1448 in England
# 1448 in England

Events from the year 1448 in England.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – Henry VI
* Lord Chancellor – John Stafford
* Lord Privy Seal – Adam Moleyns

## Events

* 11 March – Hundred Years' War: England cedes Maine to France.
* 16 March – Hundred Years' War: peace negotiations break down over the issue of English control over Brittany.
* 23 October – Scottish victory over the English at the Battle of Sark.
* Queen Margaret of Anjou founds Queens' College, Cambridge.
* Earliest known reference to Morris dancing in England.
* The Sunday Fairs Act is passed.
* The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers receives its royal charter

## Births

* John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, nobleman (died 1473)
* Richard Pynson, printer (died 1529)

## Deaths

* Thomas Dacre, knight (born 1410)
* William Aleyn, pirate (unknown)

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