•
1480 • 1 August – Treaty of Perpetual Friendship between England and
Burgundy. •
1481 •
William Caxton publishes
The Historie of Reynart the Foxe, the first English edition of the tale, • 9 April – following the death of
Edward IV, his son, the 12-year-old
Edward V becomes king with his uncle the Duke of Gloucester acting as
Lord Protector; the new king is proclaimed on 11 April. • 14 April – news of his father's death and his own accession reaches Edward V at
Ludlow Castle. He leaves for London on 24 April. • 19 April – Edward IV is buried at
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. • Late Summer – disappearance of the
Princes in the Tower, Edward V and
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York. •
A rebellion by
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham is crushed by Richard III. • 21 September – Treaty of Nottingham: three-year truce between England and Scotland signed. •
1485 • 31 July –
Thomas Malory's 1470 book ''
Le Morte d'Arthur'' published by Caxton. • 30 October – coronation of Henry VII at
Westminster Abbey. • 26 March – the
Treaty of Medina del Campo between England and
Spain includes provision for a marriage between Arthur, the son of King Henry VII, and Spanish princess
Catherine of Aragon. • 28 April –
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland murdered by protesters against new war tax; revolt quickly suppressed. • 13 June –
Battle of Dixmude: Anglo-Habsburg victory over France. • 29 November –
Arthur Tudor is invested as
Prince of Wales. • The
Gold Sovereign is first issued. • King Henry VII gives a city charter to
Southwold. ==Births==