1456 in England
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Events from the year 1456 in England.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 25 February – Richard, Duke of York is dismissed as Lord Protector, effectively regent for the King, for the second time.
- April – A mutiny by the garrison of English Calais ends when wool merchants agree to back the garrison's pay.
- 17 August – Due to the political turbulence, the court moves to Coventry; Kenilworth Castle is strengthened as the King's principal residence.
Births
[edit]- Anne Neville, queen of Richard III (died 1485)
- Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland, nobleman (died 1499)
- Roger Lupton, royal chaplain (died 1539
- William Brandon, soldier (died 1485)
Deaths
[edit]- Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, father of King Henry VII of England (born c. 1430)
- Ralph de Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell, soldier and diplomat (born 1393)
- Robert Dingley, politician (born 1377)
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