1448
JANUARY 1–22 Windsor castle. 22 Windsor castle, Brentford. 23–26 Westminster. 26 Westminster, Brentford, Windsor castle. 27–FEBRUARY 13 Windsor castle. 13 Windsor castle, Westminster. 14–18 Eltham. 19–25 Windsor castle. 26 Brentford, Eltham. 27 Eltham. 28 Eltham, Dartford, Greenwich. 29 Greenwich, Gravesend, Rochester, MARCH 1 Sittingbourne, Ospringe. 2 Ospringe, Canterbury. 3 Canterbury. 4 Canterbury, Ospringe, Sittingbourne. 5 Sittingbourne, Maidstone. 6 Maidstone, Cobham, Dartford. 7 Dartford, Eltham. 8–9 Westminster. 10 Greenwich. 11 Greenwich, Tower of London, Windsor castle. 12 Eton. 13–APRIL 11 Windsor castle, Brentford. 12 Brentford, Camberwell, Eltham. 13–17 Eltham. 17 Eltham, Clapham. 18 Brentford, Windsor castle. 19–28 Windsor castle. 28 Windsor castle, Merton. 29 Merton. 30 Merton, Greenwich, MAY 1 Greenwich. 2–27 Windsor castle. 27 Windsor castle, Brentford. 28 Clapham, Eltham. 29–JUNE 5 Eltham. 5 Eltham, Westminster. 6 Westminster, Waltham Abbey, Ware. 7 Buntingford, Royston. 8–9 Cambridge, Burwell, Mildenhall. 11 Brandon Ferry. 12 Brandon Ferry, Litcham. 13 Litcham, Walsingham. 14 Walsingham, East Dereham. 15 East Dereham, Norwich. 16 Norwich. 17 Attleborough. 18 Attleborough, Thetford. 19 Thetford, Bury St Edmunds. 20 Bury St Edmunds, Woolpit. 21 Bury St Edmunds, Mildenhall. 22–JULY 1 Cambridge. 1 Cambridge, Royston. 2 Royston, Ware. 3 Ware, Waltham Abbey. 4 Edmonton, Westminster. 5 Westminster, Brentford, Windsor castle. 5–18 Windsor castle. 18 Windsor castle, Bagshot, Hartfordbridge. 19 Hartfordbridge, Basingstoke, Ashe. 20 Ashe, Wallop, Clarendon. 21–24 Clarendon, Shaftesbury. 25 Shaftesbury. 26 Shaftesbury, Todber, Sherborne. 27 Sherborne, Glastonbury. 28–29 Glastonbury. 30 Glastonbury, Wells. 31 Wells, Chew, AUGUST 1 Chew, Bristol. 2 Bristol, Bath. 3 Bath, Castle Combe, Malmesbury. 4 Malmesbury. 5 Malmesbury, Cirencester. 6 Cirencester, Lechlade, Faringdon. 7 Faringdon, Ewelme. 8. Henley, Marlow. 9 Windsor castle. 15–17? Eton. 17–SEPTEMBER 3 Windsor castle. 3 Windsor castle, Brentford. 4 Brentford, Westminster. 5 Sheen, Waltham Abbey. 6 Waltham Abbey, Ware, Puckeridge, Barkway. 7 Barkway, Cambridge. 8 Cambridge. 9 Cambridge, Huntingdon. 10 Huntingdon, Stilton. 11 Stilton, Wansford, Stamford. 12 Stamford, Easton, Grantham. 13 Grantham, Newark, Southwell. 14–15 Southwell. 16 Wellow, East Retford, Scrooby. 17 Scrooby, Doncaster. 18 Doncaster, Pontefract. 19 Sherburn in Elmet, Healaugh. 20–23 York. 23 York, Alne, Topcliffe. 24 Topcliffe, Northallerton. 25 Northallerton, Darlington. 26 Ferryhill, Durham. 27–29 Durham. 30 Ferryhill, Darlington, OCTOBER 9 Beverley. 13–15 York. 15 York, Sherburn in Elmet, Pontefract. 16 Pontefract, Blyth. 17 Blyth, Kettlethorpe, Lincoln. 17–20 Lincoln. 21 Navenby, Grantham. 22 Easton, Stamford. 23 Milton. 24 Milton, Thorney. 25 Sawtry, Huntingdon. 26 Huntingdon, Cambridge. 27–28 Cambridge. 29 Cambridge, Royston. 30 Royston, Letchworth, Luton. 31 St Albans, Tittenhanger. NOVEMBER 1–2 Tittenhanger. 3 Tittenhanger, Eltham. 3–6 Eltham. 6 Eltham, Belsize, Edgware. 7 Edgware, Westminster. 7–9 Westminster. 9 Westminster, Eltham. 9–25 Eltham. 25 Eltham, Tower of London. 26 Tower of London. 29 Eltham. 29–DECEMBER 3 Eltham. 3 Eltham, Clapham, Brentford. 4–10 Windsor castle. 10 Windsor castle, Brentford, Eltham. 10–13 Eltham. 13 Eltham, Gravesend, Rochester. 14 Rochester, Canterbury. 15 Canterbury. 16 Canterbury, Ospringe. 17 Sittingbourne, Rochester. 18 Eltham. 19 Eltham, Brentford. 20 Windsor castle. 20–23 Windsor castle. 23 Brentford, Windsor castle. 24–31 Windsor castle.
