Yorkist Parliament of 1461

Timeline

1. 1461Palace of Westminster · LondonEdward IV convened Parliament at Westminster, with representatives of both Lords and Commons gathered; core issues included confirming the Yorkist claim to the throne, dealing with the legal consequences of Lancastrian rebellion, and postwar fiscal and public order arrangements.
2. 1461Palace of Westminster · LondonParliament passed bills of attainder, declaring major Lancastrian leaders traitors and confiscating their estates; it also legislated to confirm Edward IV's right to the English throne, fixing the Yorkist military victory into a legal order recognized by Parliament.
3. 1461Westminster · LondonThe Parliament of 1461 closed on 21 December; the Yorkists completed an initial reshaping of the postwar political landscape through legislation, but the Lancastrians still had forces in Scotland and northern England, and the political and military struggle of the Wars of the Roses would continue.