Ireland

Berwick on Tweed finally ceded to England (Edward IV) after changing hands, 12 times.

Garret More Fitzgerald of Kildare, the Great Earl, holds a parliament in Dublin

Garret More Fitzgerald of Kildare, the Great Earl, holds a parliament in Dublin from 10 December; it will run, with adjournments, into 1481

John De La Pole, the Duke of Suffolk, is appointed lieutenant of Ireland

John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, KG (27 September 1442 – 14–21 May 1492), was a major magnate in 15th-century England. He was the son of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and Alice Chaucer, the daughter of Thomas Chaucer (thus making John the great-grandson of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer). His youth was blighted, in 1450, by the political fall and subsequent murder of his father, who had been a favourite of king Henry VI but was increasingly distrusted by the rest of the nobility. Although the first duke of Suffolk had made himself rich through trade and – particularly – royal grants, this source of income dried up on his death, so John de la Pole was among the poorest of English dukes on his accession to the title in 1463.

Wars of the Roses, The Battle of Tewkesbury, Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward, Prince of Wales

Treaty of Westminster-Ardtornish between the Lord of the Isles and Edward IV, the King of England

King James III crowned at Kelso Abbey.

King James III of Scotland was not crowned at Kelso Abbey. Instead, he was crowned at Kelso Abbey at the age of nine in 1460. However, Kelso Abbey was associated with his coronation as his son, James IV, would later be linked to the border region.

King James II decreed in an Act of Parliament, that golf be utterly cried down and not used

The first known ban was issued by the Scottish Parliament under King James II of Scotland in 1457. The Act of Parliament declared that golf (and football) should be “utterly cried down and not used” because it was believed that these sports were distractions to the practice of archery. At the time, archery was considered essential for national defense, and the government was concerned that young men were spending too much time on leisure activities such as golf, which was detrimental to military preparedness.

James I of Scotland is murdered

James I, King of Scots (Jul 1394 - 21 February 1437), was the youngest of three sons of King Robert III and Annabella Drummond and was probably born in late July 1394 in Dunfermline. By the time James was eight years of age both of his elder brothers were dead–Robert had died in infancy, but David Stewart, died under suspicious circumstances in Falkland Castle while being detained by his uncle Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany. Although parliament exonerated Albany, fears for Jamess safety grew during the winter of 1405-6 and plans were made to send him to France. When on board a vessel bound for France, English pirates captured the ship on 22 March and delivered James to Henry IV of England.

King James II born.

A great council meets at Dublin on on this date

A Great Council held in Dublin, likely during the 14th or early 15th century, when English control in Ireland had drastically weakened. The council issued a statement acknowledging the collapse of English authority in nearly all areas outside the Pale — the fortified region around Dublin.