1455 - Definition and Overview
Years:
1452
1453
1454
-
1455
-
1456
1457
1458
Decades
:
1420s
1430s
1440s
-
1450s
-
1460s
1470s
1480s
Centuries
:
14th century
-
15th century
-
16th century
Contents
1 Events
2 Year in topics
3 Births
4 Deaths
Events
February 9
-
Wars of the Roses
:
Richard, Duke of York
dismissed as Protector
February 23
-
Johannes Gutenberg
prints the first
Bible
on a
printing press
May 22
-
Wars of the Roses
:
First Battle of St Albans
-
Richard, Duke of York
and his ally,
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
defeat the Lancastrians under
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
, who is killed. York captures King
Henry VI of England
and has himself appointed Constable of England.
Year in topics
1455 in art
Births
February 1
- King
John of Denmark
, Norway, and Sweden
March 3
- King
John II of Portugal
(†
1495
)
Deaths
March 24
-
Pope Nicholas V
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