1400 |
Richard II dies at Pontefract Castle.
Circumstances would suggest murder following the emergence of
some support to have him re-
The Welsh hero Owen Glendower leads a rebellion against the English in North Wales and wins a series of victories over King Henry.
The Great
Zimbabwe Empire of south-
|
1401
1402 |
Henry supports the Church in the passing of
the
The Mongol leader Tamerlane
defeats the Ottoman Turks at the Battle
of Ankara and their leader, Bayezid, is captured. This
proves a serious set-
|
1403 |
The Percys of Northumberland, supporting the Welsh and Scottish rebels, are defeated at the Battle of Shrewsbury. "Hotspur", the son of the Earl of Northumberland, is killed.
|
1407 |
At about this time the Yung Lo Ta Tien is completed, a vast Chinese encyclopedia of no less than 22,937 "chapters" dealing with all aspects of Chinese knowledge and literature.
|
1409
1410 |
The Council
of Pisa, called to resolve the
The German Teutonic Knights, attempting to extend their territory in Eastern Europe, are defeated by a combined army of Poles and Lithuanians at the Battle of Tannenberg.
|
1413 |
Henry IV dies after a long illness during which the government was in the hands of his son, Prince Henry, or Chancellor Arundel. Prince Henry succeeds to the throne as Henry V. |