Margaret Percy

Margaret Percy

Born ABT 1447
Died UNKNOWN
Parents Henry Percy (Father) Family
Eleanor Ponyings (Mother) Family
Marriage William Gascoigne Family Page
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Henry VI
  • Birth
    1447
    Born
  • Age c. 6
    17 Jul 1453
    Hundred Years' War ends
    Battle of Castillon; England loses almost all its French lands.
  • Age c. 8
    1455–1487
    Wars of the Roses begin
    First Battle of St Albans.
  • Age c. 14
    4 Mar 1461
    Accession of Edward IV
    Reigned 1461–1483
  • Age c. 14
    29 Mar 1461
    Father Henry died
  • Age c. 14
    29 Mar 1461
    Battle of Towton
  • Age c. 20
    1467
    Son William born
  • Age c. 21
    1468
    Son John born
  • Age c. 23
    1470
    Son Thomas born
  • Age c. 24
    1471
    Daughter Elizabeth born
  • Age c. 24
    4 May 1471
    Battle of Tewkesbury
  • Age c. 26
    1473
    Daughter Margaret born
  • Age c. 27
    1474
    Daughter Agnes born
  • Age c. 29
    1476
    Daughter Dorothy born
  • Age c. 29
    1476
    William Caxton sets up the first English printing press
    At Westminster.
  • Age c. 31
    1478
    Daughter Elinor born
  • Age c. 32
    1479
    Daughter Anne born
  • Age c. 34
    1481
    Daughter Joan born
  • Age c. 36
    1483
    Daughter Maude born
  • Age c. 36
    1483
    The Princes in the Tower disappear
  • Age c. 36
    9 Apr 1483
    Accession of Edward V
  • Age c. 36
    26 Jun 1483
    Accession of Richard III
    Reigned 1483–1485
  • Age c. 37
    Feb 1484
    Mother Eleanor died
  • Age c. 38
    22 Aug 1485
    Accession of Henry VII
    Reigned 1485–1509
  • Age c. 38
    22 Aug 1485
    Battle of Bosworth Field
    Richard III killed; Tudor dynasty begins.
  • Age c. 50
    24 Jun 1497
    John Cabot reaches North America
  • Age c. 62
    22 Apr 1509
    Accession of Henry VIII
    Reigned 1509–1547
  • Age c. 66
    9 Sep 1513
    Battle of Flodden