1480 - 1489 (10 Year Overview)
 
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RulerCountryStart of ReignAge at 1480
Edward IVEngland146138
1483 AprRichard made Protector 
1483 Apr 9Edward IV dies, Edward V becomes king 
Edward VEngland148310
1483 AprRichard made Protector 
1483 Apr 9Edward IV dies, Edward V becomes king 
1483 Apr 29Woodvilles escort Edward V 
1483 Apr 30Richard captures the King 
1483 Jun 22Edward V declared illegitimate 
1483 JulMurder of Princes in the Tower 
Richard IIIEngland148328
1483 AprRichard made Protector 
1483 Apr 29Woodvilles escort Edward V 
1483 Apr 30Richard captures the King 
1483 Jun 13Hastings executed 
1483 Jun 22Edward V declared illegitimate 
1483 Jun 25Duke of Gloucester nominated as King of England 
1483 Jul 6Richard III is crowned King 
1483 AugRichard goes on tour 
1483 OctBuckingham's rebellion 
1484 AprPrince Edward dies 
1484 SepTruce signed with the Scots 
1484 DecRichard returns to London 
1485 MarDeath of Queen Anne 
1485 Aug 22Battle of Bosworth 
Henry VIIEngland148523
1485 Aug 7Henry arrives in England 
1485 Aug 22Battle of Bosworth 
1485 SepEarl of Warwick arrested 
1485 Oct 30Henry is crowned. 
1486 Jan 18Henry VII married Elizabeth 
1486 SepBirth of Arthur 
1487 Jun 16Battle of Stoke 
1489 NovBirth of Margaret 
James IIIScotland1460?
James IVScotland1488?
Louis XIFrance1461?
1483 Aug 30Death of Louis XI 
Charles VIIIFrance1483?
1483 Aug 30Death of Louis XI 
War of the Roses
1483Apr 30Richard captures the King
  Richard, assisted by the Duke of Buckingham rode to Stony Stratford where they met with the King under the pretence of offering their condolences for the death of his father. Instead, they captured King Edward and took him directly to London and safe keeping in the Tower. Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers was arrested and imprisoned at Sherrif-Hutton Castle, near York.
Jun 13Hastings executed
  Lord Hastings had supported Richard against the Woodvilles and had hoped to gain some reward for his loyalty, but the Duke of Buckingham seemed more likely to be rewarded at his expense. Hastings' loyalties swayed towards the Woodvilles and when Richard found out, Hastings was arrested and executed.
1485Aug 22Battle of Bosworth
  Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth and Henry Tudor was proclaimed King of England.

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People who played important roles in this time period
Woodville, Anthony (Earl Rivers)
Details supplied by Dorothy Davies

Anthony Woodville was the oldest son of Richard Woodville and Jacquetta of Luxemburg. He was destined for high office due to his noble birth and he fulfilled all expectations. He was highly educated, extremely intelligent, pious and a fine swordsmen. He (more...)

Stafford, Henry (Duke of Buckingham)
Henry was descended from Thomas of Woodstock, a son of Edward III. After his father died in 1455 fighting on the side of the Lancastrians Henry became a royal ward. A marriage was arranged for him to Catherine Woodville, Queen Elizabeth Woodville's younger sister. A marriage he was not happy about. (more...)

Richard (Duke of York, Prince in the Tower)
Richard was the son of Edward IV, King of England. Richard's elder brother was called Edward who became king of England as Edward V in April of 1483 after the death of their father. Edward V was only thirteen years old when he became king and too young to rule unaided. Richard and Edward's uncle was (more...)

Warbeck, Perkin
Perkin Warberk was from Tournai in Flanders who arrived in Cork late in 1491. When he arrived in Cork he was dressed in the finest clothes, supplied by his master a silk trader, working as a walking advertisment. The locals, seeing him dressed so well, assumed he must be of royal birth and declared (more...)

Edward (Prince of Wales, son of Richard III)
Son of Richard III.

Neville, Anne
Wife first to Edward, Prince of Wales (son of Henry VI) and then to Richard III.

Plantagenet, Edward (Earl of Warwick)
Son of George, Duke of Clarence and Isabel Neville. Edward was nephew of Richard III and his title was the Earl of Warwick and potential heir to the English throne. At the age of ten, after Richard III's defeat at Bosworth and Henry VII becoming king, Edward was arrested and taken to the Tower of Lo (more...)

Elizabeth (of York)
Daughter of Edward IV and wife of Henry VII.

Arthur (Son of Henry VII)
Married Catherine of Aragon before she married Henry VIII.

Pole, John de la (Earl of Lincoln)
John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, was the son of Elizabeth, sister to Edward IV. He assisted Lambert Simnel's false claim to be Edward the Earl of Warwick. The real Earl of Warwick had been imprisoned by Henry VII in the Tower of London because he was the newphew of Edward IV and a rightful heir to (more...)

James (III, King of Scotland 1460-1488)
King of Scotland from 1460 to 1488.

Margaret (Daughter of Henry VII)
Married James IV of Scotland.


Battles that took place in this time period
1485 Aug 22 - Battle of Bosworth
Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth and Henry Tudor was proclaimed King of England.

1487 Jun 16 - Battle of Stoke
Henry VII fought the Earl of Lincoln and Lambert Simnel at Stoke. The English throne was at stake. Simnel was captured and Lincoln was killed. This battle ended the War of the Roses.

1488 Jul - Battle of St. Aubin
The battle of St Aubin was fought between an army commanded by Sir Edward Woodville, a group of Bretons who had joined his company and the French. The Bretons apparently abandoned the fight and the French soldiers killed Sir Edward and all his men, apart from one.


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