1449
JANUARY 1–15 Windsor castle. 15 Windsor castle, Bagshot. 16 Bagshot, Farnham. 17 Alton, Alresford. 18–20 Winchester. 20 Winchester, Alresford. 21 Alresford, Alton. 22 Alton, Farnham. 23 Bagshot, Windsor castle. 24–FEBRUARY 10 Windsor castle. 10 Windsor castle, Brentford, 11 Brentford, Westminster. 12 Westminster, Kingston. 13 Kingston, Greenwich. 14–22 Greenwich and Westminster. 23–27 Eltham. 27 Eltham, Greenwich, Westminster. 28–MARCH 1 Westminster. 2–22 Westminster and Greenwich. 22–24 Sheen. 24 Sheen, Windsor castle. 25 Windsor castle. 26 Windsor castle, Sheen. 27 Sheen, Westminster, 28–30 Westminster. 31–APRIL 6 Greenwich and Westminster. 7 Westminster, Brentford. 8–MAY 5 Windsor castle. 5 Windsor castle, Brentford. 6 Brentford, Westminster. 7–9 Westminster. 9 Westminster, Kingston. 10 Kingston, Westminster, Greenwich. 12–30 Westminster and Greenwich. 30 Colnbrook. 31 Windsor castle. JUNE 1 Windsor, Greenwich. 2–4 Greenwich. 5 Greenwich, Westminster, Brentford. 6 Brentford, Windsor castle. 7-? 12 Windsor castle. 14–15 Alresford. 15–JULY 16 Winchester. 16 Winchester, Alresford, Holybourne. 17 Holybourne, Farnham. 18 Farnham, Bagshot. 19 Windsor castle. 20 Windsor castle, Staines. 21 Kingston, Merton, Sheen. 22 Sheen, Merton, Greenwich. 23–AUGUST 12 Eltham. 12 Eltham, Brentford. 13 Brentford, Windsor castle. 14–18 Windsor castle. 18 Windsor castle, Brentford. 19 Brentford, Hackney, Waltham Abbey. 20 Ware, Buntingford. 21 Royston, Cambridge. 22–25 Cambridge. 25 Cambridge, Ely. 26 Ely, Mildenhall, Brandon Ferry. 27 Brandon Ferry, Hilborough, Litcham. 28 Litcham, Walsingham. 29 Walsingham, East Dereham. 30 East Dereham, Norwich. 31 Norwich. SEPTEMBER 1 Wymondham, Thetford. 2 Thetford, Bury St Edmunds. 3 Woolpit, Newmarket. 4 Babraham, Barkway. 5 Ware, Waltham Abbey. 6 Hackney, Eltham. 7–9 Eltham. 10 Eltham, Sheen. 11–22 Sheen. 23–25 Westminster. 27 Sheen, Eltham. 29–OCTOBER 1 Eltham. 8 Westminster. 14 Worcester. 18 Gloucester. 25 Westminster. 25–NOVEMBER 5 Westminster. 5–DECEMBER 5 City of London and Westminster. 5–20 Westminster. 25 Windsor castle.
1450
JANUARY from about 16 to MARCH 30 Westminster. 30–APRIL. 12 Windsor castle. 22–JUNE 7 Leicester. 13–18 Hospital of St John, Clerkenwell. 18 Blackheath, Greenwich, Westminster. 26–JULY 2 Berk-hamsted castle. 7–15 Kenilworth castle. 17–19 Fulbrook Lodge. 23 Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable. 24 St Albans. 31–OCTOBER 8 Westminster. 9 Westminster, Brentford. 10 Brentford, Chertsey. 10–14 Chertsey. 14 Chertsey, Bagshot. 15 Bagshot, Farnham. 16 Farnham, Alton. 17 Meonstoke, Bishop’s Waltham. 17–20 Bishop’s Waltham. 20 Bishop’s Waltham, West Meon, Alton. 21 Alton, Farnham, Guildford. 22 Farnham and Guildford. 23 Farnham, Guildford, Sheen. 23–NOVEMBER 5 Sheen. 5–DECEMBER 31 Westminster.
