1459

Years: 1456 1457 1458 - 1459 - 1460 1461 1462
Decades: 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s
Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths

Events

September 23 - Battle of Blore Heath. Yorkists under the Earl of Salisbury defeat a Lancastrian force.
October 12 - Due to the advance of a royal force on his fortress of Ludlow, The Duke of York flees to Ireland, while his ally Warwick goes to Calais