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1507 In England
Events from the year 1507 in Kingdom of England, England. Incumbents * List of English monarchs, Monarch – Henry VII of England, Henry VII * Lord Chancellor – William Warham * Lord Privy Seal – Richard Foxe * Secretary of State (England), Secretary of State – Thomas Ruthall Events *21 December – Henry VII arranges a marriage between his younger daughter, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Mary Tudor and Habsburg Emperor Charles V, Archduke Charles. Date unknown * Thomas More leaves England to study on the Continent having made enemies amongst Henry VII's senior advisors. Births *Ralph Sadler, statesman (died 1587 in England, 1587) * Thomas Gale (surgeon), Thomas Gale, surgeon (died 1586 in England, 1586) * Nicholas Arnold (1507–1580), Nicholas Arnold, courtier (died 1580 in England, 1580) * Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex, nobleman (died 1557 in England, 1557) Deaths *24 August – Cecily of York, princess (born 1469 in England, 1469) * 27 August – Elizabeth Somerset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1507
__NOTOC__ Year 1507 ( MDVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * April 25 – Martin Waldseemüller publishes his ''Cosmographiae Introductio'' ("Introduction to Universal Cosmography") and accompanying wall map, the first to show the Americas as a separate continent, naming them in honour of Amerigo Vespucci, his friend and idol. * April / May – Martin Luther is ordained a priest of the Catholic Church. * October – The Portuguese conquer the island of Ormuz in the Persian Gulf. Date unknown * The Timurid Dynasty ends, when Uzbeks under Muhammad Shaybani capture the capital, Herat, and Emir Badi' al-Zaman Mirza flees. * The Portuguese occupy Mozambique, and the islands of Socotra and Lamu. * The Portuguese found the town of Stone Town in Mozambique. * Cardinal Cisneros is appointed major inquisitor of Castile. * King Henry VII of England prosecutes lords for keeping privat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1587 In England
Events from the 1580s in England. Incumbents * Monarch – Elizabeth I * Parliament – 4th of Queen Elizabeth I (until 19 April 1583), 5th of Queen Elizabeth I (starting 23 November 1584, until 14 September 1585), 6th of Queen Elizabeth I (starting 15 October 1586, until 23 March 1587), 7th of Queen Elizabeth I (starting 4 February, until 29 March 1589) Events * 1580 ** March – Thomas Legge's ''Richardus Tertius'', the first known history play performed in England, is acted at St John's College, Cambridge. ** 6 April – Dover Straits earthquake. ** June – England signs a commercial treaty with the Ottoman Empire. ** 6 July – new building banned within three miles of the City of London. ** 7 July – Robert Parsons and Edmund Campion begin a Jesuit mission in an attempt to restore Roman Catholicism to England, having landed the previous month. ** 26 September – Francis Drake returns to Plymouth from his voyage of circumnavigation (westabout) on the ''Golden Hind'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1449 In England
Events from the 1440s in England. Incumbents *Monarch – Henry VI Events * 1440 ** 7 July – Hundred Years' War: John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury recaptures Harfleur from the French. ** 12 September – King Henry VI founds Eton College. * 1441 ** 2 April – King Henry VI founds King's College, Cambridge. ** 19 September – Hundred Years' War: French capture Pontoise and Île-de-France. * 1442 ** 19 January – Eleanor Cobham, wife of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, convicted of treason and witchcraft. ** 11 June – Hundred Years' War: France invades Gascony. * 1443 ** 23 April – perpetual truce signed with Burgundy. ** 13 May – John Stafford enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury. ** August – Hundred Years' War: 8,000 strong expeditionary force under John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset lands at Cherbourg. * 1444 ** 22 May – the Treaty of Tours, signed between England and France, secures a truce in the Hundred Years' War for 5 years and includes an arrangement for H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Savage (bishop)
