1453
1453 • The Hundred Years' War comes to a close with the French recapture of Bordeaux, leaving the English retaining only Calais on French soil. |
1471
Age: 18y
propertyWattlesborough, Shropshire, England ⇓ Wattlesborough Castle was given to the Leighton family in 1471. It was kept by them until 1711. The picture is of Wattlesborough Tower. 1 Source ⇓ |
1471 • Portuguese sailors reach Mina de Ouro on the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) and explore Cape St. Catherine, two degrees south of the equator. Mina de Ouro becomes the chief center for the gold trade and a major source of revenue for the crown. |
about
Age: 22y
1475
Age: 22y
birth of childWilliam Leighton The date is an estimate. 1 Source ⇓ |
1475 • Burgundian Wars: Battle on the Planta: Forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy are victorious against those of the Duchy of Savoy near Sion, Switzerland. |
1495
Age: 42y
occupationSheriff of Shropshire. 1 Source ⇓ |
1495 • King Manuel I of Portugal begins his reign. |
1501
Age: 48y
PartitionIn 1501 a partition was made of the estates of Sir John Burgh and his wife Jane Clopton between their four coheirs, including Thomas Leighton, the son of John Leighton and Ankaret his wife, mother of the daughters who had also predeccased him. 1 Source ⇓ |
1501 • Alexander Jagiellon becomes King of Poland. |
1519
Age: 66y
1519 • Ferdinand Magellan departs from Spain with a fleet of five ships to sail westabout to the Spice Islands. |