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Battle of the Herrings fought during Hundred Years' War when French and Scottish troops unsuccessfully attack English co

Battle of the Herrings fought during Hundred Years' War when French and Scottish troops unsuccessfully attack English convoy (carrying barrels of herrings) near Rouvray

Battle of the Herrings fought during Hundred Years' War when French and Scottish troops unsuccessfully attack English convoy (carrying barrels of herrings) near Rouvray

Events Before

  1. BC Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty).

    Thutmose III (variously also spelled Tuthmosis or Thothmes, Ancient Egyptian: 𓅝𓄟𓄤𓆣), sometimes called Thutmose the Great, (1479–1425 BC) was the fifth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.

  2. Countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail

    Countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail

  3. Jews are expelled from Bern, Switzerland

    Jews are expelled from Bern, Switzerland

  4. Pope Martinus V declares Jacqueline, Countess of Haintaut's marriage to Humphrey Duke of Gloucester invalid

    Pope Martinus V declares Jacqueline, Countess of Haintaut's marriage to Humphrey Duke of Gloucester invalid

  5. Valais witch trial proceedings begin in Valais Canton, Switzerland, the first organized witch trials

    Valais witch trial proceedings begin in Valais Canton, Switzerland, the first organized witch trials

Events After

  1. Jews of Sicily are no longer required to attend conversion services

    Jews of Sicily are no longer required to attend conversion services

  2. Duke Philip the Good (33) formally celebrate marriage Isabella of Portugal (32) in Sluys, Burgundy

    Duke Philip the Good (33) formally celebrate marriage Isabella of Portugal (32) in Sluys, Burgundy

  3. Catholic Order of the Golden Fleece is founded in Bruges in celebration of the prosperous and wealthy domains of Philip

    Catholic Order of the Golden Fleece is founded in Bruges in celebration of the prosperous and wealthy domains of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy

  4. Jews are expelled from Speyer, Germany

    Jews are expelled from Speyer, Germany

  5. Jews are expelled from Eger Bohemia

    Jews are expelled from Eger Bohemia

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