Editing 1497 (section)

=== January&ndash;December ===
* [[February 7]] ([[Shrove Tuesday]]) &ndash; Followers of [[Girolamo Savonarola]] burn thousands of "immoral" objects, at the ''[[Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' in [[Florence]].
* [[March]] &ndash; The [[Russo-Swedish War (1495–1497)]] ends with a six year truce.<ref>Larsson, Lars-Olof (1997). Kalmarunionens tid: Från drottning Margareta till Kristian II. Stockholm. p. 362.(Swedish).</ref> Due to gathering unrest at home, the Swedish leader [[Sten Sture the Elder]] is forced to offer a peace to [[Ivan III of Moscow]].<ref>Palme 1950 s. 209-210, 212-218, Suvanto 1952 s. 265-269, 271, 275-277, Julku 1987 s. 237, Finlands historia I s. 395, 397, Harrison 2005 s. 496-497, Sveriges historia 1350–1600 s. 197.(Swedish).</ref>
* [[May]] &ndash; The [[Cornish Rebellion of 1497|Cornish Rebellion]] breaks out in England, incited by war taxes.<ref name="CC1497">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/189|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/189 189–192]}}</ref>
* [[May 10]] &ndash; [[Amerigo Vespucci]] allegedly leaves [[Cádiz]], for his first voyage to the [[New World]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The World Almanac and Encyclopedia|publisher=Press Publishing Company (The New York World)|year=1901|page=106}}</ref>
* [[May 12]] &ndash; [[Pope Alexander VI]] [[excommunication|excommunicates]] [[Girolamo Savonarola]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Elie-Charles Flamand|title=The Renaissance|publisher=Heron|year=1968|page=196}}</ref>
* [[May 20]] &ndash; [[John Cabot]] sets sail from [[Bristol]], on the ship ''[[Matthew (1497 ship)|Matthew]]'' (principally owned by [[Richard Amerike]]), looking for new lands to the west (some sources give a [[May 2]] date).<ref name="CC1497"/>
* [[June 13]] &ndash; The [[Catholic Monarchs]] issue the ordinance of Medina del Campo, creating a money system based on the copper [[maravedí]], creating the [[peso]] of 34 maravedis. In the next three centuries, this system will dominate international payments. It will be used in almost all parts of the Americas and large parts of Asia. It is the basis for a number of modern currencies, including the U.S. dollar.
* [[June 17]] &ndash; [[Cornish Rebellion of 1497#Battle of Deptford Bridge|Battle of Deptford Bridge]] near London: Cornish rebels under [[Michael An Gof]] are soundly defeated by Henry VII.<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=135–138|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref> 
* [[June 24]] &ndash; [[John Cabot]] lands in North America (near present day [[Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador|Bonavista, Newfoundland]]).
* [[July 8]] &ndash; [[Vasco da Gama]]'s fleet departs from [[Lisbon]], beginning his expedition to India.
* [[September 7]] &ndash; [[Second Cornish Uprising of 1497|Second Cornish Uprising]] in England: [[Perkin Warbeck]] lands near [[Land's End]]; on [[September 10]] he is proclaimed as King in [[Bodmin]].<ref name=CBH/>
* [[September 28]] &ndash; [[Battle of Rotebro]]: [[John, King of Denmark]], defeats [[Sten Sture the Elder]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Bengt Liljegren|title=Rulers of Sweden|publisher=Historiska Media|year=2004|isbn=9789185057634|page=63}}</ref>
* [[September 30]] &ndash; The [[Pedro de Ayala#Treaty of Ayton (1497)|Treaty of Ayton]] establishes a seven-year peace between England and Scotland.<ref name=CBH/>
* [[October 4]] &ndash; Leaders of the [[Second Cornish Uprising of 1497|Second Cornish Uprising]] surrender to the King at [[Taunton]]; the following day, Warbeck, having deserted his army, is captured at [[Beaulieu Abbey]] in [[Hampshire]].<ref name="CC1497"/>
* [[October 6]] &ndash; Sten Sture the Elder is forced to resign and end his 27-year term as Regent of [[Sweden]]. King John of Denmark and Norway is acknowledged by the estates as King of Sweden and formally elected on [[October 18]], restoring the power of the [[Kalmar Union]].
* [[December 5]] &ndash; King [[Manuel I of Portugal]] proclaims an [[edict]] in which he demands that [[Jew]]s convert to [[Christianity]] or leave the country.
* [[December 23]] &ndash; Sheen Palace is destroyed by fire. [[Henry VII of England]] rebuilds it as [[Richmond Palace]].