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| Archbishop of Canterbury Morton, John |  |
| Canterbury Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Birth Arthur | |
| 19th Sep Birth of Arthur, eldest son of Henry VII |
| Birth Arthur of Wales | |
| 20th Sep Birth of Arthur of Brittany, eldest son of Henry VII |
| Birth Henry VII | |
| 30th Sep London Birth of Prince Arthur, Henry's 1st son |
| Bishop of Ely Alcock, John | |
| Ely Appointed Bishop of Ely |
| Bishop of Worcester Morton, Robert | |
| Worcester Appointed Bishop of Worcester |
| Chancellor Henry VII | |
| 6th Mar Appoints a new Chancellor, Bishop Morton of Ely, later Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 6th Mar London Appoints a new Chancellor, Bishop Morton of Ely, later Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Chancellor Morton, John | |
| Appointed Chancellor of England |
| Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer Hody, William | |
| Appointed Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer |
| Constitution Corvinus, Matthias |  |
| Devises a law code for Hungary |
| Elector Brandenburg John Cicero |  |
| Brandenburg Appointed Elector of Brandenburg |
| Elector Saxony Frederick III the Wise | |
| Saxony Appointed Elector of Saxony |
| Lord Lieutenant Tudor, Jasper | |
| 11th Mar Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland |
| Lord Treasurer Dynham | |
| Appointed Lord Treasurer |
| Marriage Elizabeth of York | |
| 18th Jan London Honours a promise made to the Yorkists who defected from Richard III |
| 18th Jan London Marries Henry VII, unites the Houses of Lancaster & York and unites rival Lancastrian & Yorkist factions |
| 18th Jan London Parliament itself, on behalf of the people, petitions Henry VII to carry out his promise to marry Elizabeth of York |
| 18th Jan London Taken from the Tower of London to marry Henry VII |
| Marriage Henry VII | |
| 18th Jan London Marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV |
| 18th Jan London Unites the Houses of Lancaster & York |
| Marriage Woodville, Elizabeth | |
| Elizabeth is accorded the title of Queen Dowager |
| Elizabeth Woodville's marriage to Edward IV is declared to have been valid, and thus their children are legitimised (because Henry wanted his wife to be the Yorkist heir to the throne, to cement his hold on |
| Henry VII comes to the throne & marries Woodville's eldest daughter & the Queen is reinstated |
| Marries Henry VII |
| Peace Henry VII | |
| 3rd July A 3 year truce with Scotland is agreed |
| Reform Corvinus, Matthias | |
| Devises a law code for Hungary |
| Restoration Woodville, Elizabeth | |
| Henry VII comes to the throne & marries Woodville's eldest daughter & the Queen is reinstated |
| Sanctuary Henry VII | |
| London The right of sanctuary is restricted & later removed by Henry VIII |
| Succession Maximilian I | |
| Succeeds as King of Germany, 1486-1519 |
