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England in 1482

Historical records for England in 1482, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

9Records
9Events
3Named people
5Places
3Categories

Historical records

June

10 June 1482Rule of ScotlandEdward IV

Fotheringay · House / House of York

The Duke of Albany will marry Edward's daughter Cicely & pay homage for Scotland

10 June 1482Treaty of FotheringayEdward IV

Fotheringay · House / House of York

The Duke of Albany will marry Edward's daughter Cicely & pay homage for Scotland

July

July 1482CoupRichard III

Edinburgh · Warfare / England War

Enters Edinburgh unopposed after James III had been the victim of a coup

July 1482Siege of Alnwick CastleRichard III

Alnwick Castle · Warfare / England War

Richard gathers an army of 20,000 at Alnwick Castle

July 1482Siege of BerwickRichard III

Berwick · Warfare / England War

Berwick surrenders to Richard, it had been surrendered to the Scots 2 decades before

July 1482Siege of EdinburghRichard III

Edinburgh · Warfare / England War

Enters Edinburgh unopposed after James III had been the victim of a coup

August

24 August 1482Rule of BerwickRichard III

Berwick · Warfare / England War

The Scots agree to the permanent cession of Berwick to the English crown

Other Events

1482Death of Margaret of AnjouMargaret of Anjou

Anjou · House / House of Lancaster

Death of Margaret of Anjou

1482Invasion of ScotlandRichard III

Fotheringay · Warfare / England War

Richard & Edward IV meet James IIIs brother the Duke of Albany to plan an invasion

Names involved

Edward IVMargaret of AnjouRichard III

Places involved

Alnwick CastleAnjouBerwickEdinburghFotheringay

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.