Editing History of Jersey (section)

=== War of the Roses (1455–1487) ===
During the [[Hundred Years' War]] (1337–1453), the French did not succeed in capturing Jersey. However, during the [[Wars of the Roses|War of the Roses]] (1455–1487), [[Margaret of Anjou]], queen consort of England, made a secret deal with [[Pierre de Brézé]] to gain French support for the Lancastrians, leading to the French capturing Mont Orgueil in the summer of 1461.<ref name=":6" /> In 1462, de Brézé issued ordinances outlining the role of the bailiff and the jurats.<ref name="RL" />{{Rp|page=38}} Jersey was occupied by French forces until 1468 when Yorkist forces and local militia recaptured the castle.<ref name=":6">Watts (2004), pp. 16–17</ref>

[[Edward IV of England|Edward IV]] oversaw the administrative separation of Jersey and Guernsey. In 1469, he issued separate charters of privilege for the bailiwicks and from 1478 the islands had different captains (albeit with a common captain in chief).<ref name=":5" />{{Rp|page=60}}

It may well be during this occupation that the island saw the establishment of the States. Comte Maulevrier, who had led the invasion of the island, ordered the holding of an Assize in the island. Maulevrier confirmed the place of existing institutions, however created the requirement for Jurats to be chosen by Bailiffs, Jurats, Rectors and Constables.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bisson|first=Mike|title=Constitution - theislandwiki|url=https://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Constitution|access-date=2021-03-15|website=www.theislandwiki.org}}</ref>