1456 in England
# 1456 in England

Events from the year 1456 in England.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – Henry VI
* Lord Chancellor – William Waynflete
* Lord Privy Seal – Lawrence Booth

## Events

* 25 February – Richard, Duke of York is dismissed as Lord Protector, effectively regent for the King, for the second time.
* April – A mutiny by the garrison of English Calais ends when wool merchants agree to back the garrison's pay.
* 17 August – Due to the political turbulence, the court moves to Coventry; Kenilworth Castle is strengthened as the King's principal residence.

## Births

* Anne Neville, queen of Richard III (died 1485)
* Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland, nobleman (died 1499)
* Roger Lupton, royal chaplain (died 1539
* William Brandon, soldier (died 1485)

## Deaths

* Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, father of King Henry VII of England (born c. 1430)
* Ralph de Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell, soldier and diplomat (born 1393)
* Robert Dingley, politician (born 1377)

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