1499
Discovery of India
Completes the voyage to India around Africa, the 1st do so
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Completes the voyage to India around Africa, the 1st do so
The pretender to the throne is hanged in the Tower of London
Edward, Earl of Warwick, a senior Yorkist claimant, is executed after being convicted of treason.
Perkin Warbeck is executed at Tyburn after years of challenging Henry VII's claim to the throne.
1st of the wedding ceremonies between Catherine & Arthur take place at Bewdley Palace
Stands in for Catherine of Aragon at her proxy marriage with Prince Arthur
1st of the wedding ceremonies between Catherine & Arthur take place at Bewdley Palace
Sent as part of a tem to negotiate the marriage between James IV & Princess Margaret
Concedes independence to the Swiss Confederation
Birth of Edmund Tudor, 6th child of Henry VII
Prince Edmund, another son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, is born at Greenwich.
The pretender to the throne is hanged in the Tower of London
The Swiss & the French defeat the Emperor over a border dispute with Austria
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