7 July 1207 –Birth of Elizabeth of Hungary 1307 – Death of Edward I of England 1456 – A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death. 1528 –Birth of Archduchess Anna of Austria 1534-Chapuys to Charles V. Since the date of your...
24 June 1441 - Eton College founded by Henry VI 1509 -The coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon "It was a grand affair: the king's passage was lined with tapestries and laid with fine cloth.Following the ceremony, there was a grand banquet...
15 July 1497 - Birth of William Neville.He was the second son of Richard Neville, 2nd Baron Latimer, and Anne Stafford 1526-Erasmus to Catherine of Aragon It is now two years since I promised Wm. Mountjoy, steward of your household, to write "De Institutione...
2 August 1343 – Olivier de Clisson is found guilty of treason and beheaded at Les Halles in Paris. As a result, his wife, Jeanne de Clisson, sold their holding, bought a fleet of ships, and took to the sea as a pirate to seek revenge against the French...
13 July 1524-Margaret to Henry VIII Received his letter the 12th July, and one from the Cardinal. Rejoices that the King now understands the good mind that has been ever on her part, "suppose that"her "unfriends" have given him to understand otherwise....
26 July 1309 – Henry VII of Germany is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V. 1469 – Wars of the Roses: the Battle of Edgecote Moor, pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of Edward IV of England, takes place....
1st July 1431 – The Battle of La Higueruela takes place in Granada, leading to a modest advance of Castilian during the Reconquista. 1481 – Birth of Christian II of Denmark 1506 – Birth of Louis II of Hungary 1517-Future Pope Adrian VI is Elevated to...
1404 –Birth of Philip I, Duke of Brabant 1421 –Birth of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland 1472 – Death of Charles of Artois, Count of Eu 1492 –Death of Pope Innocent VIII 1535-Chapuys to Charles V. Since the return of the duke of Norfolk and the...
25 June 1242 – Birth of Beatrice of England. Beatrice of England also known as Beatrice de Dreux, was a Princess of England as the daughter of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. Her siblings were Edward I of England, Margaret, Queen of...
21 June 1377 - Death of Edward III, king of England 1509-Preparations for the Coronation A "device for the manner and order of the Coronation" of Henry VIII, "rightful and undoubted inheritor of the crowns of England and of France," by the whole consent...
3 July 1423 – Birth of Louis XI of France 1495 – Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne landed at Deal in Kent with men and ships. On 3 July 1495, funded by Margaret of Burgundy, Warbeck landed at Deal in Kent, hoping for a show of popular support....
17 June 1497 - Battle of Blackheath The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 (Cornish: Rebellyans Kernow) was a popular uprising by the people of Cornwall in the far southwest of Britain. Its primary cause was a response of people to the raising of war taxes by...
16 June 1332 - Birth of Isabella de Coucy, English princess 1397 - Death of Philippe d' Artois 1483- The coronation of Edward V was cancelled 1487-The Battle of Stoke Field (16 June 1487) may be considered the last battle of the Wars of the Roses, since...
11 June 1429-Joan of Arc Leads French Forces to Victory at Battle of Jargeau 1456 - Birth of Anne Neville at Warwick Castle.She was an English queen, the daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the "Kingmaker"). She became Princess of Wales...
27 June 1458 – Death of Alfonso V of Aragon He was the King of Aragon (as Alfonso V), Valencia (as Alfonso III), Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica (as Alfonso II), Sicily (as Alfonso I) and Count of Barcelona (as Alfonso IV) from 1416, and King of Naples...
07 June 1394-Death of Anne of Bohemia, wife of Richard II of England 1515- Spinelly to Henry VIII Wrote last on the 2nd. Sends letters from Wingfield. The Pope, the Emperor and the King of Arragon do [not] pull together; in the business of Genoa the Pope...
04 June 1534 – Death of Sir Edward Guildford,English courtier and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Marshal of Calais in 1519. 1534-The declaration of answer from the King and his Council to the princess Dowager concerning certain messages and reque[sts]...
23 June 1509 - Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon leave the Tower of London for their coronation at Westminster Abbey 1528-Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn "The cause of my writing at this time, good sweetheart, is only to understand of your good health and...
29 May 1500 – Death of Thomas Rotherham, Archbishop of York 1521-.CHARLES V. to HENRY VIII. Have received by Sir Ric. Wingfield, your ambassador, your letters of the 5th, and am glad to hear of the good health and prosperity of yourself and my aunt. Was...
25 May 1420 – Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ. 25 May 1452 -Death of John Stafford, Archbishop of Canterbury 25 May 1521 -Emperor Charles V Declares Martin Luther a Criminal and Heretic 25 May 1524- TREATY with CHARLES...
1389 – Birth of John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, English son of Henry IV of England 1540 – Anne of Cleves complained to her brother’s ambassador, Karl Harst, about Henry VIII’s attraction to Katherine Howard. 1557 - Paul IV named William Peto to...
20 May 1535 - The imprisoned Bishop John Fisher was made a Cardinal by Pope Paul III. 20 May 1536 – Betrothal of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. Chapuys to Granvelle. Wrote yesterday very fully to the Emperor and Granvelle. Has just been informed, the bearer...
23 May 1430-Joan of Arc is Sold to English and Condemned to Die for Heresy 23 May 1533 - King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon's marriage declared null and void 23 May 1533-Charles V. to Ferdinand of Hungary. I wrote on the 12th what I had learned about...
18 May 1497 - Death of Katherine Woodville,She was the sister-in-law of King Edward IV of England and gave birth to several illustrious children. Catherine was the daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers, and Jacquetta of Luxembourg. When her sister...
1st June 1533 - Coronation of Queen Anne Boleyn The manner of attendance of the judges at the coronation of queen Anne, at Whitsuntide, 25 Hen. VIII., as reported by Sir John Spillman, one of the King's justices, then present. Before the coronation, Westminster...
