1471

Events 
 March – The Yorkist King Edward IV returns to England to reclaim his throne.
 April 14 – Battle of Barnet – Edward defeats the Lancastrian army under Warwick, who is killed.
 May 4 – Battle of Tewkesbury – King Edward defeats a Lancastrian army under Queen Margaret and her son, Edward of Westminster the Prince of Wales, who is killed. This practically destroys the Lancastrian cause.
 May 20 – Henry VI of England is murdered in the Tower of London and Edward IV becomes sole King of England.
 October 10 – Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm. The forces of Regent of Sweden Sten Sture the Elder with help of farmers and miners repel an attack by Christian I, King of Denmark.
 First Inca Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui of the Inca Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Tupac Inca Yupanqui.
 Pedro Escobar and João Gomes first visit São Tomé and Principe.