William Wareham was elected to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope Julius II.

Henry, the second Duke of Buckingham, took part in a rebellion called Buckingham's rebellion against King Richard III. Involved also in the plot was John Morton, the Bishop of Ely at the time. Morton was an enemy of the King and was held captive in Buckingham's castle at Brecknock. The plan was to remove Richard and place Henry Tudor on the throne. An army was raised in Wales but due to bad weather the plot ended in failure. Buckingham was captured and executed on November 2nd. Many of the other rebels were later pardoned. ¹

Joan, the daughter of Henry II, King of England, travelled to Sicily to marry William II the King of Sicily. ¹

In the city of Palermo, on the island of Sicily, Joan, the daughter of King Henry II married William II, the king of Sicily. ¹

William, the duke of Normandy was murdered on the order by Arnulf of Flanders. he was succeededby his illegitimate son Richard. ¹

Wulfstan I becomes Archbishop of York after being appointed by king Athelstan. ¹

Olaf Guthfrithson, who had been defeated at the Battle of Brunanburh and who had fled to Ireland, returned to England and invaded Northumberlan taking the city of York. King Edmund took an army north but after a brief battle neither side had gained any advantage. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York negotiated a peace treaty that effectively divided the country in two leaving Edmund ruling the south and Olaf ruling the north.