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1457 – He was born on this year in Pembroke Castle, Wales.
1471 – He was forced to flee to Brittany, where he was to spend most of the next fourteen years
1483 - He became the leading Lancastrian contender for the throne of England.
1486 – He married Elizabeth of York at Westminster.
1489 – He recognizes the importance of the newly-united Spanish kingdom and thus concluded the Treaty of Medina Del Campo.
1502 - Fate dealt Henry VII a double blow from which he never fully recovered.
1537 – He died on this year.
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