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1447 In England
Events from the year 1447 in England. Incumbents * Monarch – Henry VI * Lord Chancellor – John Stafford * Lord Privy Seal – Andrew Holes Events * 18 February – Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester is arrested for treason. He dies five days later. * 9 December – Richard, Duke of York is appointed as the King's representative in Ireland. * Unknown – Wye College is founded in Kent. Births * Richard Nykke, bishop (died 1535) * Lionel Woodville, bishop (died 1484) Deaths * Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (born 1390) * Henry Beaufort, Cardinal, Lord Chancellor (born 1377) * John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (born 1395 Year 1395 ( MCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 1395th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 395th year of the 2nd millennium, the 95th year ...) {{England year nav Years of the 15th century in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1447
Year 1447 (Roman numerals, MCDXLVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * March 6 – Pope Nicholas V succeeds Pope Eugene IV, to become the 208th pope. * March 16 – A major fire destroys the centre of Valencia. * July 15 – The Spanish Inquisition is revived. * December **Vlad II Dracul, ruler of Wallachia, and his eldest son Mircea II of Wallachia, Mircea are assassinated. Vladislav II of Wallachia, Vladislav II succeeds him, with the assistance of John Hunyadi. **The Albanian–Venetian War of 1447–48 begins. Date unknown * Roman II of Moldavia, Roman II seizes the throne of Moldavia after killing his uncle, Stephen II of Moldavia, Stephen II, and will have his other uncle, Petru III of Moldavia, Petru as co-ruler. * The Siege of Soest, Germany, Soest occurs, in the course of the Soest Feud. * According to ''Ryū (school), Ryūs own sources, Iizasa Ienao found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces the French department of Pas-de-Calais across the Strait of Dover. The county town is Maidstone. It is the fifth most populous county in England, the most populous non-Metropolitan county and the most populous of the home counties. Kent was one of the first British territories to be settled by Germanic tribes, most notably the Jutes, following the withdrawal of the Romans. Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, the oldest cathedral in England, has been the seat of the Archbishops of Canterbury since the conversion of England to Christianity that began in the 6th century with Saint Augustine. Rochester Cathedral in Medway is England's second-oldest cathedral. Located between London and the Strait of Dover, which separates England from mainla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1395 In England
Events from the 1390s in England. Incumbents *Monarch – Richard II (to 30 September 1399), then Henry IV Events * 1390 ** Parliament passes a statute forbidding retainers to wear livery whilst off-duty: ** Statute of Provisors prohibits clergy from accepting benefices from the Pope. ** September – the future King Henry IV of England) supports the Teutonic Knights at the siege of Vilnius in the Lithuanian Civil War. ** John Gower's poem ''Confessio Amantis'' is completed. * 1391 ** Parliament re-asserts royal prerogatives. * 1392 ** King Richard II retakes control of London. ** Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester created Lieutenant of Ireland but forbidden to actually travel there. ** Penistone Grammar School, which will in the late 20th century become one of the first community comprehensive schools in England, is founded near Barnsley. * 1393 **Hundred Years' War: Peace negotiations between England and France at Calais. ** Rebellion in northern England protesting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Holland, 2nd Duke Of Exeter
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, (29 March 1395 – 5 August 1447) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. His father, the 1st Duke of Exeter, was a maternal half-brother to Richard II of England, and was executed after King Richard's deposition. The Holland family estates and titles were forfeited, but John was able to recover them by dedicating his career to royal service. Holland rendered great assistance to his cousin Henry V in his conquest of France, fighting both on land and on the sea. He was marshal and admiral of England and governor of Aquitaine under Henry VI. Origins He was the second son of John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, by his wife Elizabeth of Lancaster. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent, and Joan of Kent (a granddaughter of King Edward I), who after Holland's death had married Edward, the Black Prince. His father was a half-brother of King Richard II of Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1377 In England
Events from the 1370s in England. Incumbents *Monarch – Edward III (to 21 June 1377), then Richard II. Events * 1370 ** 19 September – Hundred Years' War: Siege of Limoges – The English led by Edward the Black Prince retake the city from the French by storm with wide destruction. ** Geoffrey Chaucer writes ''The Book of the Duchess'' in memory of the first wife of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster. * 1371 ** 21 September – John of Gaunt marries Constance of Castile (daughter of King Peter of Castile), giving him a claim to the throne of Castile. ** London Charterhouse founded. * 1372 ** June – Owain Lawgoch claims the title Prince of Wales, sails with French support from Harfleur and raids Guernsey in preparation for an attack on Wales. ** 22 June – Hundred Years' War: the English fleet is defeated at the Battle of La Rochelle by a Castilian-French fleet. Owain Lawgoch fights alongside the French. ** 10 July – The Treaty of Tagilde is signed between Ferdinand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Beaufort
Cardinal Henry Beaufort (c. 1375 – 11 April 1447), Bishop of Winchester, was an English prelate and statesman who held the offices of Bishop of Lincoln (1398) then Bishop of Winchester (1404) and was from 1426 a Cardinal of the Church of Rome. He served three times as Lord Chancellor and played an important role in English politics. He was a member of the royal House of Plantagenet, being the second son of the four legitimised children of John of Gaunt (third son of King Edward III) by his mistress (later wife) Katherine Swynford. Life Beaufort is often claimed to have been born at Beaufort, an English domain in France, but England, John of Gaunt specifically, had already lost that land holding, which had come to him through his grandmother Blanche of Artois. He was educated for a career in the Church. After his parents were married in early 1396, Henry, his two brothers and one sister were declared legitimate by Pope Boniface IX and legitimated by Act of Parliament on 9 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1390 In England
