BattlefieldsParliament of Devils at Coventry — Attainder of Yorkists 1459
Medieval

Parliament of Devils at Coventry — Attainder of Yorkists 1459

1459
Warwickshire, England
Also known as: Coventry Parliament 1459 · Attainder of York Warwick Salisbury
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Warwickshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkist lords in exile
Forces
Yorkist lords absent in Ireland and Calais
VS
Victor
Lancastrians
Forces
Lancastrian dominated Parliament
Outcome
Parliament at Coventry attainted York, Warwick, Salisbury and March; their estates forfeit; this drove Yorkists to invasion in 1460
The Battle

History & Significance

The attainders made compromise impossible; Yorkists could not negotiate from exile as they faced death and disinheritance; directly caused the 1460 invasion and eventual Towton

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