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1457 Born
1485 Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. Richard dies in battle and Henry Tudor becomes King Henry VII of England.
1485 Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. Richard dies in battle and Henry Tudor becomes King Henry VII of England.
1487 Lambert Simnel is crowned King "Edward VI of England" in Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland. He claims to be Edward, Earl of Warwick and rivals Henry VII for the throne of England.
1489 King Henry VII gives a city charter to Southwold.
1495 Henry VII of England commissions world's first dry dock at Portsmouth
1496 England King Henry VII issued letters patern to John Cabot and his sons, authorizing them to discover unknown lands.
1497 Battle of Deptford Bridge - Forces under King Henry VII soundly defeat troops led by Michael An Gof.
1503 King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland.
1505 Henry VIII of England repudiates his engagement to Catherine of Aragon, at his father's command
1509 Died
1509 Henry VIII becomes King of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
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