Encyclopedia - 1377: Encyclopedia - 1377
1377 - Arts and Literature. May 10 – A deputy is appointed to take charge of Chaucer’s duties at customs, Chaucer being busy with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earl Of Northumberland: Encyclopedia Ii - Earl Of Northumberland - Synopsis
The Percies, who hailed from the village of Perce in Normandy, had large estates in Yorkshire, bestowed by the Conqueror on the first of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Claims To The French Throne: Encyclopedia Ii - English Claims To The French Throne - The Original Claimants
English claims to the French throne - Kings of France 1340. Edward III, King of England (first term January 24, 1340 - May 8, 1360). ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1414: Encyclopedia - 1414
1414 - Year in topics. 1414 in art 1414 - Births. July 21 - Pope Sixtus IV (died 1484) August 18 - Jami, Persian poet (died 1492)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camerino: Encyclopedia - Camerino
Camerino is small town of 7 000 in Marche, Italy and lies on the Apennines between Marche and Umbria, between the valleys of the rivers P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1312: Encyclopedia - 1312
1312 - Events. June 15 : Battle near Rozgoni Battle near Thebes Siege of Rostock begins Lancelotto Malocello, a Genoese navigator...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1316: Encyclopedia - 1316
1316 - Events. Pope John XXII elected to the papacy. The Great Famine of 1315-1317. 1316 - Births. March 2 - King Robert II of Sco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avignon Pope Clement Vii: Encyclopedia - Avignon Pope Clement Vii
Robert of Geneva (1342 – 16 September 1394) was elected to the papacy as Pope Clement VII by the French cardinals who opposed Urban VI...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Filippo Brunelleschi: Encyclopedia - Filippo Brunelleschi
Filippo Brunelleschi (1377 – April 15, 1446) was a great Florentine architect of the Italian Renaissance. Filippo Brunelleschi - Overv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crescent Amtrak: Encyclopedia - Crescent Amtrak
The Crescent is a passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern part of the United States. It runs 1377 miles (2216 km) daily from Pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rulers Of Bosnia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rulers Of Bosnia - Bosnian Kingdom
1353 (1357?) - 1391 (Ban 1353-1377, King 1377-1391) Tvrtko I of Kotroman (born 1338?, died 1391) Nephew of Stephen Kotromanić. Crowned h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Švitrigaila: Encyclopedia Ii - Švitrigaila - Relatives
Švitrigaila - Mother. Ulyana of Tver 1350 (ca 1325 – 1392) Švitrigaila - Father. Olgierd (ca 1296 – end of May 1377), Grand ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pahonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Pahonia - History
The charging knight first emerged as a state emblem in the region in 1366. It features on the seal of the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Alhier...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Monarchs Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Monarchs Of England - Plantagenets
List of monarchs of England - Angevins. Henry II (1154-1189) Henry, the Young King (1170-1183)4 Richard I, the Lionheart (1189-1199) J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Częstochowa: Encyclopedia Ii - Częstochowa - History
Częstochowa - 1200s-1500s. The village of Częstochowa was founded in 11th century. It is first mentioned as a village in historical d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Władysław Ii Jagiełło: Encyclopedia Ii - Władysław Ii Jagiełło - Biography
Jogaila was from the Gediminid dynasty of dukes and grand dukes of Lithuania. His father was Algirdas (or Olgierd, ruled 1345-1377), duke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Iii Of Austria: Encyclopedia Ii - Albert Iii Of Austria - Life
Albert III was born as the third son of Duke Albert II of Austria. Even though his father had determined that the eldest son should the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Algirdas: Encyclopedia Ii - Algirdas - Background
Algirdas was one of the seven sons of the famous grand duke Gediminas among whom on his death in 1341 he divided his domains, leaving the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Of Woodstock 1st Duke Of Gloucester: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Of Woodstock 1st Duke Of Gloucester - Early Life
Thomas was born after two short-lived sons, one of whom had also been baptised Thomas. He was born at Woodstock Palace in Oxfordshire. He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Gutenberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Gutenberg - Gutenberg Bibles
The Gutenberg Bibles surviving today are sometimes called the oldest surviving books printed with movable type -- although actually, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newport Isle Of Wight: Encyclopedia Ii - Newport Isle Of Wight - History
Although there are traces of Roman settlement in the area, probably known as Medina, there was little later use until after the Norman co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carisbrooke Castle: Encyclopedia Ii - Carisbrooke Castle - Later History
