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1490s in England

October 21, 2023

Events from the 1490s in England.

1490s in England
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Incumbents Edit

  • Monarch – Henry VII
  • Regent – Arthur, Prince of Wales (starting 2 October, until 17 November 1492)[1]
  • Parliament – 3rd of King Henry VII (until 27 February 1490), 4th of King Henry VII (starting 17 October 1491, until 5 March 1492), 5th of King Henry VII (starting 14 October, until 22 December 1495), 6th of King Henry VII (starting 16 January, until 13 March 1497)

Events Edit

Births Edit

Deaths Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ Powicke, F. Maurice; Fryde, E. B., eds. (1961). Handbook of British Chronology (2nd ed.). London: Butler & Tanner Ltd. p. 38.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 135–138. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 189–192. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
  4. ^ Kurian, George Thomas (2003). Timetables of World Literature. New York: Facts on File. ISBN 0-8160-4197-0.
  5. ^ Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.
  6. ^ "Treason Act 1495". The UK Statute Law Database. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  7. ^ Blackwall, Anthony (1985). Historic Bridges of Shropshire. Shrewsbury: Shropshire Libraries. ISBN 0-903802-31-7.
  8. ^ Bell, Edward Allen (1912). A history of Giggleswick School from its foundation 1499 to 1912. Leeds: Jackson.

