1448 in England

Events from the year 1448 in England.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Henry VI
• Lord Chancellor – John Stafford
• Lord Privy Seal – Adam Moleyns

Events

• 11 March – Hundred Years' War: England cedes Maine to France.
• 16 March – Hundred Years' War: peace negotiations break down over the issue of English control over Brittany.
• 23 October – Scottish victory over the English at the Battle of Sark.
• Queen Margaret of Anjou founds Queens' College, Cambridge.
• Earliest known reference to Morris dancing in England.
• The Sunday Fairs Act is passed.
• The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers receives its royal charter

Births

• John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, nobleman (died 1473)
• Richard Pynson, printer (died 1529)

Deaths

• William Aleyn, pirate (unknown)

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