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
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
Key People
Events Before
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...
Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden and Norway
The Kalmar Union was a personal union in Scandinavia, agreed at Kalmar in Sweden as designed by Queen Margaret of Denmark.
Sultan Bajezid I releases captured crusaders for ransom
Sultan Bajezid I releases captured crusaders for ransom
Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha
Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha
Events After
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...
John of Gaunt dies
John of Gaunt, English prince and regent, known for english prince and regent, died on 1399-02-03.
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.
Turko-Mongol ruler Tamerlane (Timur) destroys Baghdad, killing 20,000 people
Timur (1320s – 17/18 February 1405), also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror, first ruler of the Timurid dynasty, and the founder of the Timurid Empire, which ruled over modern-day...
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
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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
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Anti-Semite monk in Seville, Spain stirs up people to attack Jews
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Azzo X d'Este is defeated at the Battle of Portomaggiore by Venetian-Ferrarese troops
Azzo X d'Este is defeated at the Battle of Portomaggiore by Venetian-Ferrarese troops
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