Battle of Lochmaben Fair - a 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas are defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas is captured
Battle of Lochmaben Fair - a 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl
Battle of Lochmaben Fair - a 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas are defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas is captured
Events Before
Edward V, aged 12, succeeds his father Edward IV as King of England. He is never crowned and disappears, presumed murder
Edward V, aged 12, succeeds his father Edward IV as King of England. He is never crowned and disappears, presumed murdered, after being incarcerated in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard (the "Princes in the Tower")
Orbital calculations suggest that on this day, Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit until July 23, 1503
Orbital calculations suggest that on this day, Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit until July 23, 1503
Sistine Chapel to Our Lady of the Assumption in Vatican City is consecrated with a Mass by Pope Sixtus IV [some sources
Sistine Chapel to Our Lady of the Assumption in Vatican City is consecrated with a Mass by Pope Sixtus IV [some sources cite August 9] [1]
Utrecht surrenders to the Habsburg army
The Utrecht war of 1481–83 (Dutch: Stichtse Oorlog or Driejarige Oorlog, German: Utrechter Stiftsfehde) was a diocesan feud in the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht between 1481 and 1483, influenced by the...
Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on Bible
Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on Bible
Events After
Battle of Bosworth Field: Henry Tudor's forces defeat English King Richard III during the last battle in the Wars of the
Battle of Bosworth Field: Henry Tudor's forces defeat English King Richard III during the last battle in the Wars of the Roses. Richard is killed, becoming the last English monarch to die in battle.
Matthias of Hungary takes Vienna from Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III
Vladislaus II, also known as Vladislav, Władysław or Wladislas (Hungarian: II. Ulászló; Czech: Vladislav Jagellonský; Croatian: Vladislav II. Jagelović; Slovak: Vladislav II.
Gent/Brugge/Ieper recognize Maximilian of Austria as regent of Netherlands
Gent/Brugge/Ieper recognize Maximilian of Austria as regent of Netherlands
Richard III dies
Richard III dies
King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV
Anne of York (2 November 1475 – 23 November 1511) was the fifth daughter of King Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. Soon after the death of her father and the usurpation…
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King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV
Anne of York (2 November 1475 – 23 November 1511) was the fifth daughter of King Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. Soon after the death of her father and the usurpation…
"Pentateuch" the Jewish Bible is 1st printed as a book in Bologna, Italy
"Pentateuch" the Jewish Bible is 1st printed as a book in Bologna, Italy
Edward V, aged 12, succeeds his father Edward IV as King of England. He is never crowned and disappears, presumed murder
Edward V, aged 12, succeeds his father Edward IV as King of England. He is never crowned and disappears, presumed murdered, after being incarcerated in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard (the "Princes in the Tower")
Ottoman troops conquer Otranto in southern Italy after a 15-day siege, killing 12,000, enslaving 5,000, and beheading 80
Ottoman troops conquer Otranto in southern Italy after a 15-day siege, killing 12,000, enslaving 5,000, and beheading 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam
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- Battle of Lochmaben Fair - a 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas are defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas is captured