ABSTRACT
Plenty of Woodvilles cumbered the earth even after Warwick’s massacre of the summer of 1469, as four of the queen’s brothers, Anthony, Earl Rivers, Lionel, who was to become near the end of Edward’s reign chancellor of the University of Oxford and Bishop of Salisbury, Edward and Richard, were still living. As early as 7th August Edward had received word from James III that he was willing to send the Bishop of Glasgow and other commissioners to Alnwick on 23rd September to treat for redress of infractions of the truce between England and Scotland. Abroad as well as at home Edward saw some clouds on the horizon as he scanned the skies in the months immediately following his recovery of his throne. The subduing of Calais proved less difficult than Edward probably anticipated. Calais’ submission had been obtained with little effort, and the frightened followers of the Bastard of Fauconberg had been powerless to oppose the officers of the law.
