1480s in England

Events from the 1480s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - Edward IV of England (to 9 April 1483), Edward V of England (to 20 June 1483), Richard III of England (to 22 August 1485), Henry VII of England

Events

* 1480
** 1 August - Treaty of Perpetual Friendship between England and Burgundy.
** William Caxton publishes the first books in England to include printed woodcut illustrations.
* 1481
** William Caxton publishes the first English edition of "Reynard the Fox".
* 1482
** 1 August - Richard, Duke of Gloucester invades Scotland and captures Edinburgh.
** 24 August - Scots surrender Berwick to Richard, ending his campaign.
* 1483
** 9 April - Following the death of Edward IV, the 12-year-old Edward V becomes king with his uncle the Duke of Gloucester acting as regent.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=187–189]
** 13 June - Execution of William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings, the first recorded execution at the Tower of London.
** 20 June - Richard becomes Richard III after Edward V is declared to be illegitimate by Parliament.
** 6 July - Coronation of Richard III.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
** August - disappearance of the Princes in the Tower — Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York.
** 8 September - Edward of Middleham is invested as Prince of Wales.
** October - A rebellion by Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham is crushed by Richard III.
** 2 November - Henry Stafford executed at Salisbury.
** Parliament passes the act Titulus Regius.
* 1484
** 26 March - William Caxton, the first printer of books in English, prints his translation of "Aesop's Fables".
** September - Three-year truce between England and Scotland signed.
** Richard III establishes a judicial Council of the North.
** Royal charter granted to the College of Arms.
* 1485
** 31 July - Thomas Malory's 1470 book "Le Morte d'Arthur" published by Caxton.
** 22 August
*** Wars of the Roses: Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III and rival claimant to the throne Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. Richard dies in battle and Henry becomes King Henry VII of England.
*** Creation of the Yeomen of the Guard. [cite web|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/OutPut/Page5007.asp|title=The Monarchy Today > Ceremony and symbol > Ceremonial bodies > Yeomen of the Guard|accessdate=2008-03-21]
** 30 October - Coronation of Henry VII.
* 1486
** 18 January - marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York uniting the House of Lancaster and the House of York.
** April - Henry defeats the Stafford and Lovell Rebellion.
** 6 October - John Morton enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
** First recorded use of the word 'football' to describe a game in which the ball is kicked.
* 1487
** 24 May - Lambert Simnel is crowned King "Edward VI of England" in Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland. He claims to be Edward, Earl of Warwick and challenges Henry VII for the throne of England.
** 16 June - Wars of the Roses: At the Battle of Stoke Field, the final battle of the conflict, the rebellion of pretender Lambert Simnel, led by John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln and Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount Lovell, is crushed by troops loyal to Henry VII.
* 1488
** 25 November - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth of York.
** The price of knitted woollen hats is fixed by law.
* 1489
** 14 February - Treaty of Redon: England allies with Brittany against France.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 132-135|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
** 26 March - The Treaty of Medina del Campo between England and Spain includes provision for a marriage between Arthur, the son of King Henry VII, and Princess Catherine of Aragon.
** 28 April - Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland murdered by protesters against new war tax; revolt quickly suppressed.
** 13 June - Battle of Dixmude: Anglo-Hapsburg victory over France.
** 29 November - Arthur Tudor is named Prince of Wales.
** The Gold Sovereign is first issued.
** King Henry VII gives a city charter to Southwold.

Births

* 1482
** Richard Pace, diplomat (died 1536)
* 1483
** Thomas Parr, Alleged oldest living man (died 1635)
* 1485
** Hugh Aston, composer (died 1558)
** Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, statesman (died 1540)
** John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford, royal minister (died 1555)
* 1486
** 20 September - Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of Henry VII of England (died 1502)
* 1488
** Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, Lord Chancellor (died 1544)
** Myles Coverdale, Bible translator (died 1568)
* 1489
** 2 July - Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1556)

Deaths

* 1481
** 23 August - Thomas de Littleton, judge and legal author (born c. 1407)
** 19 November - Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk (born 1472)
** Mary Woodville, noblewoman (born c. 1454)
* 1483
** 4 April - Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex (born c. 1405)
** 9 April - King Edward IV of England (born 1442)
** June - William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings (executed) (born 1431)
** 13 June - Richard Grey, half brother of Edward V of England (executed) (born 1458)
** 25 June - Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers (executed) (born 1442)
** November 2 - Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, politician (born 1454)
** George Nevill, Duke of Bedford (born 1457)
** Edmund Sutton, nobleman (born 1425)
* 1484
** 9 April - Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (born c. 1473)
** 2 October - Isabel Plantagenet, descendant of Edward III of England (born 1409)
* 1485
** 16 March - Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (born 1456)
** 22 August (killed at the Battle of Bosworth)
*** King Richard III of England (born 1452)
*** John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk (born 1430)
*** Richard Ratcliffe, supporter of Richard III (year of birth unknown)
*** William Brandon, supporter of Henry VII (born 1426)
** August - William Catesby, supporter of Richard III (executed) (born 1450)
** 17 October - John Scott of Scott's Hall, Warden of the Cinque Ports (born c. 1423)
* 1486
** 30 March - Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England (born c. 1404)
** 11 May - William Waynflete, Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester (born 1395)
** 19 September - Richard Oldham, cleric (year of birth unknown)
* 1487
** 16 June - John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln (born c. 1463)
** 30 September - John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1400)
** William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel (born 1417)
* 1489
** 28 April - Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland (born c. 1449)

References

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