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England in 1475

Historical records for England in 1475, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

12Records
10Events
5Named people
4Places
7Categories

Historical records

April

18 April 1475PeerageGeorge Talbot Shrewsbury, 4th

Shrewsbury · House / House of Talbot

Made a knight of the Bath

August

11 August 1475Alliance Edward IV and EnglishEdward IV

Warfare / Wars of the Roses

The Duke of Burgundy fails to support the English & attacks Champagne

11 August 1475Siege of St QuentinEdward IV

St Quentin · Warfare / Wars of the Roses

Count St Pol closes the gates of St Quentin to the English

12 August 1475PeaceEdward IV

Warfare / Wars of the Roses

Opens negotiations with Louis XI

21 August 1475Invasion of FranceEdward IV

London · Warfare / Wars of the Roses

Edwards Army leaves France for England

November

2 November 1475Birth of a 5th daughterEdward IV

London · House / House of York

Birth of a 5th daughter

Other Events

1475Invasion of FranceEdward IV

Warfare / England War

Lands an expeditionary force of 1,200 men-at-arms & 11,000 archers in France

1475Invasion of FranceJohn Elrington

Warfare / England War

Appointed Treasurer for the invasion of France

1475Lord ChancellorJohn Alcock

Government / Government of England

Appointed Chancellor of England, 1st term

1475RansomMargaret of Anjou

Warfare / Wars of the Roses

Margaret is ransomed by Louis XI for 50,000 crowns

1475St GeorgesEdward IV

Windsor · Arts / Architecture

First year of the construction of St George's Chapel in Windsor

1475TreasurerJohn Elrington

Warfare / Military

Appointed Treasurer for the invasion of France

Names involved

Edward IVGeorge Talbot Shrewsbury, 4thJohn AlcockJohn ElringtonMargaret of Anjou

Places involved

LondonShrewsburySt QuentinWindsor

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.