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1459
1460
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1461
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1462
1463
1464
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1450s
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Centuries
:
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15th century
-
16th century
Events
February 2
-
Battle of Mortimer's Cross
- Yorkist troops led by
Edward, Duke of York
defeat Lancastrians under
Owen Tudor
and his son
Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke
in Wales.
February 17
-
Second Battle of St Albans
- The
Earl of Warwick's
army is defeated by a Lancastrian force under
Queen Margaret
, who recovers control of her husband.
March 4
- The Duke of York seizes London and proclaims himself King
Edward IV of England
March 29
-
Battle of Towton
- Edward IV defeats Queen Margaret to make good his claim to the English throne. Thought to be the bloodiest battle ever fought in England.
Edward, Richard of York's son, crowned as
Edward IV
, King of
England
(reigns until
1483
)
August 15
- The
Empire of Trebizond
, the last major Romano-Greek outpost falls to the
Ottoman Empire
after a siege of 21 days.
Louis XI of France
succeeds
Charles VII of France
as king (reigns until
1483
)
Leonardo da Vinci
and
Sandro Botticelli
become students of
Verrocchio
Sarajevo
, capital of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
, is founded by the
Ottomans
Births
Alexander of Poland
Deaths
February 2
-
Owen Tudor
, military leader serving the
House of Lancaster
.
July 22
- King
Charles VII of France
(b.
1403
)
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