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  • Julian Calender
    1240

    Julian Calender

    A Julian calendar decade in the 14th century, in the midst of a period in world history often referred to as the Late Middle Ages in the Old World and the pre-Columbian era in the New World.
  • Seventh Crusade Ending
    1252

    Seventh Crusade Ending

    The Seventh Crusade was the first of the two Crusades led by Louis IX of France.
  • King Henry the 3rd
    1260

    King Henry the 3rd

    King Henry the 3rd obtains a Papal Bull to absolve himself from his oath to maintain the provisions of oxford.
  • The Eighth Crusade
    Aug 25, 1270

    The Eighth Crusade

    King Louis IX of France dies while besieging the city of Tunis, possibly due to poor quality drinking water.
  • Final expansion of LIncoln Cathedral
    1280

    Final expansion of LIncoln Cathedral

    The final expansion of the Lincoln Cathedral in England was completed.
  • Jewish expelled from England
    1290

    Jewish expelled from England

    In 1290, the entire Jewish population of England (about 3,000 people) was expelled from the country on the orders of Edward I.
  • Money from Florence
    1300

    Money from Florence

    Money from Florence, Italy becomes the first international currency.
  • Kingdom of Castile
    1310

    Kingdom of Castile

    Forces of the Kingdom of Castile retreat from the Siege of Algeciras, after enduring severe losses, and secure a peace treaty.
  • Scots reaffirm Independence
    1320

    Scots reaffirm Independence

    The Scots reaffirm their independence, by signing the Declaration of Arbroath.
  • King Edward III
    1330

    King Edward III

    King Edward III of England starts his personal reign, arresting his regent Roger Mortimer, and having him executed.
  • King of France
    1340

    King of France

    English king Edward III proclaimed king of France on this day in history.
  • The Treaty of Brétigny
    Oct 24, 1350

    The Treaty of Brétigny

    The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War.
  • England and Castile
    1360

    England and Castile

    An alliance is formed between England and Castile.
  • Steel Crossbow
    1370

    Steel Crossbow

    The steel crossbow is first used as a weapon of war.
  • Wat Tyler's Rebellion
    1380

    Wat Tyler's Rebellion

    Peasants' Revolt, also called Wat Tyler's Rebellion, (1381), first great popular rebellion in English history.
  • Lithuanian Civil War
    1390

    Lithuanian Civil War

    Lithuanian Civil War: The coalition of Vytautas and the Teutonic Knights begins a 5-week siege of Vilnius.
  • Black Death
    1400

    Black Death

    The 14th century in England saw the Great Famine and the Black Death, catastrophic events that killed around half of England's population, throwing the economy into chaos, and undermining the old political order.
  • Battle of Tannenburg
    Jul 15, 1410

    Battle of Tannenburg

    1410 AD Battle of Tannenberg - The Poles and the Lithuanians defeated German Knights at the Battle of Tannenberg on July 15th 1410.
  • Henry the Navigator
    May 25, 1420

    Henry the Navigator

    May 25 – Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Portuguese Order of Christ.
  • Hundred years war
    May 23, 1430

    Hundred years war

    23 May – Hundred Years' War: following the Siege of Compiègne, Joan of Arc is captured and imprisoned.
  • Prussian Confederation
    Feb 21, 1440

    Prussian Confederation

    February 21 – The Prussian Confederation is formed.
  • Jack Cades Rebellion
    May 8, 1450

    Jack Cades Rebellion

    May 8 – Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI of England.
  • The cannons of the Tower of London
    Jul 4, 1460

    The cannons of the Tower of London

    July 4 – The cannons of the Tower of London, still in Lancastrian hands, are fired on the city of London, which is mostly in Yorkist hands.
  • War of Roses
    Mar 12, 1470

    War of Roses

    March 12 – Wars of the Roses in England
  • Battle of Ugra
    1480

    Battle of Ugra

    Battle of the Ugra, (1480), bloodless confrontation between the armies of Muscovy and the Golden Horde, traditionally marking the end of the “Mongol yoke” in Russia.
  • Treaty of Moulins
    Jan 2, 1490

    Treaty of Moulins

    January 2 – Alain I of Albret signs the Treaty of Moulins with Charles VIII of France.
  • Lutheran Writings
    1500

    Lutheran Writings

    Lutheran writings begin to circulate.
  • Influenza Pandemic
    1510

    Influenza Pandemic

    The 1510 influenza pandemic reaches Sicily, where it is nicknamed coccolucio, before spreading to the Italian states and the rest of Europe.
  • Henry VII declares war
    Jan 22, 1520

    Henry VII declares war

    22 January – Henry VIII and Francis I of France declare war on Emperor Charles V.
  • Anne Boleyn
    May 19, 1530

    Anne Boleyn

    19 May – Anne Boleyn is beheaded by sword in the Tower of London.
  • Thomas Cromwell
    Jul 28, 1540

    Thomas Cromwell

    One of the most important political figures of the reign of Henry VIII of England, Thomas Cromwell, is executed on order from the king, on charges of treason.
  • Slaves in Brazil
    1550