Thomas Savage (1449 in Rocksavage, Clifton, Cheshire – 3 September 1507, in Cawood Castle, Cawood, Yorkshire) was a prelate, diplomat and scholar during the Tudor period. Savage served as Clerk of the Closet, Chaplain to Henry VII of England, King Henry VII and was Archbishop of York from 1501 until his death in 1507. Prior to his consecration as a Bishop, Savage served as a diplomat and rector (Savage continued to carry out diplomatic duties whilst he was a Bishop). As a diplomat Savage held the positions of English Ambassador to Castile and Portugal, during which time he helped broker the marriage treaty between Arthur, Prince of Wales and Catherine of Aragon in 1489, and later held the position of English Ambassador to France from 1490, where he took part in the conference at Boulogne. Family and studies Born a member of the Savage family, Thomas was the second son of the many children of Sir John Savage (1422–1495) and Lady Catherine ''née'' Audley-Stanley family, Stanl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1476 In England
Events from the 1470s in England. Incumbents * Monarch – Edward IV (until 3 October 1470), Henry VI (3 October 1470 to 11 April 1471), then Edward IV * Regent – Edward, Prince of Wales (starting c. 4 July, until c. 20 September 1475) * Parliament – 23rd of King Henry VI (starting 26 November 1470, until c. 11 April 1471), 4th of King Edward IV (starting 6 October 1472, until 14 March 1475), 5th of King Edward IV (starting 16 January, until 26 February 1478) Events * 1470 ** 12 March – Wars of the Roses: House of York defeats rebel forces allied with Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Losecoat Field. ** 20 March – the Battle of Nibley Green (in Gloucestershire) is the last fought between the private armies of feudal magnates in England. ** 2 October – Wars of the Roses: a rebellion orchestrated by King Edward IV's former ally the Earl of Warwick forces the King to flee England and seek support from his brother-in-law Charles the Bold of Burgundy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Somerset, Baroness Herbert
Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert (c. 1476 – 27 August 1507) was the sole heir and daughter of William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and his first wife, Mary Woodville. Her father died on 16 July 1491, and she inherited extensive lands in Wales. As her father had no sons, she succeeded to his barony, but could not succeed to the earldom, which was restricted to the male line. She was made a ward of King Henry VII of England, and married Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester on 2 June 1492. Their only son, Henry, was born in around 1496. In 1504, Somerset was created Baron Herbert. Elizabeth died on 27 August 1507, and was buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The following month, further estates, including the lease of Caldicot Castle, devolved on Elizabeth's husband on the death of her uncle, Sir Walter Herbert. The addition of Herbert's estate made Somerset the most powerful landowner in South Wales. He had married for a second time by 1511, and was mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1469 In England
Events from the 1460s in England. Incumbents * Monarch – Henry VI (until 4 March 1461), then Edward IV * Parliament – 22nd of King Henry VI (starting 7 October 1460, until c. 4 March 1461), 1st of King Edward IV (starting 4 November 1461, until 6 May 1462), 2nd of King Edward IV (starting 29 April 1463, until 28 March 1465), 3rd of King Edward IV (starting 3 June 1467, until 7 June 1468) Events * 1460 ** 15 January – Wars of the Roses: Yorkists raid Sandwich, Kent and capture the royal fleet during the Battle of Sandwich. ** 26 June – Wars of the Roses: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and Edward, Earl of March (eldest son of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York) land at Sandwich with an army and march on London. Here the Earl of Salisbury remains and, with the support of the citizens, besieges the Tower of London whose Lancastrian commander, Lord Scales, on 4 July turns its weapons against the city. ** 10 July – Wars of the Roses: At the Battle of Northampton, Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecily Of York
Cecily of York (20 March 1469 – 24 August 1507), was the third daughter of King Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. Shortly after the death of her father and the usurpation of the throne by her uncle King Richard III, Cecily and her siblings were declared illegitimate. Queen Elizabeth, fearing for the children's lives, moved them to Westminster Abbey, where the late king's family received asylum and spent about a year. After Richard III promised not to harm the children, Cecily and her sisters went to court. Soon there were rumours that the king was going to marry one of his nieces – Elizabeth or Cecily. However, shortly before his death, Richard III arranged the marriage of Cecily to one of his supporters – Ralph Scrope, the younger brother of the 6th Baron Scrope of Masham, who was much lower in status by birth than the princess. When Richard III died at the Battle of Bosworth and the throne was taken by Henry Tudor, the act recognising th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1557 In England
