Joan (Joanna) Stewart

Joan (Joanna) Stewart

Born ABT 1428
Died AFT 16 OCT 1486
Parents Joan Beaufort (Mother) Family
James Stewart of Scotland (Father) Family
Marriage James Douglas — BEF 15 MAY 1459 Family Page
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Henry VI
  • Birth
    1428
    Born
  • Age c. 9
    21 Feb 1437
    Father James Stewart died
  • Age c. 17
    15 Jul 1445
    Mother Joan died
  • Age c. 25
    17 Jul 1453
    Hundred Years' War ends
    Battle of Castillon; England loses almost all its French lands.
  • Age c. 27
    1455–1487
    Wars of the Roses begin
    First Battle of St Albans.
  • Age c. 31
    15 May 1459
    Married James Douglas
  • Age c. 33
    4 Mar 1461
    Accession of Edward IV
    Reigned 1461–1483
  • Age c. 33
    29 Mar 1461
    Battle of Towton
  • Age c. 43
    4 May 1471
    Battle of Tewkesbury
  • Age c. 48
    1476
    William Caxton sets up the first English printing press
    At Westminster.
  • Age c. 55
    1483
    The Princes in the Tower disappear
  • Age c. 55
    9 Apr 1483
    Accession of Edward V
  • Age c. 55
    26 Jun 1483
    Accession of Richard III
    Reigned 1483–1485
  • Age c. 57
    22 Aug 1485
    Accession of Henry VII
    Reigned 1485–1509
  • Age c. 57
    22 Aug 1485
    Battle of Bosworth Field
    Richard III killed; Tudor dynasty begins.
  • Age c. 58
    16 Oct 1486
    Died