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
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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 • Battle of Shelon: The forces of Muscovy defeat the Republic of Novgorod. |
about
Age: 22y
1475
Age: 22y
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birth of childWilliam Leighton The date is an estimate. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1475 • Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye is the first book to be printed in English, by William Caxton in Bruges. |
1495
Age: 42y
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occupationSheriff of Shropshire. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1495 • Battle of Seminara: Córdoba and Ferdinand are defeated by a French army under Bernard Stewart, Lord of Aubigny. |
1501
Age: 48y
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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 • Treaty of Trente: Maximilian of Austria and Louis XII of France sign the treaty, with Austria recognizing all French conquests in the northern territories of Italy. |
1519
Age: 66y
| 1519 • Hernán Cortés and his conquistadores land in Mexico. |