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 William Aleyn, pirate (unknown)
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