Uneasy peace

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Maisie Coleman

Cards (3)

    • Fighting prevented by H6
    • Nobility against idea of civil war - committed to H6 as king
    • 1457 - new council of POW took formal control of his birth rights - members were Lancastrian
    • Decisions at expense of DOY
    • Not all noblemen committed to one side + undecided lords and churchmen - keen to keep gov going - attempt to reconcile factions
    • 24 May 1458 - Loveday - H6 allocated compensation to Percys + Nevilles
    • Lancs + Yorks participate in public displays of reconciliation
    • MOA + DOY walked arm-in-arm
    • BUT camped nearby - thousands of armed retainers of both factions
    • York felt scene = failure - gained opponents - created more animosity + no chance of peace