The castle remained in the possession of Richard de Redvers family until 1293, when Countess Isabella de Fortibus sold it to Edward I, af...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robin Hood: Encyclopedia Ii - Robin Hood - The Robin Hood Legend
The stories relating to Robin Hood are apocryphal, verging on the mythological. The modern image widely held today contrasts in many ways...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince Lazar: Encyclopedia Ii - Prince Lazar - Marriage And Progeny
Lazar married Milica (Милица) ¹ in around 1353 and issued at least seven children (Cyrillic in parentheses): Mara (Марa): died...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Isle Of Wight: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Isle Of Wight - Political History
The island's most ancient borough was Newtown on the large natural harbour on the island's north-western coast. A French raid in 1377, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nafplion: Encyclopedia Ii - Nafplion - History Of Nafplion
The area surrounding Nafplion has been inhabited since ancient times though little sign of this remains within the town. The town has bee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of The Isle Of Wight: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of The Isle Of Wight - Political History
Historically the island was part of the (traditional) county of Hampshire, previously called Southamptonshire. Politics of the Isle of W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primary Chronicle: Encyclopedia Ii - Primary Chronicle - Two Manuscripts
The original of the chronicle is lost, and the earliest known copies are the Laurentian codex and the Hypatian codex, so it is difficult ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Władysław Ii Jagiełło: Encyclopedia Ii - Władysław Ii Jagiełło - Biography
Jogaila (or Jagiełło) was from the Gediminid dynasty of dukes and grand dukes of Lithuania. His father was Algirdas (or Olgierd, ruled ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wycliffe - Attack On Monasticism
His teachings concerning the danger attaching to the secularizing of the Church put Wycliffe into line with the mendicant orders, since i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Late Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - Late Middle Ages - Religion
Late Middle Ages - The Great Schism. Main article: Western Schism From the early 14th century, the Papacy came more and more under th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - British Empire - Personal Unions
British Empire - Kingdom of England 927 - 1707. Norway from 1016 to 1035 Denmark from 1016 to 1035 and again from 1040 to 1042 Normand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1447: Encyclopedia - 1447
1447 - Events. March 6 - Nicholas V becomes Pope. Vlad II Dracul, ruler of Wallachia and his eldest son Mircea are assassinated. Vladi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1446: Encyclopedia - 1446
1446 - Events. Mehmed II Sultan of the Ottoman Empire is forced to abdicate in favor of his father Murad II by the Janissaries. The Po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe: Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe (also Wyclif, Wycliff, or Wickliffe) (c.1320 – December 31, 1384) was an English theologian and early proponent of reform...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1445: Encyclopedia - 1445
1445 - Events. Discovery of Senegal and Cape Verde by Dinas Diaz Emperor Zara Yaqob of Ethiopia defeats and kills Sultan Arwe Badlay o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint George: Encyclopedia - Saint George
Saint George (ca 275/280–April 23, 303) was a soldier of the Roman Empire and later Christian martyr. It is also said that he was the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 30: Encyclopedia - August 30
August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. August 30 - Events. 7...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1426: Encyclopedia - 1426
1426 - Events. March 6 - Battle of St. James (near Avranches). An English army under John, Duke of Bedford defeats the French under Ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1376: Encyclopedia - 1376
1376 - Arts and Literature. December 25 – Geoffrey Chaucer goes abroad on secret state business in the company of Sir John Burley. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1433: Encyclopedia - 1433
1433 - Events. Winter: Much of the English town of Alnwick in Northumbria burnt by Scottish a raiding party. The Ming dynasty in China...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1404: Encyclopedia - 1404
1404 - Events. June 14 - Owain Glyndwr of Wales allies with the French against the English and Henry Bolingbroke. Later he gains contr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1402: Encyclopedia - 1402
1402 - Events. June 26 - Battle of Casalecchio - Gian Galeazzo Visconti, the Duke of Milan, crushes the forces of Bologna, but he dies...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1417: Encyclopedia - 1417
1417 - Events. Antipope Benedict XIII is deposed, and Pope Martin V is elected. Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. 1372; d. 20 Sep 1440) bur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1424: Encyclopedia - 1424
1424 - Events. August 17 - Battle of Verneuil - An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under the Du...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bologna: Encyclopedia Ii - Bologna - History
