Historical place archive

Ludlow Castle in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Ludlow Castle in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records4 event labels3 people1459–1502

Historical events in Ludlow Castle

1459

1459
Siege of Ludlow
Margaret · Wars of the Roses

Marches on the Duke of Yorks castle at Ludlow

1502

2 April 1502
Death of Arthur of Wales
Arthur of Wales · House of Tudor

Death of Arthur of Wales, at Ludlow Castle of TB & the plague

2 April 1502
Death of Prince Arthur
Henry VII · House of Tudor

Prince Arthur dies at Ludlow Castle, leaving Henry VII's younger son Henry as heir to the throne.

2 April 1502
Succession
Arthur of Wales · House of Tudor

After the death of Death-Arthur of Wales, Henry VIII becomes heir to the throne

2 April 1502
Succession
Henry VII · House of Tudor

Arthur's death makes Henry, Duke of York, the surviving male heir to Henry VII.

Provenance

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