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-
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1401
1402 |
Henry supports the Church in the passing of the De Heretico Comburendo, a law giving the state the right to burn heretics. Not surprisingly, the law is first used against the Lollards.
The Mongol leader Tamerlane
defeats the Ottoman Turks at the Battle
of Ankara and their leader, Bayezid, is captured. This
proves a serious set-
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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.
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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.
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1409
1410 |
The Council of Pisa, called to resolve the Great Schism, appoints a Pope, but the Popes at Rome and Avignon refuse to recognise him. The third Pope takes up his office at Pisa!
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.
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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. |