    Slaves in Brazil

    African slaves were shipped to Brazil to work sugar plantations.
  • Island of Osel
    Apr 15, 1560

    Island of Osel

    Denmark–Norway buys the Estonian island of Osel, from its last prince-bishop.
  • Pope Pius
    Feb 25, 1570

    Pope Pius

    Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England, with the bull Regnans in Excelsis.
  • Gregorian Calendar
    1580

    Gregorian Calendar

    The Netherlands adopts the Gregorian calendar.
  • John White

    John White

    John White, governor of the Colony of Roanoke, returns from a supply-trip to England and finds his settlement deserted.
  • William Shakespear

    William Shakespear

    William Shakespeare dies.
  • Thomas Roe

    Thomas Roe

    English courtier Thomas Roe sets out on an expedition to The Guianas and Amazon River.
  • Pre-Revolution Timeline

    Pre-Revolution Timeline

    The arrival of the Puritan colony at Plymouth, the purchase of Manhattan by the Dutch, a second colony for New England in the Massachusetts Bay, and the start of major conflicts between the colonists and native Americans.
  • Boston Massachusetts

    Boston Massachusetts

    The settlement of Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony is founded.
  • Dutch Colonists

    Dutch Colonists

    Dutch colonists settle in the Delaware River area, after driving out English colonists from Virginia and Connecticut.
  • Battle of Dunbar

    Battle of Dunbar

    Third English Civil War: Battle of Dunbar
  • Big Population

    Big Population

    English America had four times as many people in 1660 as it did in 1642. It now produced crops like sugar, had one colony with as many slaves as Englishmen, was held together by English trade networks, and had lost its autonomy to a mother country with an increasingly centralized government and imperial vision.
  • Charlestown

    Charlestown

    The city of Charlestown, South Carolina is founded.
  • Karlskrona

    Karlskrona

    The settlement of Karlskrona in Sweden is founded, as the Royal Swedish Navy relocates there.
  • King Williams War

    King Williams War

    In North America the War of the Grand Alliance extends and becomes known as King William's War.
  • Spanish Succession

    Spanish Succession

    War of the Spanish Succession.
  • Yamasee war

    Yamasee war

    A conflict fought in South Carolina from 1715–1717 between British settlers from the Province of Carolina and the Yamasee and a number of other allied Native American peoples, including the Muscogee, Cherokee, Catawba, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Yuchi, Savannah River Shawnee, Congaree, Waxhaw, Pee Dee, Cape Fear, Cheraw, and others. Some of the Native American groups played a minor role, while others launched attacks throughout South Carolina in an attempt to destroy the colony.
  • Dummers war

    It was a series of battles between the New England Colonies and the Wabanaki Confederacy (specifically the Miꞌkmaq, Maliseet, Penobscot, and Abenaki), who were allied with New France. The eastern theater of the war was located primarily along the border between New England and Acadia in Maine, as well as in Nova Scotia; the western theater was located in northern Massachusetts and Vermont at the border between Canada (New France) and New England.
  • Great awakening

    The First Great Awakening (sometimes Great Awakening) or the Evangelical Revival was a series of Christian revivals that swept Britain and its thirteen North American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s
  • King Georges war

    King George's War (1744–1748) is the name given to the military operations in North America that formed part of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748). It was the third of the four French and Indian Wars.
  • Seven years war

    The Seven Years' War was a global conflict lasting from 1756 to 1763 that involved most of the European Great Powers, and was fought primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Related conflicts include the French and Indian War, the Carnatic Wars and the Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763).
  • Louisiana

    The area had originally been claimed and controlled by France, which had named it La Louisiane in honor of King Louis XIV in 1682. Spain secretly acquired the territory from France near the end of the Seven Years' War by the terms of the Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762)
  • Declaration of independence

    The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was engrossed on parchment and on August 2, 1776, delegates began signing it.
  • Articles of confederation

    The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.
  • Bill of rights

    The American Bill of Rights, inspired by Jefferson and drafted by James Madison, was adopted, and in 1791 the Constitution's first ten amendments became the law of the land.
  • Civil rights act

    The Civil Rights Act of 1875, sometimes called the Enforcement Act or the Force Act, was a United States federal law enacted during the Reconstruction era in response to civil rights violations against African Americans. The bill was passed by the 43rd United States Congress and signed into law by United States President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1875.
  • Roe v. Wade

    The Supreme Court handed down its decision on January 22, 1973. Seven of the nine justices agreed that the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment — which says that no state shall “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law” — implies a right to privacy.
  • No child left behind act

    On April 30, 2015, a bill was introduced to Congress to replace the No Child Left Behind Act, the Every Student Succeeds Act, which was passed by the House on December 2 and the Senate on December 9, before being signed into law by President Obama on December 10, 2015.[7][142] This bill affords states more flexibility in regards to setting their own respective standards for measuring school as well as student performance.
  • Department of homeland security

    The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terrorism, border security, immigration and customs, cyber security, and disaster prevention and management