Timeline Tuesday 24 February 1525

Events on Tuesday 24 February 1525 2

• 1480 – 1525 Richard de la Pole (1480-1525) Died 24 February 1525, aged 45 Richard de la Pole was the last Yorkist claimant to the English throne, living in exile after his family's rebellions against the Tudor dynasty. Known in England as "the White Rose," he served as a mercenary commander for France. He was killed fighting for the French at the Battle of Pavia.
• 1525 Battle of Pavia French army crushed, King Francis I captured Habsburg-Spanish imperial forces decisively defeated the besieging French army outside Pavia, Italy. King Francis I of France was captured on the battlefield and sent to imprisonment in Madrid. The battle marked a major turning point in the Italian Wars and demonstrated the superiority of Spanish infantry tactics over French heavy cavalry.