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1425
| 1425 • By this year, paper currency in China is worth only 0.025% to 0.014% its original value in the 14th century; this and counterfeiting of copper coin currency will lead to a dramatic shift to using silver as the common medium of exchange in China. |
1436
Age: 11y
eventSucceeds his father. In his youth he was in the household of John de Mowbray, duke of Norfolk, and was drawn into Norfolk's conflicts with William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1436 • In Ming Dynasty China, the inauguration of the Zhengtong Emperor takes place. |
1461
Mar 29
Age: 36y
knightedBy King Edward VI. In the same year he was appointed Constable of Norwich and Colchester castles, and became part of the royal household as one of the King's carvers, 'the start of a service to the house of York which was to last for the rest of his life'. 1 Source ⇓ |
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Age: 38y
1463
Age: 38y
residenceIn the area around Stoke by Nayland, Howard held some sixteen manors, seven of which the King had granted him in 1462. After 1463 he purchased a number of others manors, including six forfeited by John de Vere of Oxford, the son of his cousin, Elizabeth Howard. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1463 • Battle of Vistula Lagoon: The navy of the Prussian Confederation defeats that of the Teutonic Order. |
1467
Age: 42y
titleBecame a knight of the body. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1467 • Some Papal abbreviators are arrested and tortured on the orders of Pope Paul II, among them Filippo Buonaccorsi. |
1468
Sep
Age: 43y
occupationAppointed Treasurer of the Royal Household. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1468 • At about this date, Sonni Ali, king of the Songhai Empire, takes power over Timbuktu. |
1485
Aug 22
Age: 60y
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deathHe was slain in the battle of Bosworth Field along with his friend and patron King Richard III. It was the last significant battle in the War of Roses, a civil war between the houses and York and Lancaster. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1485 • King Henry VII of England is crowned. |