ca. 1370 – 1499
1369 – 100 Years War
ca. 1370 - William Allgar
born probably in Essex, England
1371 – Robert II
becomes king in Scotland
1376 – Edward III dies
1378 – Richard II
becomes king at age 11 with John of Gaunt as regent; Pope Gregory XI dies which
leads to the Great Schism, Pope Urban VI in Rome and Pope Clement VII in
Avignon
1381 – Peasant’s
Revolt – they take the Tower of London and kill the Archbishop of
Canterbury. Uprising in response to wage
freeze in face of labor shortages. The revolt
crushed.
1382 – John Wycliffe
completes first translation of Bible into English
1387 – Henry V born
1389 – Richard II
age 22 assumes full power in England
1390 – Robert III
becomes king in Scotland; Henry IV goes on Crusade
1399 – Richard II
overthrown in England; Henry IV crowned king
Ca. 1400 –
William Allgar born in Essex,
England son of William
William Fitch born Widdington,
Essex, England son of Thomas Fitch. He
married Joanna Martson and had at least two children. William died in 1466.
1401 – William Sawtree,
1st English religious martyr burned in London
1406 – Robert III
King of Scotland died
1408 – Henry IV wins
Battle of Brabham Moor and ends domestic threats
1409 – John Alger son
of William living at Lindsell Manor
ca. 1412 – Joan of
Arc born
1413 – Henry IV
dies; Henry V becomes king
1415 – Henry V
invades France and defeats the French at Agincourt
1418 – William Alger
living
1419 – Henry V takes
Normandy
1420 – Treaty of
Troyes unites England & France under Henry V; Prince Henry the Navigator
leads navigation brain trust which leads to exploration around the world
1421 – Henry VI born
1422 – Henry V dies
and Henry VI becomes king before his first birthday
1424 – James I
becomes King of Scotland and attempts to ban golf
1428 – John Wycliffe
declared heretic, his body exhumed and burned
1429 – Joan of Arc
defeats the English at Orleans
1431 – Joan of Arc
burned at the stake; Henry VI crowned king of England & France
ca. 1435 – Robert
Allgar born, son of William. He married
Margaret. Robert died in 1493.
ca. 1436 – John Fitch
born son of William & Joanna (Marston) Fitch. He died in 1514.
ca. 1440 –
Sir William Morehead of Lauchope
born. He married Jean Hay and had at
least four children.
Robert Tilden born in Benenden,
Kent son of John & Johanna (?) Tilden.
He died there ca. 1479.
Bluebeard the pirate executed
1442 – Edward IV
born in France
ca. 1445 – Alice ?
born Kent, wife of Robert Tilden.
ca. 1447 – Thomas Fitch
born Fitch Castle, Essex, England the son of William & Joanna (Marston)
Fitch
ca. 1450 – Robert Lathrop
born Yorkshire
1450 – Jack Cade’s
rebellion of Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI
1451 – Amerigo Vespucci
born in Florence; Christopher Columbus born in Genoa
1452 – Richard III
born
1454 – Andrew Morehead
son of Sir William & Jean (Hay) Morehead was Bishop of Glasgow
1455 – War of the
Roses over English succession begin; Gutenberg prints Bible with movable type
1457 – James II of
Scotland outlaws football and golf as threat to national defense distracting
men from archery practice
ca. 1460 – Peter Bradford
born in Yorkshire. His will was written Jan.
17, 1542/3 and probated March 19, 1542/3.
Peter had ten children.
1460 – Richard III
defeats Henry VI at Northampton; Prince Henry the Navigator died
1461 – Edward IV
becomes
ca. 1465 – Thomas
Fitch son of John & Juliana (Westeley) Fitch born in Essex, England
1465 – John Gallop
living – founder of Gallop family – was a soldier of fortune from Denmark or
Sweden
ca. 1470 –
Henry Scudder born in Kent
Agnes ? wife of Henry Scudder born
Henry VI restored to the thrown
1470 – Edward V born
1471 – Henry VI killed,
succeeded by Edward IV
1475 –
John Tilden born Benenden, Kent
son of Robert & Alice (?) Tilden
William Allgar born Essex, son of
Robert & Margaret (?) Allgar. He
married Mary Smith. William died 1575 in
Shalford, Essex.
1476 – Vedestus Morehead
son of Sir William & Jean (Hay) Morehead was rector of Glasgow University.
1478 – Sir Thomas
Moore born
ca. 1480 – John Lathrop
born Yorkshire the son of Robert. He
married Margaret Wade.
ca. 1483 – Peter Bradford
son of Peter born in Yorkshire. He died
1557/58.
1483 – Edward IV
dies; Edward V king for a few months, kept in the Tower of London and murdered;
Richard III takes the throne; Martin Luther born in Germany
1484 – Sir William
Morehead living in Lauchope Mansion, Bothwell Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ca. 1485 – John Bradford
son of Peter born in Yorkshire
1485 – Richard III
killed at the Battle of Bosworth by Henry VII, Henry VII becomes king;
Katherine of Aragon born
ca. 1487 – Robert Bradford
son of Peter born in Yorkshire. He
married Elizabeth and they had nine children.
His will was dated Nov. 28, 1552 and probated Oct. 5, 1553 in Tickhill,
Yorkshire.
ca. 1489 – Katheryne
Bradford daughter of Peter born
ca. 1490 –
Margaret Wade born in Yorkshire the daughter of John & Margaret
(?) Wade. She married John Lathrop.
Thomas Fitch & Agnes Alger
married in Essex. Thomas born ca. 1465
the son of John & Juliana (Westeley) Fitch.
Agnes was the only child and heiress of Sir Robert Algore of Castle
Brazenhead in Lindsell, Essex and his wife Margaret. They had 11 children. Thomas died 1514 and Agnes ca. 1533.
Thomas Aston born ca. Fole,
Staffordshire the son of John & Elizabeth (Delves) Aston
Henry Scudder & Agnes
married in Kent.
1490 – Christopher Columbus
makes pitch to Ferdinand & Isabella for new world expedition
ca. 1491 – Agnes Bradford
born in Yorkshire daughter of Peter
1491 – Henry VIII
born
ca. 1492 – John Scudder
born Stone, Kent the son of Henry & Agnes (?) Scudder. He died in 1542.
1492 – Columbus inks
the deal and heads for Cuba
1493 – Margaret Fitch
born the daughter of Thomas & Agnes (Alger) Fitch. She died in 1564.
ca. 1494 – George Bradford
born in Yorkshire the son of Peter
ca. 1496 – Thomas Bradford
born in Yorkshire the son of Peter
1496 – Henry VII
hires John Cabot explorer
1497 – Henry VII
defeats Cornish uprising over taxes
ca. 1498 – William Bradford
born in Yorkshire the son of Peter
1498 – William Fitch
son of Thomas & Agnes (Alger) Fitch.
He died in 1578.
1499 – Amerigo Vespucci
sails to South America
