1504 in England

August 2026 1504 Events from the year 1504 in England. Incumbents Monarch – Henry VIIhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-VII-king-of-England Henry VII Encyclopædia Britannica 3 August 2026 Lord Chancellor – William Warham Lord Privy Seal – Richard Foxe Secretary of State – Thomas Ruthall Events 18 February – Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales following the death of his elder brother Arthur, Prince of Wales two years earlier March – Private liveried retainers banned as part of a clampdown on the feudal tradition Silver shilling is the first English coin to be minted bearing a recognisable portrait of the King. Births Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1574) Nicholas Udall, playwright and schoolmaster (died 1556) John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Tudor nobleman and politician (executed 1553) Deaths Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (born 1435) John Paston, soldier and public official (born 1444) William Danvers, judge (born 1428) References 1504 Category:Years of the 16th century in England England