CHRONOLOGY. 



1370 

 1871. 



1 37-'. 

 137S. 

 1375. 



1376. 

 1377. 



1378. 



1379- 

 1381. 



1382. 

 IS83. 



1384. 

 1385. 

 1386. 

 1387. 



;s90. 



1391. 



Tbe universities of Geneva and of Vienna founded. 



Adriannplr becomes the seat of the Turkiih empire. 



The battle of Neiara in Spain, April 4. 

 >uttle of Monml. March 14. 



Wickl ffe trachr* the doctrine of the Reformation 

 in England oh. 1385. 



Chmlry flourished about this time. 



The English fleet defeated by the French near 

 RocheUe. June 23. 



Earl of Pembroke defeated at lea by the Spanish 

 admiral, June 33. 



Cyprus taken by the Genoese. John Gower the 

 first English poet, ob. 1402. 



A peace of three yearn between France and Eng- 

 land. 



John Froissart flourished, ob. 1400. 



England invaded by the French. The seat of 

 the popes transferred from Avignon to Rome. 

 Flanders inundated by the sea. WicklihVs doc- 

 trine condemned in England. 



The schism of double popes, which lasts 38 years. 

 Greenland discovered by a Venetian. 



Great dissensions in Flanders. 



Bills of exchange first used in England. Pesti- 

 lence in Germany. Watt Tyler's insurrection 

 in the beginning of July. 



The battle of Rosebeck' in Flanders, Nov. 17. 

 Hierapolis taken by the Turks. 



Cannon first used in the English service by the 

 governor of Calais. Abulfeda, the Arabian 

 geographer, died. 



Philip, Duke of Burgundy, succeeds to the earl- 

 dom of Flanders. The first navigation act in 

 England. War between the English end Scotch. 



Battle of Aljubaroba, at which the King of Cas- 

 tile is routed by the King of Portugal, Au- 

 gust 14. Nicholas Flamel, ob. 1409. 



Constantinople taken by Andronicus Paleologus ; 

 retaken by John and Manuel. The first com- 

 pany of linen-weavers in England. 



Tamerlane cubdues Georgia and Turkestan. 



Battle of Otterburn, at which the English are de- 

 feated by the Scotch, July 31. Margaret of Den- 

 mark defeats the Swedes at Falcoping, Sept. 21. 

 Union of the Danish and Swedish crowns. 



The sacred war in Prussia. 



Cards invented for the amusement of the French 

 king. The English parliament abolishes the 

 papal power. Commotions in Scotland. 



Jews expelled from Germany. The Portuguese 

 discover the Cape of Good Hope. Emanuel 

 Chrysoloras, ob. 1413, zt. 60. 



The Turks ravage Wallachia, and defeats the 

 Hungarians. The doctrines of the Reformation 

 :ed in Bohemia by Huss and Jerome of 



1392. 

 1393. 



1394. The Jews expelled from France, Sept. 17. A 



comet appeared in the evening, and moved from 

 west to north. 



1395. The Christians, under Sigismund, defeated at Ni- 



copolis by Bajazet, Sept. 28, who also subdues 

 the Bulgarians. 



1396. Gtoffroy Chaucer, the English poet, ob. 1440. 



1397. The uuion of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, at 



Calmar. Owen Glendower, ob. about 1408. 

 A rebellion in Ireland. Dukes created in Scot- 

 land. Tamerlane penetrates into Hindostan. 

 Intense frost in Denmark. 



A. I). 



1399. Tamerlane takes Delhi, and afterwards takes No- 



vogorod. 



1400. War between the English and Scotch. Tamerlane, 



with a great army, enters Asia Minor. A large 

 comet appears in February, moving towards the 

 west. 



FIFTEENTH CENTURY. 



1401. Italy invaded by the emperor Rupert, who is re- 



pulsed. Tamerlane takes Bagdad, Aug. 9th. 

 A very large comet appeared. 



1402. Battle of Angoria, at which Bajazet is defeated 



by Tamerlane, and taken prisoner July 28th. 

 Battle of Haledown hill, May 7th. 



1403. The battle of Shrewsbury, at which Hotspur is 



slain, July 22d. A comet appeared in March 

 with its tail towards the north. 



1405. Conspiracy of Archbishop of York against Hen- 



ry suppressed. Great guns first used at the 

 siege of Berwick. Famine and the plague in 

 Denmark. Canary islands discovered by Bethen- 

 court. 



1406. A comet appeared. Leonard Aretino, secretary 



of Florence, ob. 1443, set. 74. Brunus of Arez- 

 zo, secretary of Florence. 



1407. The kingdom of France laid under an interdict. 



A comet appeared. Balthazar Cossa obtains 

 possession of Rome. 



1408. A comet appeared. 



1409. The council of Pisa commences March 25. 



1410. Painting in oil colour invented by John Van-eyck 



at Bruges. A civil war in France. 



1411. The university of St Andrews founded. War 



between the pope and king Laudislaus. 



1412. Algebra introduced into Europe from Arabia. 



1414. The council of Constance commences, Nov. 16th. 



A comet appeared. 



1415. John Huss condemned and executed, July 6th. 



Normandy invaded by Henry of England. Bat- 

 tle of Agincourt, Oct. 25th, at which the 

 French are routed by the English. 



1416. The French fleet defeated by the English at the 



mouth of the Seine. Jerome of Prague dies. 



1417. Henry's second expedition into Normandy. Pa- 



per made of linen rags invented. According to 

 others, about 1100. 



1418. The Armagnac faction massacred in Paris. Pog- 



gio, the Florentine, ob. 1459. act. 80. 

 1420 The treaty of Troyes signed, May 21. Madeira 

 discovered by the Portuguese. 



1421. The Duke of Clarence is killed at the battle of 



Beauge, April 3. 



1422. The vulgar Christian zra introduced into Portu- 



gal. 



1423. Engraving on metal, and rolling press printing, in- 



vented. Battle of Crevant, in which the French 

 and Scots are defeated by the English. 



1424. The English under the Duke of Bedford defeat 



the French in the battle of Vemeuil, Aug. 16. 

 Flavius Blondus, ob. 1463, zt. 75. 



1426. An earthquake at Naples. A comet appeared. 



1427. The academy of Louvain founded. Theodore 



Gaza, ob. 1478, zt. 90. 



1428. The siege of Orleans begins, Oct. 12, and COB- 



tinued to May 12th. 



1429. The battle of Herrings, Feb. 12th. Battle of 



Patay. Francis Philelphus, ob. 1481. it 83. 

 1431. A great earthquake at Lisbon. Henry, king of 