Events from the 1390s in England. Incumbents *Monarch – Richard II (to 30 September 1399), then Henry IV Events * 1390 ** Parliament passes a statute forbidding retainers to wear livery whilst off-duty: ** Statute of Provisors prohibits clergy from accepting benefices from the Pope. ** September – the future King Henry IV of England) supports the Teutonic Knights at the siege of Vilnius in the Lithuanian Civil War. ** John Gower's poem ''Confessio Amantis'' is completed. * 1391 ** Parliament re-asserts royal prerogatives. * 1392 ** King Richard II retakes control of London. ** Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester created Lieutenant of Ireland but forbidden to actually travel there. ** Penistone Grammar School, which will in the late 20th century become one of the first community comprehensive schools in England, is founded near Barnsley. * 1393 **Hundred Years' War: Peace negotiations between England and France at Calais. ** Rebellion in northern England protesting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1484 In England
Events from the 1480s in England. This decade marks the beginning of the Tudor period. Incumbents * Monarch – Edward IV (until 9 April 1483), Edward V (9 April to 26 June 1483), Richard III (26 June 1483 to 22 August 1485), then Henry VII * Regent – Richard, Duke of Gloucester (starting 30 April, until 26 June 1483) * Parliament – 6th of King Edward IV (starting 20 January, until 18 February 1483), King Richard III (starting 23 January, until 20 February 1484), 1st of King Henry VII (starting 7 November 1485, until c. 4 March 1486), 2nd of King Henry VII (starting 9 November, until c. 18 December 1487), 3rd of King Henry VII (starting 13 January 1489) Events * 1480 ** 1 August – Treaty of Perpetual Friendship between England and Burgundy. ** Magdalen College School, Oxford, established by William Waynflete. * 1481 **William Caxton publishes '' The Historie of Reynart the Foxe'', the first English edition of the tale, and also his 1480 translation of ''Mirrour of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Woodville
Lionel Woodville (1447 – 23 June 1484) was a Bishop of Salisbury in England. Life Woodville was a fourth son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg; his siblings included Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort from 1464 to 1483. In the late 1470s, Woodville became the first person in recorded history to receive an honorary degree (Doctor of Canon Law, DCL), from the University of Oxford. He was Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1479 to 1483. After a number of more minor clerical positions, Woodville was elected Exeter Cathedral, Dean of Exeter in November 1478, and held the position until 1482, when he became Bishop of Salisbury.Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas: CP 40/887, in 1484, first defendant, surname as 'Wydevill', in the top entry, in a case of debt; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT3/R3/CP40no887/bCP40no887dorses/IMG_1041.htm ; He was nominated to Salisbury on 7 January 1482 and consecrated on 21 April 1482.Fryde, et al. ''Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1535 In England
Events from the 1530s in England. Incuments * Monarch – Henry VIII * Parliament – Reformation (until 14 April 1536), 6th of King Henry VIII (starting 8 June, until 18 July 1536), 7th of King Henry VIII (starting 28 April 1539) Events * 1530 ** 26 January – Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire becomes Keeper of the Privy Seal. ** January – the first printed translation of the Torah into English, by William Tyndale, is published in Antwerp for distribution in Britain. ** 6 February – Charles Brandon becomes Lord President of the Council. ** 4 November – Cardinal Wolsey arrested as a traitor for secretly communicating with Pope Clement VII. ** Parliament of England passes the Egyptians Act in attempt to expel Gypsies. * 1531 ** 11 February – Henry VIII recognised as supreme head of the Church of England. ** March – Statute Against Vagabonds requires registration of all genuine beggars; unlicensed beggars to be whipped or pilloried. ** Sir Thomas Elyot's treatise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Nykke
Richard Nykke (or Nix or Nick; c. 1447–1535) became bishop of Norwich under Pope Alexander VI in 1515. Norwich at this time was the second-largest conurbation in England, after London. Nykke is often called the last Catholic bishop of the diocese, but that title is also claimed by John Hopton, bishop under Mary I of England. Described as "ultra-conservative", but also "much-respected", Nykke maintained an independent line and was embroiled in conflict until blind and in his last years. While he was a natural target for Protestant propaganda, stories about him are sometimes poorly founded. One of the best known is that he said that potential heretics "savoured of the frying pan". As Robert Southey pointed out, this translates a well-known French idiom, ''sentir le fagot''. Life Early career Nykke was the son of Thomas and Johanna (née Stillington) Nykke; Johanna was the sister of Robert Stillington, Bishop of Bath and Wells. Richard was educated at Trinity College, Cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wye College
bio sciences -> social sciences -> business school Pictures of OLT, Old Hall,Cloister, Parlour --> The College of St Gregory and St Martin at Wye, commonly known as Wye College, was an education and research institution in the village of Wye, Kent. In 1447, Cardinal John Kempe founded his chantry there which also educated local children. , it still includes a rare, complete example of medieval chantry college buildings. After abolition in 1545, parts of the chantry buildings were variously occupied as mansion, grammar school and charity school, before purchase by Kent and Surrey County Councils to provide technical education. For over a hundred years Wye became that college of London University most concerned with rural subjects, including agricultural sciences; business management; agriculture; horticulture, and agricultural economics. Chemist and Actonian Prize winner, Louis Wain developed synthetic auxin selective herbicides 2,4-DB, MCPB, Bromoxynil and Ioxynil at Wye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
