title: 1448 in England
text: # 1448 in England
  
  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
  
  * Thomas Dacre, knight (born 1410)
  * William Aleyn, pirate (unknown)
  
  vteYears in England (927–present) :
  
  