1458 in England
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Incumbents
Events
- 25 March – The Love Day is staged in London, by which Henry VI of England attempts to unite the warring factions who have triggered the War of the Roses
- 15 July – foundation of Magdalen College, Oxford.
- May – Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick defeats a Spanish fleet in the English Channel.
Births
- Richard Grey, half brother of Edward V of England (died 1483)
- Thomas Docwra, Grand Prior of the English Knights Hospitaller (died 1527)
- Catherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham, noblewoman (died 1497)
Deaths
- Thomas Gascoigne, theologian (born 1404)
- Thomas de Courtenay, Earl of Devon, nobleman (born 1414)
- Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford, nobleman (born 1425)
- John Shillingford, politician (unknown year of birth)
- Thomas Rempston, soldier (unknown year of birth)
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gollark: That's a few centuries, hydro.
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