Editing 1468 (section)

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* The [[House of Lancaster|Lancastrians]] surrender [[Harlech Castle]] to King [[Edward IV of England]] after a seven-year siege.
* The Great Council of the [[Republic of Venice]] attempts to curb the power of the [[Council of Ten]] through legislation restricting them to acting on emergency matters.
* [[Orkney]] is [[pledge (law)|pledged]] by [[Christian I of Denmark|Christian I]], in his capacity as [[King of Norway]], as security against the payment of the [[dowry]] of his daughter [[Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland|Margaret]], betrothed to [[James III of Scotland]]. As the money is never paid, the connection with the crown of Scotland becomes perpetual.
* Fire breaks out at [[Metz Cathedral]] in France.
* [[Sonni Ali]], king of the [[Songhai Empire]], takes power over [[Timbuktu]].</onlyinclude>