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| Years: 1452 1453 1454 - 1455 - 1456 1457 1458 | |
| Decades: 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s | |
| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century | |
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Events
- February 9 - Wars of the Roses: Richard, Duke of York dismissed as Protector
- February 23 - Johannes Gutenberg prints the first Bible on a printing press
- May 22 - Wars of the Roses: First Battle of St Albans - Richard, Duke of York and his ally, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick defeat the Lancastrians under Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, who is killed. York captures King Henry VI of England and has himself appointed Constable of England.
Year in topics
Births
- February 2 - King John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (d. 1513)
- March 3 - King John II of Portugal (d. 1495)
- Jacobus Barbireau, Flemish composer
Deaths
- March 24 - Pope Nicholas V
- December 1 - Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian artist and metal smith (b. 1378)
- Fra Angelico, Italian painteraf:1455
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