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TNG version: 15.0.2
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 Aft 1485 - 1509 (< 22 years)
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| 1 | 1485 |
- 1485—1508: Henry VII Gaunt. Ruler of England 1485-1508. House of Tudor: Son of Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, whose father had married the widow of Henry V; descended from Edward III through his mother, Mary Beaufort, via John of Gaunt. By marriage with daughter of Edward IV he united Lancaster and York.HistoricUK
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| 2 | 1492 |
- 3 Aug 1492: Columbus sets sail to find a western route to Asia.
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- 12 Oct 1492: Christopher Columbus makes landfall in what is now the Bahamas.GLIoAH LoC
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| 3 | 1493 |
- 15 Mar 1493: Christopher Columbus arrives back in Spain after his first voyage to the New World.GLIAH NYCParks
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| 4 | 1497 |
- 2 May 1497: John Cabot sets sail from England on his first successful voyage to North America.CBC CMoH
- 24 Jun 1497: John Cabot discovers Newfoundland.NNDB CBC
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| 5 | 1509 |
- 1509—1547: Henry VIII. Ruler of England 1509-1547. House of Tudor: Only surviving son of Henry VII by Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV.HistoricUK
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