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c. 1465
 
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The Sicilian artist Antonello da Messina adopts the Flemish technique of painting in oils      
Antonello da Messina Christ Blessing (detail)
National Gallery, London

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1466
 
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In the treaty of Torun the Teutonic knights finally cede Prussia to Poland       
1466
 
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The Portuguese settlers on the Cape Verde islands are granted a monopoly on the new slave trade       
1467
 
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Sir John Saye, Chancellor of the Exchequer to Edward IV, becomes the first recorded resident of Barn Elms, the manor house of Barnes See in Google maps   
1468
 
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Skanderbeg dies and Albania becomes fully absorbed into the Ottoman empire      
c. 1468
 
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Jerome van Aken works almost exclusively in his native s' Hertogenbosch, from which he derives the name Hieronymus Bosch     
Bosch Christ Mocked (detail) c.1500
National Gallery, London

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1469
 
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Thomas Malory, in gaol somewhere in England, compiles Morte d'Arthur – an English account of the French tales of King Arthur       
1469
 
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The Orkneys and Shetlands come into the possession of James III of Scotland with the dowry of Margaret of Denmark       
1469
 
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The marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella unites the crowns of Aragon and Castile, creating virtually a unified Spain       
1470
 
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The first Italian printing press is set up in Venice, which soon rivals Germany for the quality of its printing