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1450. 9 January – Adam Moleyns, Bishop of Chichester (murdered) 2 May – William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, military leader (born 1396; murdered) 10 June – William Tresham, lawyer, Speaker of the House of Commons (born 1404; murdered) 4 July – James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele, soldier and politician (born c. 1395; murdered)
English Miniature from a manuscript of the Roman de la Rose. Early music of Britain and Ireland, from the earliest recorded times until the beginnings of the Baroque in the 17th century, was a diverse and rich culture, including sacred and secular music and ranging from the popular to the elite. Each of the major nations of England, Ireland ...
A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by British director Howard Greenhalgh. [9] A "live" performance of the song was filmed in the Ballroom of the British Ambassador's residence in Paris for broadcast on the BBC's Top of the Pops. As Elton's schedule couldn't accommodate a trip to England at the time, the Embassy property ...
The Great Slump occurred in England between approximately 1440 and 1480. [1] The economic decline began in the 1430s in Northern England, spreading south in the 1440s, with the economy not recovering until the 1480s. [2] The Great Slump took place against a wider trading crisis in Northern Europe, driven by shortages of silver, essential for ...
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Music in Medieval England. Music in Medieval England, from the end of Roman rule in the fifth century until the Reformation in the sixteenth century, was a diverse and rich culture, including sacred and secular music and ranging from the popular to the elite. The sources of English secular music are much more limited than for ecclesiastical music.
22 May – the Treaty of Tours, signed between England and France, secures a truce in the Hundred Years' War for 5 years [3] and includes an arrangement for Henry VI to marry Margaret of Anjou. A serious fire occurs at Old St Paul's Cathedral in London. [4] 1445. 23 April – Henry VI marries Margaret of Anjou [1] at Titchfield Abbey.
10 July – Wars of the Roses: At the Battle of Northampton, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and Edward, Earl of March defeat a Lancastrian army and seize King Henry VI. [3] Queen Margaret escapes with her son, Edward, across Cheshire to Harlech Castle. 19 July – Lord Scales surrenders the Tower of London to the Yorkists; he is subsequently ...