istoryworld
All Events
The Portuguese, discovering the lush and uninhabited island of Madeira, send colonists to settle it
The treaty of Troyes, between the English and the Burgundian faction, grants Henry V the status of heir to the French throne
Henry V marries Catherine, daughter of the French king and sister of the rightful heir to the kingdom, the dauphin, who is on the opposing side
The third Ming emperor moves the capital from Nanjing to Beijing and begins laying out the Forbidden City
The dauphin proclaims himself Charles VII of France, but with Paris in the hands of his enemies he is known as the king of Bourges
Jan Zizka wins a series of victories against papal armies, using the mobile barricade which becomes known as his 'war wagon fortress'
Henry VI, son of Henry V and Catherine of France, is king of England and theoretically king of France before his first birthday
Masaccio paints some of the frescoes in the chapel of a Florentine silk merchant, Felice Brancacci, in Santa Maria del Carmine
The Scots finally pay the ransom for the release of the Scottish prince, now James I, who travels north to claim his throne
Packs of tarot playing cards are among the most popular products of Europe's first printing presses
The Temple of Heaven in Beijing is built for the third emperor of the Ming dynasty
Zheng He, a Muslim eunuch, makes voyages of trade and exploration with a fleet of Chinese junks
West Horsley Place, east of Gguildford, is a Tudor house with a brick facade of the 17th century, in a version of contemporary Dutch design in a style known as Artisan Mannerism
A Portuguese captain, sailing for Henry the Navigator, chances upon the Azores
A peasant girl, Joan of Arc, hears the voices of saints urging her to relieve the siege of Orléans
Joan of Arc wins her way into the presence of Charles VII at Chinon and persuades him, eventually, to trust her
Joan of Arc leads French forces in the successful relief of Orléans
Joan of Arc stands nearby while Charles VII is anointed at Reims, then kneels before him and for the first time calls him her king
Joan of Arc is captured in a skirmish with the Burgundians, who subsequently hand her over to the English
Work begins in Florence on Brunelleschi's Pazzi chapel, which encapsulates in miniature the new ideals of Renaissance architecture
Robert Campin, also known as the Master of Flémalle, brings to Flemish painting a natural and everyday quality which is entirely new
Joan of Arc, tried by the Inquisition on behalf of the English in Rouen, is burned at the stake as a relapsed heretic
A new altarpiece is installed in the cathedral in Ghent, introducing the powerful realism of Jan van Eyck
The Compacts of Prague, agreed with the papacy in 1433, allow the Hussite laity to receive the sacrament in both kinds
Cosimo de' Medici, arrested by a rival faction, escapes with his life thanks to bribes and well-placed friends
