Timeline August 1482

Events in August 1482 3

• 1430 – 1482 Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482) Died 25 August 1482, aged 52 Margaret of Anjou, the former queen consort of Henry VI of England and a leading figure of the Lancastrian cause in the Wars of the Roses, died in France at the age of 52. She had been ransomed from English captivity in 1475 and lived her final years in poverty under the protection of Louis XI. She was buried at Angers Cathedral.
• 1482 Diogo Cao reaches the Congo River Portuguese exploration of the West African coast Portuguese navigator Diogo Cao, sailing under orders from King John II, reached the mouth of the Congo River and made contact with the Kingdom of Kongo. He erected a stone pillar, or padrao, marking the Portuguese claim before continuing south along the coast. The voyage extended European geographic knowledge of Africa well beyond previous expeditions.
• 1482 England recaptures Berwick-upon-Tweed Richard, Duke of Gloucester, retakes the border town from Scotland An English army led by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, captured Berwick-upon-Tweed after a siege, ending more than two decades of Scottish control. The town had changed hands repeatedly during the long Anglo-Scottish border conflict. Berwick has remained under English, later British, control ever since.