1470 ( MCDLXX ) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar , the 1470th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 470th year of the 2nd millennium , the 70th year of the 15th century , and the 1st year of the 1470s decade. As of the start of 1470, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events [ change | change source ]

• March 12 – Wars of the Roses in England – Battle of Losecoat Field : The House of York defeats the House of Lancaster .
• July 12 – The Ottomans capture Euboea .
• October 3 – Warwick releases Henry VI of England from the Tower of London , and restores him to the throne.

Births [ change | change source ]

• June 30 – Charles VIII of France (d. 1498 )
• November 2 – King Edward V of England , one of the princes in the Tower (d. c. 1483 )