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| 1415 |
| | Henry V captures the French stronghold of Harfleur - where, in Shakespeare, he urges his dear friends 'once more unto the breach' | |
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| 1415 |
| | Henry V wins a victory on St Crispin's day at Agincourt, against a much larger and more heavily armed French force | |
| | Indenture committing an English gentleman to fight with Henry V in France National Archives, Kew
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| 1415 |
| | A Portuguese prince, Henry the Navigator, becomes fascinated by exploration down the coast of Africa and commissions successive voyages | |
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| 1417 |
| | The Council of Constance, having done its best to dispose of the three existing popes, elects a new one - Martin V | |
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| 1418 |
| | A competition is launched for an architect to construct a dome above Florence's cathedral, and is won by Brunelleschi | |
| | Florence, the cathedral dome Fotofile CG
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| 1419 |
| | After a six-month siege Henry V makes a triumphal entry into Rouen, the city of his Norman ancestors | |
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| 1419 |
| | John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy, is murdered by the Armagnac faction in the presence of the dauphin - escalating France's civil war | |
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| 1420 |
| | The Hussites build a new fortified town at Tabor as their fortress headquarters | |
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| c. 1420 |
| | Glazed windows become a feature of the richer homes of northern Europe | |
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| c. 1420 |
| | The Portuguese, discovering the lush and uninhabited island of Madeira, send colonists to settle it | |
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