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Events from the 1490s in England 1490s in EnglandOther decades1470s 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 ReferencesIncumbents EditMonarch Henry VII Regent Arthur Prince of Wales starting 2 October until 17 November 1492 1 Parliament 3rd of King Henry VII until 27 February 1490 4th of King Henry VII starting 17 October 1491 until 5 March 1492 5th of King Henry VII starting 14 October until 22 December 1495 6th of King Henry VII starting 16 January until 13 March 1497 Events Edit1490 Construction begins on the tower of Magdalen College Oxford 2 John Colet receives his M A from the college Perkin Warbeck claims to be the son of King Edward IV of England at the court of Burgundy 1491 November Perkin Warbeck begins a campaign to take the English throne with a landing in Ireland 2 21 December Truce of Coldstream secures a 5 year peace with Scotland 2 Henry VII imposes a benevolence tax 1492 October English army lays siege to Boulogne 2 3 November Peace of Etaples signed between England and France ending French support for the pretender Perkin Warbeck All English held territory in France with the exception of Calais is returned to France 3 France withdraws its support for Perkin Warbeck Richard Pynson prints his first known dated book in London an edition of Alexander Grammaticus s Doctrinale Founding date of Ermysted s Grammar School Skipton North Yorkshire 1493 Sanctions imposed on Burgundy for supporting Warbeck 2 1494 May Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor recognises Warbeck as rightful King of England 2 John Lydgate s translation The Fall of Princes is published posthumously 4 5 1495 16 February William Stanley the Lord Chamberlain executed for supporting Warbeck 2 3 July Battle of Deal Perkin Warbeck s troops land at Deal Kent in support of his claim to the English crown backed by Margaret of York Duchess of Burgundy They are routed before Warbeck himself can disembark and he retreats to Ireland and then to Scotland October Parliament passes the Treason Act still in force as of 2019 update 6 Vagabond Act requires vagabonds to be punished 2 Henry VII commissions the world s first dry dock at Portsmouth 1496 24 February Henry VII signs the commercial treaty Intercursus Magnus with Venice Florence and the villes of the Hanse and Pays Bas 2 5 March King Henry VII issues letters patent to Italian born adventurer John Cabot and his sons authorising them to discover unknown lands 3 12 June Jesus College Cambridge founded 2 21 25 September James IV of Scotland invades Northumberland in support of the pretender Perkin Warbeck 3 A public convenience is built on the Old Welsh Bridge in Shrewsbury 7 1497 May Cornish Rebellion incited by war taxes 3 John Cabot sets sail from Bristol on the ship Matthew principally owned by Richard Amerike looking for new lands to the west 3 17 June Cornish rebels under Michael An Gof are soundly defeated by Henry VII at the Battle of Deptford Bridge near London 2 7 September Second Cornish Uprising Perkin Warbeck lands at Whitesand Bay near Land s End 10 September Warbeck proclaimed as King in Bodmin 2 30 September Treaty of Ayton establishes 7 year peace with Scotland 2 4 October leaders of the Second Cornish Uprising surrender to the King at Taunton 5 October Warbeck having deserted his army is captured at Beaulieu Abbey in Hampshire 3 John Alcock s Mons Perfectionis is published the first printed sermon by an English bishop Possible date first performance of the earliest known full length secular play wholly in English Fulgens and Lucrece by Henry Medwall the first English vernacular playwright known by name perhaps at Lambeth Palace in London 1498 May Merchant Adventurers granted a trade monopoly with the Netherlands 2 Cabot leaves Bristol on his second voyage to the Americas he is never to be seen again 2 Summer the final Welsh revolt of the medieval era breaks out in Meirionnydd North Wales Harlech Castle is captured by the rebels before the revolt is suppressed 1499 19 May 13 year old Catherine of Aragon the future first wife of Henry VIII is married by proxy to his brother 12 year old Arthur Prince of Wales 23 November Perkin Warbeck pretender to the English crown is hanged at Tyburn following an alleged attempt to escape from the Tower of London 3 28 November Edward Plantagenet 17th Earl of Warwick last legitimate male heir to the House of York is beheaded for allegedly conspiring in Warbeck s escape 3 Giggleswick School is founded by Reverend James Carr 8 Births Edit1490 Approximate date Thomas Elyot diplomat and scholar died 1546 John Taverner composer and organist died 1545 1491 28 June King Henry VIII of England died 1547 1492 2 July Elizabeth Tudor daughter of King Henry VII died 1495 Edward Wotton physician and zoologist died 1555 Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland died 1543 1494 John Sutton 3rd Baron Dudley died 1554 William Tyndale religious reformer died 1536 1495 21 November John Bale churchman died 1563 Robert Barnes reformer and martyr died 1540 Thomas Wharton 1st Baron Wharton died 1568 1496 28 March Mary Tudor daughter of Henry VII of England and queen of Louis XII of France died 1533 Edward Foxe English churchman died 1538 Anthony St Leger Lord Deputy of Ireland died 1559 Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester died 1549 Approximate date Richard Rich 1st Baron Rich Lord Chancellor died 1567 1497 Anne Stanhope noblewoman died 1587 John Heywood playwright died 1580 Deaths Edit1490 22 May Edmund Grey 1st Earl of Kent born 1416 1491 6 March Richard Woodville 3rd Earl Rivers year of birth unknown c 21 May John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk born 1442 1492 7 June Elizabeth Woodville Queen of Edward IV of England born 1437 20 September Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess of Warwick born 1426 1493 James Blount soldier year of birth unknown 1495 31 May Cecily Neville mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England born 1415 14 September Elizabeth Tudor daughter of Henry VII of England born 1492 21 December Jasper Tudor 1st Duke of Bedford born c 1431 1497 27 June Thomas Flamank Cornish lawyer executed year of birth unknown Michael An Gof Cornish rebel executed year of birth unknown 1498 24 March Edward Stafford 2nd Earl of Wiltshire born 1470 1499 23 November Perkin Warbeck Flemish imposter claimant to the English throne executed born c 1474 28 November Edward Earl of Warwick last male member of the House of York executed born 1475 Approximate date John of Gloucester Captain of Calais illegitimate son of Richard III executed born c 1468 References Edit Powicke F Maurice Fryde E B eds 1961 Handbook of British Chronology 2nd ed London Butler amp Tanner Ltd p 38 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Palmer Alan Veronica 1992 The Chronology of British History London Century Ltd pp 135 138 ISBN 0 7126 5616 2 a b c d e f g h Williams Hywel 2005 Cassell s Chronology of World History London Weidenfeld amp Nicolson pp 189 192 ISBN 0 304 35730 8 Kurian George Thomas 2003 Timetables of World Literature New York Facts on File ISBN 0 8160 4197 0 Cox Michael ed 2004 The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 860634 6 Treason Act 1495 The UK Statute Law Database Retrieved 2007 12 01 Blackwall Anthony 1985 Historic Bridges of Shropshire Shrewsbury Shropshire Libraries ISBN 0 903802 31 7 Bell Edward Allen 1912 A history of Giggleswick School from its foundation 1499 to 1912 Leeds Jackson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1490s in England amp oldid 1162910954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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