Pg 183 Chap 2, 19. John Neville, Lord Montagu 1461 (30); K.G. 1462 (31); defeated the Lancastrians at Hedgeley Moor and Hexham 1464 (33), for which he was created Earl of Northumberland and awarded the Percy estates which had been confiscated after Henry Percy (Percy 21) was killed at the battle of Towton 3-29-1461; but, when the son, Henry Percy, swore an oath of fealty he ws restored to the Earldom of Northumberland and its estates 1470, Neville being created Marquis of Montagu as compensation. As this title carried no estates Neville complained that Edward IV “hade many fayre wordys and no lordeschyppys,” and that the king “made him Markes of Montagu, and yaff a pyes neste to mayntene his astate with.” “He thereupon threw in his lot with his brother Richard and forced Edward to leave the country.” But, when Edward returned, the Nevilles were defeated and slain at the battle of Barnet on Easter Sunday 4-14-1471; their bodies “were taken to London and exposed for 3 days on the pavement of St Paul's, so that all could see that they were dead … then given to their brother, George Neville, Archbishop of York, for burial.”17386

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