Deaths on August 31

Thomas Wode

Died on August 31, 1502

Thomas Wode, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Sir Thomas Wode (died 31 August 1502), KS, of Childrey in Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire), was Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1500 and in 1478 was elected a Member of Parliament for Wallingford.

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Events on 1502

12 Feb

Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain
Isabella I issued an edict outlawing Islam in the Crown of Castile, forcing virtually all her Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity.
12 Feb

4th Portuguese India Armada (Gama, 1502)
Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India.
14 Feb

Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castile)
Spanish Inquisition: The Catholic Monarchs issue a decree forcing Muslims in Granada to convert to Catholicism or leave Spain.

Deaths on August 31

Thomas Wode

Died on August 31, 1502

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Events on 1502

Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain

4th Portuguese India Armada (Gama, 1502)

Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castile)