Readeption of Henry VI May 1471. Readeption of Henry VI The Readeption was the restoration of Henry VI of England to the throne of England in 1470. Edward, Duke of York, had taken the throne as Edward IV in 1461. Henry had fled with some Lancastrian supporters and spent much of the next few years in hiding in the north of England or in Scotland, where there was still some Lancastrian support. Henry was captured in 1465 and was held as a prisoner in the Tower of London. Following dissent with his former key supporter, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Edward was forced
1471 Papal conclave by voting for others until the morning of August 9th, when along with d'Estouteville and Barbo they changed their votes to della Rovere in the "accessus", giving him a total of 13 votes. The cardinals voting for della Rovere in the scrutiny were: Monferrato, Zeno, Michiel, Agnifilo, Roverella,Forteguerri, Bessarion, Calandrini, and Orsini. Contrary to the perennial tradition, the five remaining cardinals did not change their votes to della Rovere in the "accessus" to make the election "unanimous". 1471 Papal conclave The papal conclave of 1471 (August 6–9) elected Pope Sixtus IV following the death of Pope Paul II. With the