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England in 1491

Historical records for England in 1491, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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4Named people
5Places
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Historical records

June

28 June 1491Birth of Henry VIIIHenry VII

London · House / House of Tudor

Henry VII's second surviving son, the future Henry VIII, is born at Greenwich.

28 June 1491Birth of Henry VIIIHenry VIII

Greenwich · House / House of Tudor

Birth of Henry VIII, son of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York

28 June 1491Birth of Henry VIIIElizabeth Woodville

House / House of York

Birth of Henry VIII, son of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York

June 1491Birth of her grandsonElizabeth Woodville

Greenwich · House / House of York

Present at the birth of her grandson, the future Henry VIII, at Greenwich Palace

September

September 1491Invasion of BrittanyHenry VII

Brittany · Warfare / England War

Anne of Brittany gives in & marries Charles VIII

December

21 December 1491PeaceHenry VII

London · House / House of Tudor

A truce is signed between England & Scotland, a 5 yr peace

Other Events

1491Benevolences for French WarHenry VII

England · Government / Government of England

Henry raises benevolences to help finance preparations for intervention against France.

1491ChristeningHenry VIII

Greenwich · House / House of Tudor

Christened in the Church of the Observant Friars

1491Perkin Warbeck Claim EmergesHenry VII

Cork · Warfare / Wars of the Roses

Perkin Warbeck appears in Ireland claiming to be Richard, Duke of York, creating a new Yorkist threat to Henry.

1491Speaker of House of CommonsRichard Empson

Government / Government of England

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

Names involved

Elizabeth WoodvilleHenry VIIHenry VIIIRichard Empson

Places involved

BrittanyCorkEnglandGreenwichLondon

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.