John "Eleanor" Rykener, a male cross-dressing prostitute, is brought to court in London for "committing that detestable unmentionable and ignominious vice" in late medieval England's only recorded case on same-sex intercourse (verdict unknown)
John "Eleanor" Rykener, a male cross-dressing prostitute, is brought to court in London for "committing that detestable
John "Eleanor" Rykener, a male cross-dressing prostitute, is brought to court in London for "committing that detestable unmentionable and ignominious vice" in late medieval England's only recorded case on same-sex intercourse (verdict unknown)
Events Before
Korean Confucian scholar and statesman Jeong Mong-ju is assassinated on the Sonjuk Bridge in Gaeseong (now North Korea).
Korean Confucian scholar and statesman Jeong Mong-ju is assassinated on the Sonjuk Bridge in Gaeseong (now North Korea). A brown spot on the bridge is still said to be his blood.
Assassination attempt on Olivier de Clisson, Constable of France, by Pierre de Craon fails
Assassination attempt on Olivier de Clisson, Constable of France, by Pierre de Craon fails
Osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria
Osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria
Ekiho exorcises the Zen temple and its surroundings of an old badger
Ekiho exorcises the Zen temple and its surroundings of an old badger
Cardinal Pedro de Luna of Aragon is chosen as Antipope Benedict XIII
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Events After
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, marries 3rd wife Katherine Swynford, mother of four of his children at Lincoln Cathedr
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, marries 3rd wife Katherine Swynford, mother of four of his children at Lincoln Cathedral
Richard II of England (31) marries Isabella of Valois (6) in a dynastic marriage
Isabella of Valois (9 November 1389 – 13 September 1409) was Queen of England as the wife of Richard II, King of England, between 1396 and 1399, and Duchess of Orléans as the wife of Charles I, Duke...
Crusade of Nicopolis: one of the last large-scale medieval crusades departs from Dijon led by the Count of Nevers, eldes
Crusade of Nicopolis: one of the last large-scale medieval crusades departs from Dijon led by the Count of Nevers, eldest son of the Duke of Burgundy
Crusaders under Earl of Nevers reach Vienna
Crusaders under Earl of Nevers reach Vienna
Crusaders under Earl of Nevers reaches Nicopolis
Crusaders under Earl of Nevers reaches Nicopolis
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Anti-Semite monk in Seville, Spain stirs up people to attack Jews
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on December 11, 1395?
- John "Eleanor" Rykener, a male cross-dressing prostitute, is brought to court in London for "committing that detestable unmentionable and ignominious vice" in late medieval England's only recorded case on same-sex intercourse (verdict unknown)