Year 1483 (MCDLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. January 1 – The Jews are expelled from Andalusia. February 11 – The General Council of the Inquisition is created in Spain. April 9 – Edward V becomes King of England.

A nice and easy timeline for the dramatic events leading from the death of Edward IV to the coronation of Richard III. Edward gathers the Queen and Royal Councillors at his death bed, urges Hastings and Dorset to make peace which they do. Royal Council meet in London.

Buckingham's rebellion was a failed but significant uprising, or collection of uprisings, of October 1483 in England and parts of Wales against Richard III of England.

What happened and who was notable in 1483? Browse important events, world leaders, notable birthdays, and tragic deaths from the year 1483.

Edward V at right wears the garter of the Order of the Garter beneath his left knee. The Princes in the Tower refers to the mystery of the fate of the deposed King Edward V of England and his younger brother Prince Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke …

1483 (MCDLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1483rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 483rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 83rd year of the 15th century, and the 4th year of the 1480s decade.

Below is a super brief summary about Crowland, the chronicles, who wrote them – and then the text from the death of Edward IV to the coronation of Richard III, so you can read what they for yourself. Crowland was founded by St Guthlac in 655; though it was sacked by the Vikings, and had to start all over again in the 10 th century.

In this episode of Travels Through Time, historian Thomas Penn reflects on the year 1483 – the year that the powerful House of York ‘began to consume itself’. Penn discusses the evening of 29 April, where, after a dinner with the new king, Richard and the Duke of …

Mar 29, 2025 · Richard III - Usurpation, War of the Roses, England: On April 9, 1483, Edward IV unexpectedly died. He was succeeded at once and without question by his eldest son, Edward V, a boy of 12. His uncle Richard, designated lord protector in the late king’s will, swore allegiance to the new king at York.

Churchill set out to show what exactly was the nature and scope of the primary sources available to Shakespeare when he began to write his play Richard III. Here are extracts from the contemporary chronicles and memoirs and the early Tudor histories, as well as a useful section on ‘Richard III in Poetry and the Drama’.