Explore 32 historical events from 1440–1449.
Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until he died in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series o…
Edward IV, king of England (died 1483)
Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado was the 103rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1464 through 1500.
Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (died 1500)
Boček IV of Poděbrady, was, by title, the last member of the Bohemian noble family of Poděbrady, who were descended from the Lords of Kunštát.
Boček IV of Poděbrady, Bohemian nobleman (died 1496)
Henry VI was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and claimant to the French throne from 1422 to 1453 under the terms of the Treaty of Troyes. He became k…
King Henry VI of England lays the foundation stone of King's College Chapel, Cambridge.
Danjong, personal name Yi Hong-wi, was the sixth monarch of Joseon. He ascended to the throne at the age of 11, upon the death of his sickly father, King Munjong. Three years later…
Danjong of Joseon, King of Joseon (died 1457)
Jan van Eyck was an early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges who was one of the early innovators of what became known as early Netherlandish painting, and one of the supreme fi…
Jan van Eyck, Dutch painter (born 1359)
Ashikaga Yoshinori was the sixth shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1429 to 1441 during the Muromachi period of medieval Japan. Yoshinori was the son of the third s…
Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shōgun (born 1394)
Kyōgoku Takakazu was a Japanese noble member of the Kyōgoku Clan of Japan who served the shōgun Ashikaga Yoshinori.
Kyōgoku Takakazu, Japanese nobleman