Explore 90 historical events from 1480–1489.
Lambert Simnel was a pretender to the throne of England. In 1487, his claim to be Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, threatened the newly established reign of Henry VII (148…
The ten-year-old Lambert Simnel is crowned in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, with the name of Edward VI in a
The Battle of Stoke Field, which took place at East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, on 16 June 1487, may be considered the last battle of the Wars of the Roses, since it was the last major…
Battle of Stoke Field: King Henry VII of England defeats the leaders of a Yorkist rebellion in the final engagement of t
The 1487 siege of Málaga was an action during the Reconquest of Spain in which the Catholic Monarchs of Spain conquered the city of Mālaqa from the Emirate of Granada. The siege la…
The Siege of Málaga ends with the taking of the city by Castilian and Aragonese forces.
Margravine Anna of Brandenburg was a German noblewoman, the daughter of John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg, and Margaret of Thuringia. By her marriage to Frederick I, Duke of Schl…
Anna of Brandenburg (died 1514)
John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln was a leading figure in the Yorkist aristocracy during the Wars of the Roses.
John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln (born c
John Argyropoulos was a lecturer, philosopher, and humanist, one of the émigré Greek scholars who pioneered the revival of classical Greek learning in 15th century Italy.
John Argyropoulos, Byzantine philosopher and scholar (born 1415)
The Granada War was a series of military campaigns between 1482 and 1492 during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, against the Na…
Granada War: Forces of Aragon and Castile began a siege of Málaga, a Muslim city in the south of the Iberian Peninsula
The Reconquista or the fall of al-Andalus was a series of military campaigns by northern Iberian Christian polities against Muslim-ruled al-Andalus, which had previously been part …
Reconquista: After a four-month siege, the Catholic Monarchs of Spain conquered the city of Málaga from the Emirate of…
Jacopo d'Antonio Sansovino was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect, best known for his works around the Piazza San Marco in Venice. These are crucial works in the history…
Jacopo Sansovino, Italian sculptor and architect (died 1570)
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish transatlantic voyages in the name of the Catholic Monarchs, opening…
Christopher Columbus presents his plans for discovering a western route to the Indies to the Spanish Queen Isabella I of
Andrea del Sarto was an Italian painter from Florence, whose career flourished during the High Renaissance and early Mannerism. He was known as an outstanding fresco decorator, pai…
Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter (died 1530)
Albrecht VII, the Handsome, Duke of Mecklenburg in Güstrow, was a minor ruler in North Germany of the 16th century. He also asserted claims to Scandinavian thrones based on the roy…
Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg (died 1547)
Imperia Cognati, was a Roman courtesan. She has been considered the first celebrity of the class of courtesans, which was created in Rome in the late 15th century.
Imperia Cognati, Italian courtesan (died 1512)
Siegmund (Sigismund) Freiherr von Herberstein was a Carniolan diplomat, writer, historian and member of the Holy Roman Empire Imperial Council. He was most noted for his extensive …
Sigismund von Herberstein, Slovenian historian and diplomat (died 1566)
Margaret of Denmark was Queen of Scots from 1469 to 1486 by marriage to King James III. She was the daughter of Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and Dorothea of Bra…
Margaret of Denmark, daughter of Christian I of Denmark (born 1456)
Ernest, known in German as Ernst, was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486. He established the Ernestine line of Saxon princes.
Ernest, Elector of Saxony (born 1441)
William Waynflete, born William Patten, was Headmaster of Winchester College (1429–1441), Provost of Eton College (1442–1447), Bishop of Winchester (1447–1486) and Lord Chancellor …
William Waynflete, English Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester (born c. 1398)
The Battle of Bosworth or Bosworth Field was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the houses of Lancaster and York that extended across Engla…
The Battle of Bosworth Field occurs; King Richard III of England's death in battle marks the end of the reigning…
Johannes Bugenhagen, also called Doctor Pomeranus by Martin Luther, was a German theologian and Lutheran priest who introduced the Protestant Reformation in the Duchy of Pomerania …
Johannes Bugenhagen, Polish-German priest and reformer (died 1558)
Elizabeth of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden was a Danish princess who became Electress of Brandenburg as the wife of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg. She was the daughter of …
Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg (died 1555)
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, was a Scottish prince and the second surviving son of King James II of Scotland. He fell out with his older brother, King James III, and fled to …
Alexander Stewart, duke of Albany (born 1454)
Richard III was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch, the House of York. His defeat and d…
Richard III of England (born 1452)
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, also known as Jack of Norfolk, was an English nobleman, soldier, politician, and the first Howard Duke of Norfolk. He was a close friend and loyal…
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk (born 1430)
Sir Richard Ratcliffe, KG was a close confidant of Richard III of England.
Richard Ratcliffe, supporter of Richard III