Bologna was founded by the Etruscans with the name Felsina (ca. 534 BC) in an area previously long inhabitated by the villanovians, a peo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avignon: Encyclopedia Ii - Avignon - History
Avignon - Early history. The site of Avignon was settled very early on; the rocky outcrop (le Rocher les Doms) at the north end of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berber: Encyclopedia Ii - Berber - History
The Berbers have lived in North Africa between western Egypt and the Atlantic Ocean for as far back as records of the area go. References...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint George: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint George - Traditional Origin
The traditional account of his life is considered to have originated in the 4th century, although few hard facts are known. It is said th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Iv Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Iv Holy Roman Emperor - Life
From 1333 Charles started to administer his father's Crown lands due to the King's often absence and in 1334 he became Margrave of Moravi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geoffrey Chaucer: Encyclopedia Ii - Geoffrey Chaucer - Historical Reception And Representation
Geoffrey Chaucer - Manuscripts. As early as 1400, Chaucer's courtly audience grew to include members of the rising literate, middle and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Filippo Brunelleschi: Encyclopedia Ii - Filippo Brunelleschi - Building The Dome
Brunelleschi's most famous masterpiece is the high, octagonal-ribbed dome of the Duomo (cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore), the first no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - History
Main article: History of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina - Pre-Slavic period. Bosnia has been inhabited at least since Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wycliffe - Conflict With The Church
Wycliffe wanted to see his ideas actualized – his fundamental belief was that the Church should be poor, as in the days of the apostles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Iv, Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Iv, Holy Roman Emperor - Family And Children
Charles married four times. His first wife was Blanche, 1316–1348), daughter of Charles, Count of Valois, a half-sister of Philip VI of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Iv, Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Iv, Holy Roman Emperor - Life
From 1333 Charles started to administer his father's Crown lands due to the King's often absence and in 1334 he became Margrave of Moravi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - Gallery
Počitelj - Old town Sarajevo - Baščaršija Gradačac - City castle Mostar - Kazandžiluk Neum - Coastline Mostar - Stari Most Sarajevo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wycliffe - Bases Of His Reformatory Activities
It was not as a teacher or preacher that Wycliffe gained his position in history; this came from his activities in ecclesiastical politic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - Culture
Main article: Culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina See also: Bosnian Cyrillic Comedy in Bosnia and Hercegovina Council of Scout Association...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - Education
Main article: Education of Bosnia and Herzegovina As part of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Bosnia enjoyed a highly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - Subdivisions
Main article: Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina has several levels of political structuring under the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - Geography
Main article: Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia is located in the western Balkans, bordering Croatia to the north and south-west...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - Economy
Main article: Economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina For the most part, agriculture has been in private hands, but farms have been small and i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina Large population migrations durings the Yugoslav wars in the 1990s have caused a lar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geoffrey Chaucer: Encyclopedia Ii - Geoffrey Chaucer - Life
Chaucer was born around 1343 probably in London, although the exact date and location is not known. His father and grandfather were both ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geoffrey Chaucer: Encyclopedia Ii - Geoffrey Chaucer - Works
Chaucer's first major work The Book of the Duchess was an elegy for Blanche of Lancaster. Although unlikely that it was commissioned by h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Iv Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Iv Holy Roman Emperor - Family And Children
Charles married four times. His first wife was Blanche, 1316–1348), daughter of Charles, Count of Valois, a half-sister of Philip VI of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Iii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Iii Of England - Early Life
Edward, the son of Edward II of England and Isabella of France, daughter of King Philip the Fair, was born in 1312 at Windsor Castle. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Iii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Iii Of England - Early Reign
