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World History Timeline - 1480
Ivan III, grand duke of Muscovy, frees his country of Tatar domination in 1480.
The Mayan Empire suffers from an attack of pestilence in 1480.
In 1482, Portuguese explorers discover bananas growing on the west coast of Africa.
England's Edward IV dies in 1483, and a quasi-legal Parliament declares his sons illegitimate. Edward's brother begins a brief reign as Richard III, and Edward's sons were never seen again.
The Spanish Dominican monk Tomás de Torquemada assumes control of the Spanish Inquisition in 1483 and performs his job zealously.
In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII promulgates the bull Summis desiderantes, which mandates that harsh measures be taken against witches found in Germany. Many of those who fall victim to the growing witch hysteria are midwives.
Shogun Yoshimasa introduces the tea ceremony to Japan in 1484.
The Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 ends the War of the Roses that began in 1460. Richard III is killed, and his crown passes to Henry, Earl of Richmond, who will begin the Tudor Dynasty as Henry VII.
In 1486, Christopher Columbus persuades Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain to sponsor his westward maritime voyage.
Sandro Botticelli paints The Birth of Venus in 1486.
England's court of Star Chamber does not allow defendants to know the identity of their accusers and marks King Henry VII's move toward absolutist rule.
Inquisitors Kramer and Sprenger write the Malleus Maleficarum, a handbook for hunting witches.
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