Timeline Sunday 15 May 1464

Events on Sunday 15 May 1464 2

• 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 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.