Richard and his ministers were sent away and Somerset reinstated. In February 1455, Henry recovered from his spell of insanity almost as suddenly as he’d yielded to it. It was a bitter victory, however: Queen Margaret had given birth to Henry’s only son, Edward of Lancaster, in 1453, which weakened Richard’s claim to the throne. He raised an army and marched on London declaring fealty to Henry while also compelling him to remove Somerset from his post.ĭuring Henry’s illness, Richard became Lord Protector of England and imprisoned Somerset in the Tower of London. The Madness of King Henry VIīy 1452, Richard of York had returned to England and decided his mission in life was to rid Henry of his corrupt advisors, particularly Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. This rivalry set the stage for 30 years of battles for power involving three generations of Yorks and Lancasters. Henry believed Richard of York was behind Cade’s rebellion (though there’s scant evidence that the Duke of York was involved).
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Richard of York-as great-grandson of King Edward III-had a strong competing claim on the English throne.Īfter a series of skirmishes, Henry squashed Cade’s rebellion and pardoned the rebels-except for Jack Cade himself, who would later die from a mortal wound during his arrest. Henry never officially agreed to Cade’s demands, one of which was to recall Richard, Duke of York, from Ireland back to England. Led by Jack Cade, they marched on London and presented Henry with a list of demands known as the “Complaint of the Poor Commons of Kent.”
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