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===1410s===
===1410s===
* 1410 - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Badby John Badby] is the first person [[burned at the stake]] for [[heresy]] in [[England]].
* 1410: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Badby John Badby] is the first person [[burned at the stake]] for [[heresy]] in [[England]].
* 1415 - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Huss John Hus] is burned at the stake.
* 1415: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Huss John Hus] is burned at the stake.
* 1417 - [[Great Schism]] of the [[Catholic Church]] is ended.
* 1417: [[Great Schism]] of the [[Catholic Church]] is ended.


===1420s===
===1420s===

Revision as of 06:33, 18 September 2011

Events

1410s

1420s

1429 - Jeanne d'Arc leads French forces to a victory against England in a battle of the Hundred Years War.

1450s

1453 - Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Empire.
1455-1485 - The Wars of the Roses rage.

1470s

~1470 - Rise of Modern English language from Middle English.

1480s

1480 - The Spanish Inquisition is established.

1490s

1492 - Muslims and Jews are expelled from southern Spain after almost 800 years of Muslim rule.
1492 - Christopher Columbus reaches Caribbean islands.
1498 - Christopher Columbus reaches South America.
1498 - Vasco da Gama completes sea voyage to India.

Significant people

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions

Some Groups That Cover This Period

Internal Links

External Links

Clothing Links

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