1457 in England
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Events from the year 1457 in England.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 1 January – Osmund of Salisbury (died 1099) is canonised, the last English saint created until the 20th century. His remains are translated from Old Sarum to Salisbury Cathedral on 23 July.[1][2]
- 28 January – Margaret Beaufort gives birth to Henry Tudor the future King at Pembroke Castle in Wales
- 28 August – French under Pierre de Brézé raiders sack Sandwich, Kent.
- Unknown – Robert Sturmy sails from Bristol on his unsuccessful attempt to break the Italian monopoly on trade in the Eastern Mediterranean
Births
[edit]- 28 January – King Henry VII of England (died 1509)[3]
- George Nevill, Duke of Bedford (died 1483)
- Thomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr (died 1525)
Deaths
[edit]- Robert Neville, bishop (born 1404)
References
[edit]- ^ "Bishops of Salisbury". British History Online. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
- ^ Swanson, R. N. (1995). Religion and Devotion in Europe, c. 1215-c. 1515. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-37950-4.
- ^ "Gregory XIV | pope". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 11 February 2020.