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Henry Bourchier

Henry Bourchier

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Born ABT 1404
Died 4 APR 1483
Parents Anne "of Buckingham" "of Gloucester" Plantagenet (Mother) Family
Marriage Isabel Plantagenet — BEF 25 APR 1426 Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Occupation 1st Earl of Essex; Earl of Eu, Viscount Bourchier; Treasurer of England, Keeper of the King's Great Seal.
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Henry IV
  • Birth
    1404
    Born
  • Age c. 9
    21 Mar 1413
    Accession of Henry V
    Reigned 1413–1422
  • Age c. 11
    25 Oct 1415
    Battle of Agincourt
  • Age c. 18
    1 Sep 1422
    Accession of Henry VI
    Reigned 1422–1461
  • Age c. 22
    25 Apr 1426
    Married Isabel Plantagenet
  • Age c. 34
    16 Oct 1438
    Mother Anne "of Buckingham" "of Gloucester" died
  • Age c. 49
    17 Jul 1453
    Hundred Years' War ends
    Battle of Castillon; England loses almost all its French lands.
  • Age c. 51
    1455–1487
    Wars of the Roses begin
    First Battle of St Albans.
  • Age c. 57
    4 Mar 1461
    Accession of Edward IV
    Reigned 1461–1483
  • Age c. 57
    29 Mar 1461
    Battle of Towton
  • Age c. 67
    4 May 1471
    Battle of Tewkesbury
  • Age c. 72
    1476
    William Caxton sets up the first English printing press
    At Westminster.
  • Age c. 79
    1483
    The Princes in the Tower disappear
  • Age c. 79
    4 Apr 1483
    Died
  • Age c. 79
    9 Apr 1483
    Accession of Edward V