Robert Burstowe

Robert Burstowe

Born 1463
Parents Robert Bristowe (Father) Family
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Edward IV
  • Birth
    1463
    Born
  • Age c. 8
    4 May 1471
    Battle of Tewkesbury
  • Age c. 12
    1475
    Father Robert died
  • Age c. 13
    1476
    William Caxton sets up the first English printing press
    At Westminster.
  • Age c. 20
    1483
    The Princes in the Tower disappear
  • Age c. 20
    9 Apr 1483
    Accession of Edward V
  • Age c. 20
    26 Jun 1483
    Accession of Richard III
    Reigned 1483–1485
  • Age c. 22
    22 Aug 1485
    Accession of Henry VII
    Reigned 1485–1509
  • Age c. 22
    22 Aug 1485
    Battle of Bosworth Field
    Richard III killed; Tudor dynasty begins.
  • Age c. 34
    24 Jun 1497
    John Cabot reaches North America
  • Age c. 46
    22 Apr 1509
    Accession of Henry VIII
    Reigned 1509–1547
  • Age c. 50
    9 Sep 1513
    Battle of Flodden
  • Age c. 71
    Nov 1534
    Act of Supremacy: Henry VIII becomes head of the Church of England
  • Age c. 73
    1536–1541
    Dissolution of the monasteries begins