October

1 October 1960 Dedication of plaque to Queen Anne Neville in Westminster Abbey	2 October 1452 Richard III born at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire. The Middleham Standard will fly at Middleham Castle every 2 October to commemorate the birth of Richard. 2 October 1470 Richard and Edward IV flee to Burgundy from Lynn, now better known as King's Lynn 2 October 1959 Change of name from The Fellowship of the White Boar to the Richard III Society	3	4	5	6 October 1470 The re-adeption of Henry VI 6 October 1476 Richard, son of the Duke of Clarence, born in Tewkesbury Abbey	7
8	9	10 October 1460 Richard Duke of York claims the throne after returning from Ireland 10 October 1483 Buckingham rebels against Richard III	11	12 October 1459 Battle of Ludford Bridge. Richard captured at Ludlow together with his mother, brother and sister 12 October 1462 Richard created Admiral of England, Ireland and Aquitaine by his brother King Edward IV 12 October 1483 Richard III was in Lincoln on his progress and added the postscript to the letter describing the Duke of Buckingham as "the most untrue creature living"	13 October 1469 Richard escorts King Edward IV back to London after his release from Warwick's captivity	14
15	16	17 October 1469 Richard is made Constable of England	18	19 October 1483 Richard III stays at the Angel Inn in Grantham and has the Great Seal delivered to him in the King's Chamber there	20	21 October 1449 George Duke of Clarence born at Dublin Castle
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29	30	31 October 1460 The Act of Accord, making the Duke of York Lord Protector and heir to Henry VI 31 October 1485 Henry VII crowned