The 1470s

Explore 28 historical events from 1470–1479.

1471 555 years ago

Thomas Tresham, Speaker of the House of Commons

Sir Thomas Tresham was an English politician, soldier and administrator. He was the son of Sir William Tresham and his wife Isabel de Vaux, daughter of Sir William Vaux of Harrow…

Thomas Tresham, Speaker of the House of Commons

1471 555 years ago

Henry VI, king of England (born 1421)

Henry VI was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and claimant to the French throne from 1422 to 1453 under the terms of the Treaty of Troyes. He became k…

Henry VI, king of England (born 1421)