Parliament was assembled, and when York entered he made straight for the throne, which he may have been expecting the Lords to encourage him to take for himself as they had acclaimed Henry IV in 1399.
Parlamentet var samlet, og da York kom ind, gik han direkte efter tronen, som han må have forventet, at stormændene ville opmuntre ham til at tage, ligesom de havde gjort Henrik 4. til konge i 1399.