WHAT HAPPENED IN 15. CENTURY
Find out what all happened in the 15. century

George of Poděbrady is chosen as the King of Bohemia. (2. March 1458)

Burgundian Wars: The Old Swiss Confederacy hands Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, a major defeat in the Battle of Grandson in Canton of Neuchâtel. (2. March 1476)

The College of Arms is formally incorporated by Royal Charter signed by King Richard III of England. (2. March 1484)

Vasco da Gama's fleet visits the Island of Mozambique. (2. March 1498)

Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his House of York cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV. (4. March 1461)

Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives back in Lisbon, Portugal, aboard his ship Niña from his voyage to what is now The Bahamas and other islands in the Caribbean. (4. March 1493)

King Henry VII of England issues letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorising them to explore unknown lands. (5. March 1496)

Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of the Prussian Confederation pledge allegiance to King Casimir IV of Poland who agrees to commit his forces in aiding the Confederation's struggle for independence from the Teutonic Knights. (6. March 1454)

The fleet of Pedro Álvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover Brazil which lies within boundaries granted to Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas. (9. March 1500)

The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. (14. March 1489)

Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas. (15. March 1493)

The Battle of Los Alporchones is fought in the context of the Spanish Reconquista between the Emirate of Granada and the combined forces of the Kingdom of Castile and Murcia resulting in a Christian victory. (17. March 1452)

Albert II of Habsburg became Holy Roman Emperor. (18. March 1438)

Henry V becomes King of England. (21. March 1413)

Turko-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. (24. March 1401)

The Council of Pisa opens. (25. March 1409)

William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables. (26. March 1484)

The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures the Byzantine city of Thessalonica. (29. March 1430)

Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton – Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England. (29. March 1461)

Cesare Borgia is given the title of Captain General and Gonfalonier by his father Rodrigo Borgia after returning from his conquests in the Romagna. (29. March 1500)