1451
JANUARY 1–28 Westminster, Dartford. 29 Gravesend, Rochester. 30 Sittingbourne, Ospringe. 31–FEBRUARY 1 Ospringe. 1 Ospringe, Canterbury. 2–8 Canterbury. 8 Canterbury, Dover. 9 Dover, Sandwich. 10 Sandwich, Canterbury. 11–12 Canterbury. 12 Canterbury, Ospringe. 13 Ospringe, Sittingbourne, Rochester. 14–17 Rochester. 17–18 Maidstone. 19–21 Rochester. 22 Dartford. 23 Blackheath, Westminster. 24–APRIL 3 Westminster. 3–16 Sheen and Westminster. 17–JUNE 10 Windsor castle or Westminster via Colnbrook and Brentford. 11 Westminster, Waltham Abbey. 12–21 Hertford. 22 Hertford, Westminster, Croydon. 24–25 Croydon. 25 Croydon, Sevenoaks. 26 Sevenoaks, Tonbridge. 27–JULY 1 Tonbridge. 1 Tonbridge, Mayfield. 2 Mayfield, Lewes. 3–6 Lewes. 6 Lewes, Bramber. 7 Bramber, Arundel. 8 Arundel, Chichester. 8–13 Chichester. 13 Chichester, Southwick. 14 Southwick, Winchester. 15 Winchester. 16 Winchester, Romsey. 17 Romsey, Salisbury. 18–21 Salisbury. 22 Salisbury, Andover. 23 Andover, Newbury. 24 Newbury, Reading. 25 Reading. 26 Maidenhead, Tottenham. 27 Sheen, Staines, Kingston. 28 Kingston, Eltham. 29 Eltham. 30 Eltham, Dartford. 31 Dartford, Gravesend, Rochester. AUGUST 1 Rochester. 2 Sittingbourne, Ospringe, Canterbury. 4–16 Canterbury. 17 Canterbury, Ospringe. 18 Ospringe, Sittingbourne, Rochester. 19 Rochester, Gravesend, Dartford. 20 Dartford, Eltham, Kingston. 21 Kingston, Sheen, Eltham. 22–26 Eltham. 27 Eltham, Kingston. 28 Kingston, Windsor castle. 29–SEPTEMBER 2 Windsor castle. 3 Windsor castle, Kingston. 4 Kingston. 5–8 Windsor castle. 9 Windsor castle, Uxbridge. 10 Uxbridge, St Albans. 11–13 St Albans. 14 St Albans, Dunstable. 15 Dunstable, Stony Stratford. 16 Stony Stratford, Northampton. 17 Northampton, Market Harborough. 18 Market Har-borough, Leicester. 19–21 Leicester. 22 Leicester, Coventry. 23–26 Coventry. 27–OCTOBER 2 Coventry and Kenilworth. 3–4 Coventry. 5 Coventry, Fulbrook Lodge. 6 Fulbrook Lodge, Banbury. 7 Banbury, Woodstock. 8 Woodstock, Oxford. 9 Oxford, Wallingford. 10 Waling-ford. 11 Wallingford, Henley, 12 Henley, Windsor castle. 13–18 Windsor castle. 19 Windsor castle, Brentford. 20 Brentford, Westminster. 21 Westminster. 22 Westminster, Kingston. 23 Kingston, Westminster. 2429 Westminster. 30 Westminster, Eltham. 31 Eltham, Westminster.
NOVEMBER 1–DECEMBER 2 Westminster, 3 Westminster, Brentford. 4 Brentford, Windsor castle. 5–8 Windsor castle. 9 Windsor castle, Brentford. 10–13 Westminster. 14 Westminster, Eltham. 15–31 Eltham.
