1337 CE - 1453 CE: The Hundred Years' War between England and France.

1411 CE - 1460 CE: Life of Richard, Duke of York.

1421 CE: Birth of Henry, son of Henry V of England and future Henry VI of England at Windsor Castle.

1422 CE - 1461 CE: First reign of Henry VI of England.

1422 CE: Henry V of England dies, probably of dysentery, in Bois de Vincennes.

1429 CE: Joan of Arc lifts the Siege of Orleans; a major victory for the French in the Hundred Years' War.

1429 CE: Coronation of Charles VII of France in Rheims.

1429 CE: Coronation of Henry VI of England in Westminster Abbey.

1431 CE: Coronation of Henry VI of England as king of France (Henry II) in Notre-dame de Paris.

1434 CE - 1435 CE: Sir Henry Talbot orchestrates the successful defence of English-held Paris.

1435 CE: The English lose the support of the Burgundians during the Hundred Years' War.

1436 CE: The English lose control of Paris during the Hundred Years' War.

1440 CE: Henry VI of England founds Eton College in Berkshire.

1441 CE: Henry VI of England founds King’s College, Cambridge.

1444 CE - 1449 CE: There is a five-year truce between England and France during the Hundred Years' War.

1445 CE: England loses control of Maine during the Hundred Years' War.

1445 CE: Henry VI of England marries Margaret of Anjou, niece of Charles VII of France.

1447 CE: Richard, Duke of York is the king's lieutenant in Ireland.

1450 CE: There is a rebellion in England led by Jack Cade.

1450 CE: England loses control of Normandy during the Hundred Years' War.

1452 CE: Richard, Duke of York launches a failed by marching his army to Dartford.

1453 CE: England loses control of Gascony during the Hundred Years' War.

1453 CE: Henry VI of England suffers his first episode of insanity.

1453 CE: The English are defeated by the French at the Battle of Castillon, the last battle of the Hundred Years' War.

1453 CE: Birth of Edward, the only son of Henry VI of England.

1454 CE: Richard, Duke of York is made Protector of the Realm.

1455 CE - 1487 CE: Wars of the Roses in England.

1455 CE: Richard, Duke of York imprisons his rival the Earl of Somerset in the Tower of London.

1455 CE: Richard, Duke of York wins the Battle of St. Albans and the Earl of Somerset is killed.

1455 CE: Richard, Duke of York is made the Protector of the Realm for a second time.

1458 CE: ‘Loveday’, Henry VI of England's attempt to reconcile the Yorkists and Lancastrians.

1459 CE: The 'Parliament of Devils' identifies Richard, Duke of York as a traitor. The duke flees to Ireland.

1459 CE: An army led by Queen Margaret defeats Richard, Duke of York at the Battle of Ludford Bridge.

1460 CE: A Yorkist army led by Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick and Edward, Earl of March defeats Queen Margaret’s army at Northampton. Henry VI of England is captured.

1460 CE: The Act of Accord identifies Richard, Duke of York as the official heir of Henry VI of England.

1460 CE: Richard, Duke of York is killed at the Battle of Wakefield.

1461 CE - 1470 CE: First reign of Edward IV of England.

1461 CE: A Yorkist army, led by the Earl of Warwick, is defeated at St. Albans. Henry VI of England is released from captivity.

1461 CE: Edward of York wins the bloody Battle of Towton. Henry VI of England is deposed.

1461 CE: Edward of York is crowned Edward IV of England at Westminster Abbey.

1464 CE: A Lancastrian army is defeated at Hexam by Edward IV of England.

1465 CE: The fugitive ex-king Henry VI of England is captured in Lancashire and imprisoned in the Tower of London.

1469 CE: The Earl of Warwick and Queen Margaret defeat King Edward IV’s army at Northampton in the Battle of Edgecote Moor.

1470 CE - 1471 CE: Second reign of Henry VI of England.

1470 CE: Henry VI of England is reinstated as king (the ‘Readeption’).

1470 CE: Second (English) coronation of Henry VI of England, this time in Saint Paul's Cathedral.

1471 CE - 1483 CE: Second reign of Edward IV of England.

1471 CE: Edward IV of England wins the Battle of Barnet where the Earl of Warwick is killed.

1471 CE: Henry VI of England’s only son Edward is killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury. Henry VI is imprisoned in the Tower of London by Edward IV of England.

1471 CE: Henry VI of England is murdered in the Tower of London.