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1488 - Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, at the tip of Africa becoming the first known European to travel this far south.

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1487

Lambert Simnel is crowned King "Edward VI of England" in Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland. He claims to be Edward, Earl of Warwick and rivals Henry VII for the throne of England.

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1485

Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. Richard dies in battle and Henry Tudor becomes King Henry VII of England.

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1484

Peter Arbues, chief of the Spanish Inquisition, is assassinated when he is praying in the cathedral at Saragossa, Spain

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1482

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Portuguese fortify Fort Elmina on the Gold Coast
Portuguese erect the Fort of Sao Jorge de Mina near the mouth of River Benya

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1480

Treaty of Toledo - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize African conquests of Afonso of Portugal and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain

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1476

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March 2 - Battle of Grandson. A Swiss army defeats the Burgundians under Charles the Bold

June 2 - Battle of Morat. The Swiss again defeat Charles.

July 26 - Battle of Valea Albă. The Moldavians defeated by Ottoman army of Mehmed the Conqueror.

December - Vlad III Dracula manages to become reigning Prince of Wallachia for the third and last time before being assassinated by decapitation. His head is sent to his old enemy Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire.

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1475

First book printed in English, by William Caxton in Bruges.

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1473

Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan invades the territory of neighboring Aztec city of Tlatelolco. The ruler of Tlatelolco is killed and replaced by a military governor. Tlatelolco loses its independence.

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1472

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February 20 - Orkney and Shetland are returned by Norway to Scotland, due to a defaulted dowry payment

Possible discovery of Bacalao (possibly Newfoundland, North America) by João Vaz Corte-Real.

Beginning of extensive slave trade in modern Cameroon, as the Portuguese sail up the Wuori River.

Fernão do Po claims the central-African islands Bioko and Annobón for Portugal.

Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena, the world's oldest bank, is founded.