1452
JANUARY 1–11 Eltham. 12 Eltham, Westminster. 13–FEBRUARY 15 Westminster. 16 Westminster, Barnet. 17 Barnet, St Albans. 18 St Albans, Dunstable. 19–20 Dunstable. 21 Dunstable, Stony Stratford. 22 Stony Stratford, Northampton. 23 Northampton. 24 Northampton, Stony Stratford. 25 Stony Stratford, Dunstable. 26 Dunstable, St Albans. 27 Barnet, Tower of London. 28 Southwark 29 Southwark. MARCH 1 Welling. 2 Welling, Blackheath. 3 Blackheath, bishop’s palace, London, Westminster. 4–21 Westminster. 22 Brentford, Coin-brook, Windsor castle. 23–28 Windsor castle. 29 Windsor castle, Bagshot, Farnham. 30 Farnham, Alton, Alresford. 31 Alresford, Southwick. APRIL 1 Southwick, Winchester. 2 Winchester. 3 Winchester, Alresford. 4 Alresford, Farnham. 5 Bagshot, Windsor castle. 6–27 Windsor castle. 28–MAY 26 Windsor castle and Sheen, with visit to Eton on Ascension Eve (17). 27 Sheen, Chertsey. 28–JUNE 3 Chertsey. 4 Chertsey, Sheen. 5 Sheen, Eltham. 6–21 Eltham. 22 Greenwich, Kingston. 23 Kingston, Chertsey. 24–29 Chertsey. 30 Chertsey, Guildford, Farnham. JULY 1–2 Farnham. 3 Farnham, Alton, Alrcsford. 4 Alrcsford, Southampton. 5 Beaulieu, Christchurch. 6 Christchurch, Ringwood, Kingston Lacy. 7–9 Kingston Lacy. 10 Kingston Lacy, Canford, Poole. 11 Poole, Kingston Lacy. 12 Milton Abbas. 13 Sherborne. 14 Crewkerne, Forde Abbey. 15 Forde, Shute, Ottery St Mary. 16 Ottery St Mary. 17 Ottery St Mary, Exeter. 18 Exeter. 19 Exeter, Honiton. 20 Honiton, Donyatt. 21 Donyatt, Athelney, Bridgewater. 22 Bridgewater, Glastonbury. 23 Glastonbury. 24 Glastonbury, Wells. 25 Wells. 26 Wells, Bristol. 27 Bristol, Bath. 28 Castle Combe, Malmesbury. 29–31 Malmesbury. AUGUST 1 Malmesbury, Cirencester. 2 Cirencester, Gloucester. 3 Gloucester, Ross on Wye. 4 Ross on Wye, Monmouth. 5–7 Monmouth. 8 Monmouth, Hereford. 9–10 Hereford. 11 Hereford, Leominster. 12 Leominster, Ludlow. 13 Ludlow. 14–15 Much Wenlock. 16 Much Wenlock, Bridgnorth. 17 Bridgnorth. 18 Birmingham. 19 Birmingham, Coventry. 20 Coventry. 21 Coventry, Kenilworth. 22–27 Kenilworth. 28 Kenilworth, Fulbrook Lodge. 29 Fulbrook Lodge, Banbury. 30 Banbury, Woodstock. 21 Woodstock. SEPTEMBER 1 Woodstock, Tets-worth. 2 Tetsworth, High Wycombe. 3 High Wycombe. 4 High Wycombe, Colnbrook. 5 Colnbrook, Sheen. 6 Sheen, Eltham. 7–19 Eltham. 20 Eltham, Sheen. 21–27 Sheen. 28 Clapham, Eltham, Greenwich. 29–OCTOBER 7 Greenwich. 11 Colnbrook. 12 Watford. 13 St Albans. 15–16 Hitchin. 18 Huntingdon. 19 Peterborough. 24 Newark. 26 Stamford. 28–29 Peterborough. NOVEMBER 1–3 Cambridge. 4–5 Saffron Waldcn. 9 Barking, 11, 17 Eltham. 21 Maidenhead. 23–28 Reading. 29–DECEMBER 14 manor in Windsor park. 16, 17 Sheen. 21–31 Greenwich.
1453
JANUARY 1–16 Greenwich, with visit to Tower of London on 5. 19 Sheen. 23, 24 manor in Windsor park. 29 Eltham. FEBRUARY 1, 4, 5 Eltham. 7 Greenwich. 8 Barking. 18 Norwich. 23 Thetford. 28 Sudbury. MARCH 2–3 Berkhamsted. 5 High Wycombe. 6–APRIL 4 Reading. 5–JULY 3 Westminster. 6, 7, 14 Greenwich. 21 Sheen. 31 Kingston Lacy. AUGUST 1–OCTOBER 3 Clarendon. 13–DECEMBER 31 Windsor castle.
1454
JANUARY 1–DECEMBER Windsor castle, Christmas at Greenwich.
