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Robert Whitney

Robert Whitney

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Born ABT 1473
Died UNKNOWN
Parents Constance Touchet (Mother) Family
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Edward IV
  • Birth
    1473
    Born
  • Age c. 3
    1476
    William Caxton sets up the first English printing press
    At Westminster.
  • Age c. 10
    1483
    The Princes in the Tower disappear
  • Age c. 10
    9 Apr 1483
    Accession of Edward V
  • Age c. 10
    26 Jun 1483
    Accession of Richard III
    Reigned 1483–1485
  • Age c. 12
    22 Aug 1485
    Accession of Henry VII
    Reigned 1485–1509
  • Age c. 12
    22 Aug 1485
    Battle of Bosworth Field
    Richard III killed; Tudor dynasty begins.
  • Age c. 24
    24 Jun 1497
    John Cabot reaches North America
  • Age c. 36
    22 Apr 1509
    Accession of Henry VIII
    Reigned 1509–1547
  • Age c. 40
    9 Sep 1513
    Battle of Flodden
  • Age c. 61
    Nov 1534
    Act of Supremacy: Henry VIII becomes head of the Church of England
  • Age c. 63
    1536–1541
    Dissolution of the monasteries begins
  • Age c. 74
    28 Jan 1547
    Accession of Edward VI
    Reigned 1547–1553
  • Age c. 80
    6 Jul 1553
    Accession of Mary I
    Reigned 1553–1558
Death date unknown, so events are shown up to age 80.