| Ruler | Country | Start of Reign | Age at 1480 |
| Edward IV | England | 1461 | 38 | | 1483 Apr | Richard made Protector  | | 1483 Apr 9 | Edward IV dies, Edward V becomes king  |
| | Edward V | England | 1483 | 10 | | 1483 Apr | Richard made Protector  | | 1483 Apr 9 | Edward IV dies, Edward V becomes king  | | 1483 Apr 29 | Woodvilles escort Edward V  | | 1483 Apr 30 | Richard captures the King  | | 1483 Jun 22 | Edward V declared illegitimate  | | 1483 Jul | Murder of Princes in the Tower  |
| | Richard III | England | 1483 | 28 | | 1483 Apr | Richard made Protector  | | 1483 Apr 29 | Woodvilles escort Edward V  | | 1483 Apr 30 | Richard captures the King  | | 1483 Jun 13 | Hastings executed  | | 1483 Jun 22 | Edward V declared illegitimate  | | 1483 Jun 25 | Duke of Gloucester nominated as King of England  | | 1483 Jul 6 | Richard III is crowned King  | | 1483 Aug | Richard goes on tour  | | 1483 Oct | Buckingham's rebellion  | | 1484 Apr | Prince Edward dies  | | 1484 Sep | Truce signed with the Scots  | | 1484 Dec | Richard returns to London  | | 1485 Mar | Death of Queen Anne  | | 1485 Aug 22 | Battle of Bosworth  |
| | Henry VII | England | 1485 | 23 | | 1485 Aug 7 | Henry arrives in England  | | 1485 Aug 22 | Battle of Bosworth  | | 1485 Sep | Earl of Warwick arrested  | | 1485 Oct 30 | Henry is crowned.  | | 1486 Jan 18 | Henry VII married Elizabeth  | | 1486 Sep | Birth of Arthur  | | 1487 Jun 16 | Battle of Stoke  | | 1489 Nov | Birth of Margaret  |
| | James III | Scotland | 1460 | ? | | James IV | Scotland | 1488 | ? | | Louis XI | France | 1461 | ? | | 1483 Aug 30 | Death of Louis XI  |
| | Charles VIII | France | 1483 | ? | | 1483 Aug 30 | Death of Louis XI  |
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War of the Roses
| 1483 | Apr 30 | Richard 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 13 | Hastings 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. | | 1485 | Aug 22 | Battle of Bosworth | | | | Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth and Henry Tudor was proclaimed King of England. | The Great Explorers
| 1488 | | Rounding of the Cape of Good Hope | | | | Bartholomew Dias, a Portuguese explorer was the first European to navigate around the southern tip of the African continent. |
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| People who played important roles in this time period |
Woodville, Anthony (Earl Rivers) Details supplied by Dorothy DaviesAnthony 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 advertisement. 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 nephew of Edward IV and a rightful heir to t (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.
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| 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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