1471 - Definition and Overview

Years: 1468 1469 1470 - 1471 - 1472 1473 1474
Decades: 1440s 1450s 1460s - 1470s - 1480s 1490s 1500s
Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

This article is about the year 1471, not the BT caller ID service accessible by dialling 1-4-7-1.

Events

March - The Yorkist King Edward IV returns to England to reclaim his throne.
April 14 - Battle of Barnet - Edward defeats the Lancastrian army under Warwick, who is killed.
May 4 - Battle of Tewkesbury - King Edward defeats a Lancastrian army under Queen Margaret and her son, Edward of Westminster the Prince of Wales, who is killed. This practically destroys the Lancastrian cause.
May 20 - Henry VI of England is murdered in the Tower of London and Edward IV becomes sole King of England.
October 10 - Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm. The forces of Regent of Sweden Sten Sture the Elder with help of farmers and miners repel an attack by Christian I, King of Denmark.
First Inca Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui of the Inca Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Tupac Inca Yupanqui.
Pedro Escobar and João Gomes first visit São Tomé and Principe.

Example Usage of 1471
	OpenHQR: Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be! - Thomas Kempis 1380-1471
	intunit: Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be! - Thomas Kempis 1380-1471
	G140: Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be! - Thomas Kempis 1380-1471

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