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1499 in England

Explore 19 historical events and records for England in 1499.

Historical records for England in 1499

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February

Birth of Prince Edmund

Henry VII ยท Greenwich Palace ยท House / House of Tudor

Prince Edmund, another son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, is born at Greenwich.

Birth of Edmund Tudor

Tudor ยท Greenwich ยท Edmund ยท House / House of Tudor

Birth of Edmund Tudor, 6th child of Henry VII

May

Marriage

Arthur of Wales ยท Worcester ยท House / House of Tudor

1st of the wedding ceremonies between Catherine & Arthur take place at Bewdley Palace

Marriage

Catherine of Aragon ยท Worcester ยท House / House of Tudor

1st of the wedding ceremonies between Catherine & Arthur take place at Bewdley Palace

November

Death of Perkin Warbeck

Warbeck, Perkin ยท Tower of London ยท House / House of York

The pretender to the throne is hanged in the Tower of London

Execution

Warbeck, Perkin ยท Tyburn ยท House / House of York

The pretender to the throne is hanged in the Tower of London

Execution of Perkin Warbeck

Henry VII ยท Tyburn ยท Warfare / Wars of the Roses

Perkin Warbeck is executed at Tyburn after years of challenging Henry VII's claim to the throne.

Execution of Perkin Warbeck

Warbeck, Perkin ยท Tyburn ยท Yorkist Pretender ยท House / House of Tudor

Perkin Warbeck is hanged after repeated attempts to claim the English throne as Richard, Duke of York.

Execution of Edward of Warwick

Henry VII ยท Tower of London ยท House / House of Tudor

Edward, Earl of Warwick, a senior Yorkist claimant, is executed after being convicted of treason.

Other events (month unknown)

Birth of Mary Boleyn

Boleyn, Mary ยท England ยท Courtier ยท House / House of Tudor

Mary Boleyn is born into the Boleyn family and later serves at the French and English courts before becoming Henry VIII's mistress.

Death of Edward of Clarence

Edward of Clarence ยท Tower of London ยท House / House of Plantagenet

Executed for allegedly conspring with Perkin Warbeck as a 2nd pretender to the throne

Death of Raplh Wulfard

Wulfard, Raplh ยท Tower of London ยท House / House of York

Death of Ralph Wulfard, executed for treason

Execution

Edward of Clarence ยท Tower of London ยท House / House of Plantagenet

Executed for allegedly conspring with Perkin Warbeck as a 2nd pretender to the throne

Execution

Wulfard, Ralph ยท Tower of London ยท House / House of York

Pretender to the throne, son of Edward IVs brother the Duke of Clarence

First Meeting with Erasmus

More, Thomas ยท London ยท Humanist ยท Humanities / Philosophy

More meets Desiderius Erasmus, beginning a lasting intellectual friendship.

Peace

Henry VII ยท House / House of Tudor

Establishes peace with Scotland

Peace

Henry VII ยท Ayton ยท House / House of Tudor

Renews the Truce of Ayton with Scotland

Tower Escape Plot

Henry VII ยท Tower of London ยท Warfare / Wars of the Roses

A plot involving Perkin Warbeck and Edward, Earl of Warwick, is uncovered while both are prisoners in the Tower.

Treason

Wulfard, Ralph ยท Tower of London ยท House / House of York

Death of Ralph Wulfard, executed for treason

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