Death of Catherine of Valois
Death of Catherine of Valois. Shortly after childbirth
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1437 in England
Explore 16 historical events and records for England in 1437.
Historical records for England in 1437
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January
Burial
Buried in Westminster Abbey
February
Assassination of James I
Leads a plot to assassinate James I
Death of Walther Stewart
Leads a plot to assassinate James I
May
Peace
Agrees to marry Margaret of Anjou in return for a two year truce with France
August
Succession
Assumes full power as the King of England, declared to be of age
Other events (month unknown)
Birth of Elizabeth Woodwvile
Birth of Elizabeth Woodwvile, Daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Birth of Elizabeth Woodwvile
Birth of Elizabeth Woodwvile, daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg. The first-born child of a socially unequal marriage that had briefly scandalised the English court. Her father, Sir Richard Woodville, was merely a knight at the time of her birth
Death of Robert Graham
Executed for assassinating James I. Death of Robert Graham, executed for assassinating James I
Death of Walther Stewart
Executed for leading a plot which assassinates James I
Dismissal
Replaced by Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, when Henry VI comes to the throne
Execution
Executed for assassinating James I
Execution
Executed for leading a plot which assassinates James I
Governor
Appointed Governor of Scotland, during the minority of James II
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant of France
President of the Council
Henry VI excludes Richard from the Council, an insult to the house of York
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