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== Events == |
== Events == |
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* [[February 2]] |
* [[February 2]] – [[Battle of Mortimer's Cross]] – Yorkist troops led by [[Edward IV of England|Edward, Duke of York]] defeat Lancastrians under [[Owen Tudor]] and his son [[Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke]] in Wales. |
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* [[February 17]] |
* [[February 17]] – [[Second Battle of St Albans]] – The [[Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick|Earl of Warwick's]] army is defeated by a Lancastrian force under [[Margaret of Anjou|Queen Margaret]], who recovers control of her husband. |
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* [[March 4]] |
* [[March 4]] – The Duke of York seizes London and proclaims himself King [[Edward IV of England]] |
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* [[March 29]] |
* [[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. |
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* Edward, Richard of York's son, crowned as [[Edward IV of England|Edward IV]], King of [[England]] (reigns until [[1483]]) |
* Edward, Richard of York's son, crowned as [[Edward IV of England|Edward IV]], King of [[England]] (reigns until [[1483]]) |
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* [[August 15]] |
* [[August 15]] – The [[Empire of Trebizond]], the last major Romano-Greek outpost falls to the [[Ottoman Empire]] under [[Mehmed II]] after a siege of 21 days. |
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* [[Louis XI of France]] succeeds [[Charles VII of France]] as king (reigns until [[1483]]) |
* [[Louis XI of France]] succeeds [[Charles VII of France]] as king (reigns until [[1483]]) |
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* [[Leonardo da Vinci]] and [[Sandro Botticelli]] become students of [[Andrea del Verrocchio|Verrocchio]] |
* [[Leonardo da Vinci]] and [[Sandro Botticelli]] become students of [[Andrea del Verrocchio|Verrocchio]] |
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Revision as of 16:53, 31 May 2012
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1430s 1440s 1450s – 1460s – 1470s 1480s 1490s |
| Years: | 1458 1459 1460 – 1461 – 1462 1463 1464 |
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 under Mehmed II 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
- François Villon: Le Grand Testament
- Donatello: Judith and Holofernes