Explore 83 historical events from 1450–1459.
Jack Cade's Rebellion or Cade's Rebellion was a popular revolt in 1450 against the government of England, which took place in the south-east of the country between the months of Ap…
Jack Cade and his followers enter London unhindered by the government of king Henry VI.
Jack Cade's Rebellion or Cade's Rebellion was a popular revolt in 1450 against the government of England, which took place in the south-east of the country between the months of Ap…
Although he had been previously pardoned, Jack Cade is killed while fleeing, bringing an end to Jack Cade's Rebellion.
Piero di Tommaso Soderini, also known as Pier Soderini, was an Italian statesman of the Republic of Florence.
Piero Soderini, Italian politician and diplomat (died 1513)
Eleanor of Naples was Duchess of Ferrara by marriage to Ercole I d'Este. She was the first duchess of Ferrara, and mother of many famous Renaissance figures. She was a well known p…
Eleanor of Naples, duchess of Ferrara (died 1493)
Jakob Wimpfeling was a Renaissance humanist and theologian.
Jakob Wimpfeling, Renaissance humanist (died 1528)
Marko Marulić Splićanin was a Croatian poet, lawyer, judge, and Renaissance humanist. He is the national poet of Croatia. According to George J. Gutsche, Marulić's epic poem Judita…
Marko Marulić, Croatian poet and author (died 1524)
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, nicknamed Jackanapes, was an English magnate, statesman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He became a favourite of Henr…
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English admiral (born 1396)
Francis I, was Duke of Brittany, Count of Montfort and titular Earl of Richmond, from 29 August 1442 to his death. He was born in Vannes, the son of John V, Duke of Brittany and Jo…
Francis I, Duke of Brittany (born 1414)
Cecily Neville, Duchess of Warwick, Countess of Worcester was a daughter of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montacute, 5th Countess of Salisbury. Her siblings incl…
Cecily Neville, duchess of Warwick (born 1424)
Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr and 3rd Baron West was an English nobleman and politician.
Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (born 1395)
Isabella of Navarre was the younger surviving daughter of Charles III of Navarre and his wife Eleanor of Castile. She was a member of the House of Évreux.
Isabella of Navarre, Countess of Armagnac (born 1395)