Ivo
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That's a decent enough answer, although I think you've got your century allocations muddled up (14thC = 1300s ).
A theory exists that the "immune" French brought it over after Henry VII (as he would soon be known) summoned them to fight for him at Bosworth, which works because it was first documented in 1485. However, other evidence existed that it was too early in 1485 for Henry's men to be the cause.
Roughly speaking, it arrived when Henry VII ascended the throne, and disappeared after Henry VIII died.
A theory exists that the "immune" French brought it over after Henry VII (as he would soon be known) summoned them to fight for him at Bosworth, which works because it was first documented in 1485. However, other evidence existed that it was too early in 1485 for Henry's men to be the cause.
Roughly speaking, it arrived when Henry VII ascended the throne, and disappeared after Henry VIII died.