Why was York restored to the Protectorate, 1455?
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- Why was York restored to the Protectorate?
- The Yorkist victory at the Battle of St Albans, May 1455
- Somerset, Northumberland and Clifford were all killed
- York had finally rid the King of one of his most 'evil counsilors'
- York was now the King's leading advisor
- The battle got rid of Somerset but York still failed to gain the power and position he craved
- Did not on its own lead to York's second Protectorate
- won the battle with minimal noble support - Nevilles and Bourchiers
- Somerset, Northumberland and Clifford were all killed
- York's desire to secure his power
- Confident that he would now be able win over nobility and parliament by showing good qualities eg leadership and policy making
- June 1455 Somerset (now dead) was blamed for the battle
- Concealed letters from York to the king had been held by Somerset were now circulating
- These letters proved that York had tried to go to great lengths to avoid battle
- Concealed letters from York to the king had been held by Somerset were now circulating
- Nobles were now more inclined to work and support York after the pardon
- The promise of reform
- introduced limits to the expenditure of the royal household
- eg Margaret's expenditure was limited to 10,000 marks
- declearred 'good Duke Humphrey of Gloucester' a true subject of the country
- an attempt to popularise himself by associating himself with the Duke
- Hope that York would continue to reform
- introduced limits to the expenditure of the royal household
- Problems in the South West
- Battle of St Albans did not bring peace
- The failures of the Crown in the SW was the largest factor to York's Protectorate In November 1455
- Henry had failed to do anything about the Courtenays attacking the Bonvilles in a highly illegal manner
- Parliament gave immediate powers to York to try and solve the situationa
- Parliament obviously saw he situtaion in the SW to be so concerning that they were willing to give York his Protectorate with full support - umlike the first one
- The King's health
- Autumn 1455 the King suffered a relapse in his previous illness
- this left him incapable of governing the country - not least the SW
- the situation the SW could not be left without any sort of reaction from the heart of government
- Autumn 1455 the King suffered a relapse in his previous illness
- Lack of an alternative to York
- York was the obvious candidate - male and related to the king
- Exeter argued he could've been a candidate but it is believed he is too unstable and was condemned as a traitor by York
- even if the King had not suffered a relapse - the situation in the SW needed to be resolved
- York was the obvious candidate - male and related to the king
- The Yorkist victory at the Battle of St Albans, May 1455
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