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English Catholic priest William Sawtrey convicted of heresy and later becomes 1st Lollard martyr to be publicly burnt at

English Catholic priest William Sawtrey convicted of heresy and later becomes 1st Lollard martyr to be publicly burnt at the stake

English Catholic priest William Sawtrey convicted of heresy and later becomes 1st Lollard martyr to be publicly burnt at the stake

Events Before

  1. Tamerlane captures and sacks Delhi, defeating Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud's armies by setting camels loaded with hay alig

    Tamerlane captures and sacks Delhi, defeating Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud's armies by setting camels loaded with hay alight and driving them toward the Sultan's armored war elephants

  2. The Treaty of Salynas is signed between Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great and the Teutonic Knights, who receive

    The Treaty of Salynas is signed between Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great and the Teutonic Knights, who received Samogitia.

  3. Battle of Vorskla: Tatars defeat Russians and Lithuanians

    The Battle of the Vorskla River was fought on August 12, 1399, between the Tatars of the Golden Horde, under Edigu and Temür Qutlugh, and the armies of Tokhtamysh and a large Crusader force led by...

  4. John of Gaunt dies

    John of Gaunt, English prince and regent, known for english prince and regent, died on 1399-02-03.

  5. Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers

    The Glyndŵr rebellion was a Welsh rebellion led between 1400 and c. 1415 by Owain Glyndŵr against the Kingdom of England during the Late Middle Ages.

Events After

  1. English King Henry IV marries his second wife Joan of Navarre

    Joan of Navarre, also known as Joanna (1368 – 10 June 1437) was Duchess of Brittany by marriage to Duke John IV and later Queen of England as the wife of King Henry IV.

  2. Earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland

    Earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland

  3. The Act of Multipliers is passed by the English Parliament forbidding alchemists to use their knowledge to create precio

    The Act of Multipliers is passed by the English Parliament forbidding alchemists to use their knowledge to create precious metals (it was feared that if any alchemist should succeed it would bring ruin upon the state)

  4. Brussels Brabant/Limburg Audit Office is established

    Brussels Brabant/Limburg Audit Office is established

  5. Cosma de' Migliorati is elected Pope Innocentius VII

    Cosma de' Migliorati is elected Pope Innocentius VII

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