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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)
The history of England during the Late Middle Ages covers from the thirteenth century, the end of the Angevins, and the accession of Henry II – considered by many to mark the start of the Plantagenet dynasty – until the accession to the throne of the Tudor dynasty in 1485, which is often taken as the most convenient marker for the end of the Middle Ages and the start of the English ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Jack Cade's Rebellion. Jack Cade's Rebellion was a popular revolt in 1450 against the government of England, which took place in the south-east of the country between the months of April and July. It stemmed from local grievances regarding the corruption, maladministration and abuse of power of the king's closest advisors and local officials ...
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The Isles of Scilly (/ ˈsɪli / SIL-ee; Standard Written Form: Syllan, Enesek Syllan, or Enesow Syllan) [6] are a small archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. One of the islands, St Agnes, is over four miles (six kilometres) further south than the most southerly point of the British mainland at Lizard Point.