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23 apr. 2024 · Geoffrey Chaucer (born c. 1342/43, London?, England—died October 25, 1400, London) was the outstanding English poet before Shakespeare and “the first finder of our language.”. His The Canterbury Tales ranks as one of the greatest poetic works in English. He also contributed importantly in the second half of the 14th century to the ...
för 2 dagar sedan · By the middle of the 14th century, the power of the Mongols was declining, and the Grand Princes felt able to openly oppose the Mongol yoke. In 1380, at Battle of Kulikovo on the Don River , the Mongols were defeated, [53] and although this hard-fought victory did not end Tatar rule of Russia, it did bring great fame to the Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy .
för 4 dagar sedan · This is a list of the largest known epidemics and pandemics caused by an infectious disease in humans. Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal ...
för 3 dagar sedan · Much of the recorded information about the Mali Empire comes from 14th-century Tunisian historian Ibn Khaldun, 14th-century Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta and 16th-century Andalusian traveller Leo Africanus. The other major source of information comes from Mandinka oral tradition, as recorded by storytellers known as griots.
7 maj 2024 · c. 14th century c. 14th century K'aissape–Hvalsey war: Inuit under K'aissape Norsemen under Ungortoq 1303 1303 Conquest of Sylhet: Independent Bengal (Delhi Sultanate breakaway) Gaur Kingdom of Srihatta 1308 1308 Teutonic takeover of Danzig (Gdańsk) Teutonic Knights: Margraviate of Brandenburg: 1309 1309 Crusade of the Poor: Duchy of Brabant ...
för 4 dagar sedan · Because "Lithuania Propria" remained non-Christian until the end of the 14th century, much later than the rest of eastern Europe, the conflicts were dragged out over a longer time, and many Knights from western European countries, such as England and France, journeyed to Prussia to participate in the seasonal campaigns (reyse) against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
för 2 dagar sedan · This century-long rule was interrupted only on two occasions (between 1494–1512 and 1527–1530), when anti-Medici factions took control of Florence. Following the assassination of Duke Alessandro, power passed to the "junior" Medici branch—those descended from Lorenzo the Elder , the youngest son of Giovanni di Bicci, starting with his great-great-grandson Cosimo I "the Great" .
