WebEuropean prosperity falters during the fourteenth century, with a run of bad harvests, a decline in trade and - from 1347 - the Black Death Go to Black Death in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.)

Web1425 Zen temples in Japan are contributing to cultural diffusion by importing Chinese literature, aritistic styles and religious ideas. 1428 Pope Martin V orders John Wyclif's …

WebRichard II dies in Pontefract castle, almost certainly starved to death on the orders of the new king - insecure on his throne as an undeniable usurper. Go to Richard II (1367–1400) …

WebEconomy, society, and culture in the 14th and 15th centuries The long war against the English, fought almost entirely in France, benefited few but the captains and peculators; it …

WebMost people know that Johannes Gutenberg invented movable type presses during the 15th century—in 1440 to be exact. That invention, which was possibly history's greatest, made …

WebAs a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was a century lasting from 1 January 1301, to 31 December 1400. It is estimated that the century witnessed the death …

WebThe turning point in the Hundred Years' War for 15th-century England that leads to the signing of the Treaty of Troyes five years later, making Henry V heir to the throne of …

WebItalian War of 1494-98. Fought between: France against League of Venice (Venice, Naples, Papal States, Spain, Milan, Florence, England) Location: Italy. Result: League of Venice …

WebThe 14th Century 1300 - 1399, was a period of great human suffering as the Black Death crept its way across Europe. It decimated the population of Britain which in turn left the …