1492 in History

Concludes an alliance with France against England

Buried in Wawel Cathedral in Cracow

Laid to rest in the same chantry as her husband King Edward IV in St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle

Sails south to the Canary Islands

Supported by King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella. Sales from Palos with the Nina, Pinta & his flagship the Santa Maria

Sets sail from the Canary Islands across the Atlantic after the Pinta is repaired

Changes the direction of his fleet south west after sighting flight paths of birds

Agrees to back Colombus expedition to America

Mistakenly believes that he has sighted land

Sets sail under the command of Colombus across the Atlantic

Sets sail for Cuba from San Salvador

Lands on Hati believing this to be Cipango, Asia & would have great quantities of gold

Discovers compasses are inaccurate due to the earths magnetic variation

Makes a sighting of San Salvador

Land is sighted, thought to be Watling Island, now San Salvador Island

Land is sighted, thought to be Watling Island, now San Salvador Island

Expels the Jews from Spain

Henry VII takes an army into northern France as pressure on Charles VIII before negotiating peace.

Under the Treaty of Etaples Charles VIII agrees to drop his support for Perkin Warbeck & other rebels

At Etaples Henry abandons wider claims in France while preserving English possession of Calais.

Under the Treaty of Etaples Henry VII renounces his claims to France, excluding Calais

Colombus discovers Haiti & calls it Hispaniola

Colombus lands on San Salvador & claims it for Spain

Sales from Palos with the Nina, Pinta & his flagship the Santa Maria

The Santa Maria runs aground in Haiti

The Santa Maria runs aground in Haiti

Timbers salvaged from Santa Maria were used to build La Navidad after the flagship grounded off Hispaniola.

Under the Treaty of Etaples Charles VIII agrees to pay Henry VII for the Brittany campaign. Henry VII & Charles VIII formally make peace

Under the Treaty of Etaples Charles VIII agrees to drop his support for Perkin Warbeck & other rebels. Henry VII renounces his claims to France, excluding Calais. Charles VII agrees to pay Henry VIII under the Treaty of Picquigny for Brittany campaig

Henry VII agrees peace with Charles VIII at Etaples, ending the English expedition in France.

Under the Treaty of Etaples Charles VIII agrees to pay Henry VII for the Brittany campaign. Agrees to pay Henry VIII under the Treaty of Picquigny for the Brittany campaign

Agrees to pay Henry VIII under the Treaty of Picquigny for the Brittany campaign

Birth of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York

Birth of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York

Birth of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York

Death of Casimir III the Great

Death of Elizabeth Woodville