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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

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 of Douglas are defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas is captured

Events Before

  1. 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")

  2. 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

  3. 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]

  4. 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...

  5. Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on Bible

    Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on Bible

Events After

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Gent/Brugge/Ieper recognize Maximilian of Austria as regent of Netherlands

    Gent/Brugge/Ieper recognize Maximilian of Austria as regent of Netherlands

  4. Richard III dies

    Richard III dies

  5. 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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