Henry, Duke of Somerset, and Edward IV

'Into our defense and saveguarde': Eton College and the Good Lordship of Edward, Duke of York

“…The request from the Commons was ultimately unsuccessful as both Eton and King's College Cambridge were amongst the exemptions to the act of resumption, see PROME,vol. 12,[193][194] 44 Eton recovered some of the losses incurred in 1461, but the claim that it thrived would be to overstate the extent of its recovery. 45 While signs that connection between the college and Crown had certainly improved in the brief reign of Richard III,46 many of the lands alienated at the onset of Edward's reign were not returned to the foundation and its revenues did not reach a level on par with its initial grants under the Lancastrian regime.…”