1497 in History

Audley is taken prisoner, brought before the King and council on 19 Jun and condemned

Arrested & taken to the Tower after the siege of Exeter

Surrenders to Henry at Taunton

Henry VII backs Cabot's Bristol voyage across the Atlantic.

Cabot reaches land across the North Atlantic and claims the discovery for the English crown.

John Cabot returns to Bristol after his successful Atlantic voyage and receives recognition from Henry VII.

John Cabot leaves Bristol in the Matthew on a westward voyage sponsored under Henry VII's patent.

Sets sail for India attempting to be the first to make the journey around Africa

Sails with a patent from Henry VII to possess lands "unknown to all Christians"

Discovers Newfoundland, naming it "Prima Vista"

Executed for leading e rebellion in Cornwall

Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed after the defeat of the Cornish rebellion.

Lord Audley is beheaded for his leadership role in the Cornish rebellion against Henry's taxation.

Lands with an invasion force in Cornwall

Henry VII ratifies the marriage between Prince Arthur & Catherine of Aragon

Henry VII ratifies the marriage between Prince Arthur & Catherine of Aragon

Henry VII ratifies the marriage between Prince Arthur & Catherine of Aragon

Henry VII concludes a truce with Scotland by the Peace of Ayton

The Cornish rebels are supported by the House of York pretender Perkin Warbeck. Cornwall rebels against taxes to defend England against the Scottish invasion forces

Lands with a small invasion force in Cornwall

Fails to capture Exeter. Arrested & taken to the Tower after the siege of Exeter

Proclaimed Richard IV while in Bodmin

Audley is taken prisoner, brought before the King and council on 19 Jun and condemned

Cabot sails from Bristol seeking a westward route to Asia.

Warbeck's Cornish force attacks Exeter but fails to secure the city as royal forces approach.

Perkin Warbeck lands in Cornwall with a small force and tries to exploit recent hostility toward Henry's taxation.

Death of James Touchet, executed

Henry's royal army defeats the Cornish rebels at the Battle of Blackheath, also known as Deptford Bridge.

Royal forces overwhelm the Cornish army at Blackheath and capture the principal rebel leaders.

The Cornish rebels reach Blackheath & Audley joins & leads them

The rebels are defeated by the Earl of Oxford & Lord Daubeney. Audley is taken prisoner, brought before the King and council on 19 Jun and condemned