Portuguese explorer Pêro da Covilhã departs Santarém on a mission to India and Abyssinia - succeeds in reaching both, laying the ground for future Portuguese voyages of exploration
Portuguese explorer Pêro da Covilhã departs Santarém on a mission to India and Abyssinia - succeeds in reaching both, la
Portuguese explorer Pêro da Covilhã departs Santarém on a mission to India and Abyssinia - succeeds in reaching both, laying the ground for future Portuguese voyages of exploration
Events Before
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…
Events After
Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming the first known European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope
Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming the first known European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope
Battle of Sauchieburn, rebellion against the Scottish crown results in death of King James III
James III (10 July 1451/May 1452 – 11 June 1488) was King of Scots from 1460 until his death at the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488.
The last Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro is forced to abdicate by Venice
Catherine Cornaro (Venetian: Catarina Corner; Italian: Caterina Cornaro or Corner; Greek: Αικατερίνη Κορνάρο, romanized: Aikateríni Kornáro; 25 November 1454 – 10 July 1510) was the last monarch of...
"Tractate Niddah," a Talmudic edition, is first printed
"Tractate Niddah," a Talmudic edition, is first printed
Battle of Baza - Spanish army captures Baza from Moors
Battle of Baza - Spanish army captures Baza from Moors
More from the 1480s
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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