Year 1470 (MCDLXX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1470 March 12 – Wars of the Roses – Battle of Lose-coat Field: The House of York defeats the House of Lancaster. March 20 – The Battle of Nibley Green in England's the last fought between the private armies of feudal magnates. May 15 – Charles VIII of Sweden, who'd served three terms as King of Sweden, dies. Sten Sture the Elder becomes Regen… (More on 1470)