John Sutton

John Sutton

Born ABT 1445
Died AFT 1541
Parents Edmund Sutton (Father) Family
Joyce Tiptoft (Mother) Family
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Henry VI
  • Birth
    1445
    Born
  • Age c. 8
    17 Jul 1453
    Hundred Years' War ends
    Battle of Castillon; England loses almost all its French lands.
  • Age c. 10
    1455–1487
    Wars of the Roses begin
    First Battle of St Albans.
  • Age c. 16
    4 Mar 1461
    Accession of Edward IV
    Reigned 1461–1483
  • Age c. 16
    29 Mar 1461
    Battle of Towton
  • Age c. 26
    4 May 1471
    Battle of Tewkesbury
  • Age c. 31
    1476
    William Caxton sets up the first English printing press
    At Westminster.
  • Age c. 38
    1483
    The Princes in the Tower disappear
  • Age c. 38
    9 Apr 1483
    Accession of Edward V
  • Age c. 38
    26 Jun 1483
    Accession of Richard III
    Reigned 1483–1485
  • Age c. 38
    6 Jul 1483
    Father Edmund died
  • Age c. 40
    1485
    Mother Joyce died
  • Age c. 40
    22 Aug 1485
    Accession of Henry VII
    Reigned 1485–1509
  • Age c. 40
    22 Aug 1485
    Battle of Bosworth Field
    Richard III killed; Tudor dynasty begins.
  • Age c. 52
    24 Jun 1497
    John Cabot reaches North America
  • Age c. 64
    22 Apr 1509
    Accession of Henry VIII
    Reigned 1509–1547
  • Age c. 68
    9 Sep 1513
    Battle of Flodden
  • Age c. 89
    Nov 1534
    Act of Supremacy: Henry VIII becomes head of the Church of England
  • Age c. 91
    1536–1541
    Dissolution of the monasteries begins
  • Age c. 96
    1541
    Died