1455
JANUARY 1–APRIL 14 Greenwich with visits to Westminster. 19–MAY 9 Windsor castle. 10–21 Westminster. 21 Westminster, Watford. 22 Watford, St Albans. 23 St Albans, bishop’s palace, London. 23–JUNE 4 bishop’s palace, London. 5 Westminster, 6–8 bishop’s palace, London. 12 Windsor castle. Later in June to Hertford. JULY 6 Westminster. 6–AUGUST 23 Westminster. 26 Hertford.
1456
FEBRUARY 25 Westminster. 25–APRIL 30 Westminster with possibly visits to Canterbury (17 March), Greenwich (26 March), Windsor castle (26 April). 30–MAY 5 City of London. 6–12 Westminster. 15 Sheen. 26 Sheen, JUNE 7, 16 Sheen. 22 Westminster. 29–JULY 6 ++Westminster. 7 Sheen. 8–15 Westminster. 16–AUGUST 14 Windsor castle. 18 High Wycombe. 20 Woodstock. 24 Kenilworth. 29-SEPTEM-BER 8 Lichfield. 14–OCTOBER 14 Coventry. 14 Coventry, Coleshill. 19 Stafford. 20 Eccleshall. 24 Chester. 31–NOVEMBER 4 Shrewsbury. 6 DECEMBER 4 Kenilworth. 4 Kenilworth, Coventry. 4–15 Coventry. 18, 19 Kenilworth. 27–31 Leicester.
1457
JANUARY 1–7 Leicester, 10–FEBRUARY II Kenilworth. II Kenilworth, Coventry. 12–MARCH 14 Coventry. 14 Coventry, Kenilworth. 15–23 Kenilworth. 24 Coventry, APRIL 1–26 Hereford. 28 Worcester, MAY 10 Winchcombe. 13–JUNE 1 Kenilworth. 3–9 Coventry. 13–AUGUST 15 Kenilworth. 16 Coventry. 17–27 Kenilworth. 31–SEPTEMBER 2 Coventry. 2 Coventry, Rothwell, Northampton. 2–7 Northampton. 22, 25 Westminster. OCTOBER 8–12 Chertsey. 17–NOVEMBER 29 Westminster. DECEMBER 6, 7, 8 Reading. 30, 31 Abingdon.
1458
JANUARY 1–6 Abingdon. 17 Chertsey. 27–30 Westminster. FEBRUARY 3–13 Chertsey. 20–MARCH 14 Berkhamsted. 20 City of London. 21–28 Westminster with visit to London (25). 29–APRIL 20 St Albans. 29, MAY 2 Westminster. 6–JUNE 5 Greenwich. JULY 20–AUGUST 6 Woodstock. SEPTEMBER 10–OCTOBER 7 St Albans, 10–DECEMBER 3 Westminster. 16 manor in Windsor park. 18 Henley-on-Thames.
1459
JANUARY 3–12 Wallingford. 21–MARCH 12 Westminster with possibly visit to Sheen (about 4). 16–26 St Albans, APRIL 2–MAY 10 Westminster with possibly visit to Windsor (24–25). 14–19 Northampton. 23–JUNE 3 Coventry. 4 Nuneaton. 15 Burton-on-Trent. 19-about SEPTEMBER 20 Coventry and Kenilworth, from about 20 September to OCTOBER 12 in the field: Market Harborough, Nottingham, Walsall, Coleshill, Worcester. 12 Worcester, Ludlow. 12–14 Ludlow. 16 Worcester. 20 Warwick, Coventry. 20–DECEMBER 22 Coventry. Christmas at Leicester abbey.
1460
JANUARY 1–28 Leicester abbey. 30–FEBRUARY 10 Northampton. 22–23 Bedford. 23 Bedford, Dunstable. 24–25 Dunstable. 26–28 St Albans. MARCH 28 Royston. 28–31 Cambridge, APRIL 6–22 Peterborough abbey, MAY 4 Leicester. 6 Coventry. 12 Kenilworth. 20–JUNE 18 Coventry, JULY 7–13 Northampton. 16–25 bishop’s palace London. AUGUST 2–18 Canterbury. 23–OCTOBER 6 Greenwich and Eltham. 7–30 Westminster. 31–DECEMBER 31 bishop’s palace London.
1461
JANUARY 1–FEBRUARY 12 bishop’s palace London. 17 St Albans. 19 Dunstable.1
1 Prior to this date the young Henry’s movements, in so far as they can be ascertained, are recorded in the text.
1 After this date Henry’s movements, in so far as they can be ascertained, are recorded in the text.
1 The House of Anjou
2 Lancaster and York
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