Events from the 1550s in England. This decade marks the beginning of the Elizabethan era. Incumbents * Monarch – Edward VI (until 6 July 1553), Lady Jane Grey, Jane (disputed, 6 July to 19 July 1553), Mary I of England, Mary I (starting 19 July 1553, until 17 November 1558) and Philip II of Spain, Philip (starting 25 July 1554, until 17 November 1558), then Elizabeth I * Regent – John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (starting 2 February 1550, until 19 July 1553) * Parliament of England, Parliament – 1st Parliament of King Edward VI, 1st of King Edward VI (until 15 April 1552), 2nd Parliament of King Edward VI, 2nd of King Edward VI (starting 1 March, until 31 March 1553), 1st Parliament of Queen Mary I, 1st of Queen Mary I (starting 5 October, until 5 December 1553), 2nd Parliament of Queen Mary I, 2nd of Queen Mary I (starting 2 April, until 3 May 1554), 3rd Parliament of Queen Mary I, 3rd of Queen Mary I (starting 12 November 1554, until 16 January 1555), 4th Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl Of Sussex
Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex, KG (also spelt "Radcliffe") (1507 – 17 February 1557) was a son of Robert Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Sussex and his wife Elizabeth Stafford, Countess of Sussex. Marriages and children He was first married to Elizabeth Howard, a daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and his second wife Agnes Tilney. They had two sons: *Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex (c. 1525 – 9 June 1583). *Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex (c. 1532–1593). ''The Complete Peerage'' gives the date of death for his first wife as 18 September 1534. Burke's Peerage agrees on the date but changes the year to 1537. Either way, Henry would not remain a widower for long. He married secondly Anne Calthorpe. The marriage resulted in a divorce or annulment in 1555, but they had two known children: * Egremont Radclyffe (died 1578). He took part in the Rising of the North but escaped to Continental Europe after its failure. He was executed in Namur, accused of attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1580 In England
Events from the 1580s in England. Incumbents * Monarch – Elizabeth I * Parliament – 4th of Queen Elizabeth I (until 19 April 1583), 5th of Queen Elizabeth I (starting 23 November 1584, until 14 September 1585), 6th of Queen Elizabeth I (starting 15 October 1586, until 23 March 1587), 7th of Queen Elizabeth I (starting 4 February, until 29 March 1589) Events * 1580 ** March – Thomas Legge's ''Richardus Tertius'', the first known history play performed in England, is acted at St John's College, Cambridge. ** 6 April – Dover Straits earthquake. ** June – England signs a commercial treaty with the Ottoman Empire. ** 6 July – new building banned within three miles of the City of London. ** 7 July – Robert Parsons and Edmund Campion begin a Jesuit mission in an attempt to restore Roman Catholicism to England, having landed the previous month. ** 26 September – Francis Drake returns to Plymouth from his voyage of circumnavigation (westabout) on the ''Golden Hind'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Arnold (1507–1580)
Sir Nicholas Arnold (1507–1580) was an English courtier and politician, who held office as lord justice of Ireland. Life Nicholas was born at Churcham in Gloucestershire, the eldest surviving son of John Arnold and his wife Isabel Hawkins. His father was lord of the manors of Highnam and Over in Gloucestershire. In 1530 he entered the service of Thomas Cromwell and assisted him in the Dissolution of the Monasteries. He was by 1526 a gentleman pensioner of Henry VIII and in 1538 one of the King's Bodyguard. Soldier and politician In 1546 he was sent to take charge of the English fort of Boulogneberg near Boulogne in France. In May 1549 the fort was attacked by the French but they were completely defeated; Arnold himself was wounded in the attack. After a second attack the following August, Arnold realised defence was hopeless and, dismantling the fort, withdrew to Boulogne. He was knighted some time during the reign of Edward VI (c.1553) and spent time travelling in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
