Battle of Świecino [Battle of Żarnowiec]: Kingdom of Poland decisively defeats a 2,700-man army of the Teutonic Knights near Krokowa, Poland during the Thirteen Years' War
Battle of Świecino [Battle of Żarnowiec]: Kingdom of Poland decisively defeats a 2,700-man army of the Teutonic Knights
Battle of Świecino [Battle of Żarnowiec]: Kingdom of Poland decisively defeats a 2,700-man army of the Teutonic Knights near Krokowa, Poland during the Thirteen Years' War
Events Before
Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.
Empire of Trebizond surrenders to forces of Sultan Mehmed II, the last remnant of the Byzantine Empire to fall; Emperor
Empire of Trebizond surrenders to forces of Sultan Mehmed II, the last remnant of the Byzantine Empire to fall; Emperor David is exiled and later executed
Battle of Mortimer's Cross: in a major battle of the War of the Roses Yorkist army of Edward, Earl of March, defeats Lan
Battle of Mortimer's Cross: in a major battle of the War of the Roses Yorkist army of Edward, Earl of March, defeats Lancaster force led by Jasper Tudor
Alfonso ed Espina, bishop of Osma, urges for an Inquisition in Spain
Alfonso ed Espina, bishop of Osma, urges for an Inquisition in Spain
Astronomer Regiomontanus returns with Cardinal Basilios Bessarion to his house in Rome, home to one of largest libraries
Astronomer Regiomontanus returns with Cardinal Basilios Bessarion to his house in Rome, home to one of largest libraries in Europe
Events After
French poet Francois Villon banished from Paris
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First meeting of the States General of the Netherlands
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Battle of Hexham: English Yorkist troops led by John Neville, Earl of Montagu defeat Lancastrian force headed by Henry B
Battle of Hexham: English Yorkist troops led by John Neville, Earl of Montagu defeat Lancastrian force headed by Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. Neville has Somerset beheaded. [1]
Pietro Barbo elected to succeed Pope Pius II as Pope Paul II
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Cosimo de' Medici dies
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