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 1490 - 1499 (10 Year Overview)
 
Main Key People Battles Construction
RulerCountryStart of ReignAge at 1490
Henry VIIEngland148533
1491 Jun 28Henry (VIII) born 
1496 Mar 5Henry VII and John Cabot 
1497 Perkin Warbeck captured at Beaulieu 
1497 May 2John Cabot sets sail for Asia 
1497 JunCabot discovers Newfoundland 
1497 Aug 6Cabot returns from voyage 
1497 DecSheen Palace burns down 
James IVScotland1488?
Charles VIIIFrance1483?
1492 Nov 3Treaty of Etaples 
1498 AprDeath of Charles VIII of France 
Louis XIIFrance1498?
 The Great Explorers
1492Oct 12Christopher Columbus 'discovers' America
  Christopher Columbus landed on what he thought was the east coast of Asia believing that there was no land between it and Europe but he had landed in the Caribbean and had discovered the 'Americas'.
1493Nov 3Christopher Columbus discovers Dominica island
  Christopher Columbus discovered Dominica island on a Sunday. The name is Latin for the word Sunday. The island should not be confused with the Dominican Republic which is a separate part of the Caribbean.
1496Mar 5Henry VII and John Cabot
  Henry VII granted John Cabot, his sons and heirs the power to explore unknown areas under the English flag. They were allowed to conquer these new lands. Although the Cabots had to fund the explorations themsleves they only had to pay the Crown only one fifth of the money they made by selling the goods they found.
1497May 2John Cabot sets sail for Asia
  Under the English flag, John Cabot left Bristol on his voyage of exploration across the Atlantic to find a route to Asia and to open new trade routes.
JunCabot discovers Newfoundland
  Expecting to find the east coast of Asia Cabot and his fleet of explorers landed on what we now know as Newfoundland or Nova Scotia.
Aug 6Cabot returns from voyage
  John Cabot returned to Bristol after his voyage of discovery.
DecVasco de Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope
  Vasco de Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope to reach East Asia.
1498MayCabot disappears on voyage
  Cabot and a fleet of five ships sailed for America but were not heard from again.

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People who played important roles in this time period
Elizabeth (of York)
Daughter of Edward IV and wife of Henry VII.

HENRY (VIII, King of England 1509-1547)
Henry was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He became heir to the English throne when his elder brother Arthur died in 1502. Henry had excellent schooling learning both French and Latin. He was skilled at music and later wrote pieces of music for his wifes one of which was Greensle (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...)

Columbus, Christopher
The explorer who discovered America.

Battles that took place in this time period

No battles found for this time period in the current database.

Building work undertaken in this time period
Winchester Cathedral 1490 - 1500
Work was carried out on the Lady Chapel of Winchester Cathedral.

Canterbury Cathedral 1493 - 1497
Canterbury central tower building work undertaken including strainer arches in the crossing.

     
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