1386
One hundred and six years to go! Getting excited! But what was happening near the end of the fourteenth century?
Apparently this was the year that the 'barbaric Lithuanians' finally caved in and accepted Christianity (a thousand years after it was first accepted in Europe). I want to read the book, The Conversion of Europe (if I haven't already during the year I studied European history at university).
And now, having spent at least the last half hour looking at that book on Amazon, I'll resort to Wikipedia for the rest of the information I share with you!
Royal drama this time!
Elizabeth Kotromanic, mother of the overthrown Queen Mary of Hungary and Croatia, arranged the assasination of the ruler of Hungary, Naples, Achaea and Croatia! Mary regains her rule over Hungary and Croatia, the son of the assassinated man becomes the King of Naples, but Achaea, though sought by many pretenders, apparently had no ruler for the next ten years!
The kings of Portugal and England ratify the Treaty of Windsor.
Switzerland safeguards its independence from Hapsburg rule in the Battle of Sempach.
The mother and sister of the Queen of Poland are kidnapped by her brother-in-law!
The Timurid Empire raided Georgia, took King Bagrat V prisoner, although he was freed by an army led by his son. Nice to see something working out in a royal family!
The Rozhdestvensky monastery was built in Muscovy. Which is apparently a reference to the duchy of Moscow!
And finally, the death notices:
Apparently this was the year that the 'barbaric Lithuanians' finally caved in and accepted Christianity (a thousand years after it was first accepted in Europe). I want to read the book, The Conversion of Europe (if I haven't already during the year I studied European history at university).
And now, having spent at least the last half hour looking at that book on Amazon, I'll resort to Wikipedia for the rest of the information I share with you!
Royal drama this time!
Elizabeth Kotromanic, mother of the overthrown Queen Mary of Hungary and Croatia, arranged the assasination of the ruler of Hungary, Naples, Achaea and Croatia! Mary regains her rule over Hungary and Croatia, the son of the assassinated man becomes the King of Naples, but Achaea, though sought by many pretenders, apparently had no ruler for the next ten years!
The kings of Portugal and England ratify the Treaty of Windsor.
Switzerland safeguards its independence from Hapsburg rule in the Battle of Sempach.
The mother and sister of the Queen of Poland are kidnapped by her brother-in-law!
The Timurid Empire raided Georgia, took King Bagrat V prisoner, although he was freed by an army led by his son. Nice to see something working out in a royal family!
The Rozhdestvensky monastery was built in Muscovy. Which is apparently a reference to the duchy of Moscow!
And finally, the death notices:
- Duke Leopold III of Austria
- Bo Jonsson, royal marshal of Sweden
- Johanna of Bavaria, Queen of Bohemia
- Al-Wathiq, caliph of Cairo
- Takatsukasa Fuyumichi, Japanese nobleman
- William Langland, English poet
And this relates to your assignment...how?
ReplyDeleteIt is a literacy assignment... an example of encouraging people to interact with real texts? ;)
DeleteNope, not really anything to do with it! But it was fascinating!