Elizabeth Plantagenet

Elizabeth Plantagenet

Born 22 APR 1444 , Rouen, FRA
Died AFT 7 JAN 1503
Parents Richard Plantagenet (Father) Family
Cicely Nevill (Mother) Family
Marriage John de la Pole — ABT AUG 1461 Family Page
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Henry VI
  • Birth
    22 Apr 1444
    Born at Rouen, FRA
  • Age 9
    17 Jul 1453
    Hundred Years' War ends
    Battle of Castillon; England loses almost all its French lands.
  • Age 11
    1455–1487
    Wars of the Roses begin
    First Battle of St Albans.
  • Age 16
    30 Dec 1460
    Father Richard died
  • Age 16
    4 Mar 1461
    Accession of Edward IV
    Reigned 1461–1483
  • Age 16
    29 Mar 1461
    Battle of Towton
  • Age 17
    Aug 1461
    Married John de la Pole
  • Age c. 18
    1462
    Son John born
  • Age c. 27
    1471
    Son Edmund born
  • Age 27
    4 May 1471
    Battle of Tewkesbury
  • Age c. 30
    1474
    Son Humphrey born
  • Age c. 32
    1476
    William Caxton sets up the first English printing press
    At Westminster.
  • Age c. 34
    1478
    Son William born
  • Age c. 39
    1483
    The Princes in the Tower disappear
  • Age 38
    9 Apr 1483
    Accession of Edward V
  • Age 39
    26 Jun 1483
    Accession of Richard III
    Reigned 1483–1485
  • Age 41
    22 Aug 1485
    Accession of Henry VII
    Reigned 1485–1509
  • Age 41
    22 Aug 1485
    Battle of Bosworth Field
    Richard III killed; Tudor dynasty begins.
  • Age 51
    31 May 1495
    Mother Cicely died
  • Age 53
    24 Jun 1497
    John Cabot reaches North America
  • Age 58
    7 Jan 1503
    Died