembroke, Jasper Tudor, (Lancastrian) Earl of, later Duke of Bedford, 43, 79, 115, 186-87, 358, 399, 401, 410, 413, 424, 446, 451

Pembroke Castle, 187

Percy, Henry, see Northumberland, 4th Earl of

Percy, Sir Ralph (d. 1464), 56-57

Percy, Sir Robert, 51-52, 82, 275, 353, 360, 376, 382, 432, 440, 442

Philip of Flanders, son of Maximilian, 356, 361

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Pico della Mirandola, 295

Picquigny, 137, 231

Piracy, 354

Plantagenet, Katherine, illegitimate daughter of Richard III, 387

Plessis-les-Tours, 295-96

Pontefract Castle, 57, 87-88, 102, 151, 252, 253, 256, 307, 308, 358, 361, 467

Poole, 330

Pope (Sixtus IV), Edward FV's letters to, 164, 170; see also Sixtus IV

Poppelau, Nicolas von, 290, 291, 292, 388-89

Portugal, 171, 356

Raphael, 295

Rastell, William, 499

RatclifTe, Sir Richard, 152, 229, 245-

246, 253* 333i 353. 3 60 ' 375> 37^ 3 8l > 382, 394, 395, 407, 432, 440, 442, 444, 472, 483

Ratcliffe, Robert, 221

Ravenspur, 102

Red Pale, sign of, see Caxton, William

Redeheid, Thomas, 160

Rene, "good King," see Anjou, Duke of

Rennes, 335

Richard II, 102, 185, 194, 269, 467

Richard^ Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III, his birth, 27; at Fotheringhay, 28-30; captured at Ludlow, 33-37; in Archbishop's household, 39, 51872; brought to London, 40; in Burgundy, 44-45; created Knight of the Bath, 46-47; at Middleham Castle, 49-52, 519-52072; goes south with Edward, 53-54; favored over Clarence, 55-56; at court, 60; courted by Warwick, 66-71; ignores Rousts, 76; only glimpse of in 1468, 78; with Edward in East Anglia, 82-84; joins Edward in North, 87-88; grants to, 89; in Wales, 89-91; frightens Lord Stanley, 95-sjp6, 52672; commissions to, 97-98; escapes with Edward to

597

Burgundy, 99-100; in Burgundy, 101; invades England with Edward, 101-04; m London, 105-06; at Barnet, 107-14; at Tewkesbury, 117-18; in London and at Sandwich, 120-21; seeks to marry Anne Neville, 124-27; marries Anne and retires to Middleham, 127-28; his compact with Northumberland, 129; befriends Countess of Warwick and other Nevilles, 129-30; reconciled with Clarence, 131-32; invades France with Edward, 133-138; remains in North, 141; attends Great Council, 143-44; pleads for Clarence's life, 147-48, 53272; grants to, 149, 533-3472; his life and career in the North, 150-54; his relations with York, 154-61; conducts war against Scotland, 162-68; captures Edinburgh and Berwick, 168-69; relations with Edward, 170, 172, 175; parliamentary grant to, 175-76; description of, 177, 53772; learns of Edward's death and leaves Middleham, 193-195; Woodvilles' attitude toward, 196, 197; arrests Rivers and secures Edward V, 207-12, 541-4272; his letter to the lords, 215; brings Edward V to London, 215-17; his first acts as Protector, 218-22; his relations with the lords, 224-27; his grants to Buckingham, 227-28; his adherents, 228-30, 232-34; plans Edward V's coronation, 234; proposes continuation of protectorship, 234-35; welcomes Anne to London, 237-38; detects Hastings' conspiracy, 239-42, 546-4971; Sull-ington makes revelation to, 242-43; takes action against Hastings, 244-45; appeals to the North, 245-47; orders Hastings' execution, 247-48; has Duke of York fetched from sanctuary, 251-52; considers precontract, 255-62, 555-56/2; accepts the crown, 264-66; his motives for assuming crown, 267-71; grants

and proclamations, 271-72; his coronation, 272-76; grants of, 290-301; his progress, 301-03; his diplomacy, 303-07; at York, 308-10; comes to Lincoln, 311; puts down Buckingham's rebellion, 323-33; keeps, Christmas of 1483, 334-35; his naval war with Brittany, 335-336; in Kent, 336-38; enactments of his Parliament, 338-43; his oath to the Dowager Queen, 344-45; grants of, 346-47; at Cambridge, 348-49; death of his son, 349-50; his preparations for defense, 351-54; suppresses piracy, 354; his naval victory over Scots, 355; negotiates with foreign powers, 355-61; troubled by treason, 362-64; his Christmas of 1484, 365, 369; his government and his character, 370-391; his wife's death, 392-93; combats rumors, 393-96; requests loans, 397-98; his preparations for defense (1485), 398-403; lets Stanley depart, 403, 406-07; awaits invasion, 407-09; his response to Henry's movements, 414-19; York loyal to, 410-21, 56972; marches to Leicester, 422-24; at Leicester, 425-27; at Bosworth Field, 428-43, 570-7272; burial of, 444; his reign compared with Henry VH's, 445-52; his continued popularity in the North, 458-64; his connection with murder of Princes, 465-95 (App. I); his reputation, 496-514 (App.

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