Timeline May 1464

Events in May 1464 3

• 1436 – 1464 Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436-1464) Died 15 May 1464, aged 28 Henry Beaufort was a leading Lancastrian commander during the Wars of the Roses, fighting to restore Henry VI to the English throne. He was captured after the Yorkist victory at the Battle of Hexham and executed the same day. His death removed one of the last effective Lancastrian military leaders.
• 1464 Secret marriage of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville Yorkist king marries a commoner widow in secret King Edward IV of England secretly married Elizabeth Woodville, a widow of lower noble rank, at Grafton Regis. The marriage was kept hidden for months and later provoked a rift with Edward's chief ally, the Earl of Warwick. It also elevated the Woodville family to national prominence, reshaping English court politics.
• 1464 Battle of Hexham Decisive Yorkist victory ends major Lancastrian resistance in the north John Neville led Yorkist forces to a decisive victory over the Lancastrians at Hexham, Northumberland. Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, was captured and executed after the battle, and King Henry VI narrowly escaped capture. The defeat effectively ended organized Lancastrian military resistance in northern England.