Edward III was crowned on 25 January 1327, at the age of 14, and married Philippa of Hainault in 1328. The couple eventually produced thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Iii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Iii Of England - The Hundred Years' War
Edward's claim to join the English and French thrones was contested by French nobles who invoked Salic law, which held that the royal suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wycliffe - Early Life
His family was of early Anglo-Saxon origin, long settled in Yorkshire. In his time the family was a large one, covering a considerable te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Częstochowa: Encyclopedia Ii - Częstochowa - Tourism
Currently the city is one of the main tourist attractions of the area and is sometimes called the little Nuremberg because of the number ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geoffrey Chaucer: Encyclopedia Ii - Geoffrey Chaucer - Influence
Geoffrey Chaucer - Linguistic. Chaucer wrote in continental accentual-syllabic metre, a style which had developed since around the twel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wycliffe - Early Career
When he was presented by the college (1361) with the parish of Fylingham in Lincolnshire, he had to give up the leadership of Balliol, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geoffrey Chaucer: Encyclopedia Ii - Geoffrey Chaucer - List Of Works
The following major works are in rough chronological order but scholars still debate the dating of most of Chaucer's output and works mad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Częstochowa: Encyclopedia Ii - Częstochowa - City Name
The name of Częstochowa means Częstoch's place and comes from a personal name of Częstoch mentioned in the mediaeval documents also as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - Politics
Main article: Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates among three members (Bosni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wycliffe - Political Career
The Reformer's entrance upon the stage of ecclesiastical politics is usually related to the question of feudal tribute to which England h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint George: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint George - Colours
The "Colours of Saint George" (more commonly called St George's Cross) is a white flag with a red cross, frequently borne by entities ov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berber: Encyclopedia Ii - Berber - Origin
There is no complete certitude about the origin of the Berbers; however, various disciplines shed light on the matter. Berber - Genetic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berber: Encyclopedia Ii - Berber - Religions And Beliefs
Berbers are predominantly Sunni Muslim, most belonging to the Maliki madhhab, while the Mozabites, Djerbans, and Nafusis of the northern ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wycliffe - Relation To The English Bible
Wycliffe believed that the Bible ought to be the common possession of all Christians, and needed to be made available for common use in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint George: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint George - Later Depictions And Occurrences
In any case, it was through this legend that George would reach his greatest popularity. During the early 2nd millennium and long after h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint George: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint George - The Legend Of George And The Dragon
It should be noted that the tale found its place in the folk religion of several regions of Europe and Asia Minor so accounts may vary ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wycliffe - Wycliffe's Doctrines
Wycliffe's first encounter with the official Church of his time was prompted by his zeal in the interests of the State. His first tracts ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wycliffe - Basal Positions In Philosophy
Wycliffe earned his great repute as a philosopher at an early date. Henry Knighton says that in philosophy he was second to none, and in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wycliffe - Anti-wycliffe Synod
In the summer of 1381 Wycliffe formulated his doctrine of the Lord's Supper in twelve short sentences, and made it a duty to advocate it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint George: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint George - Veneration As A Martyr
The validity of the above account is considered questionable at best. However, his veneration as a martyr appears to have started relativ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berber: Encyclopedia Ii - Berber - The Arabization Of Northwest Africa
Before the 9th century, most of Northwest Africa was a Berber-speaking area. The process of Arabization only became a major factor with t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berber: Encyclopedia Ii - Berber - Famous Berbers
Berber - In ancient times. Shoshenq I, (Egyptian Pharaoh of Libyan origin) Masinissa, King of Numidia, North Africa, present day Alger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bologna: Encyclopedia Ii - Bologna - Transport
Bologna is home to Guglielmo Marconi International Airport, expanded in 2004 by extending the runway to accommodatie larger aircraft. Bol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bologna: Encyclopedia Ii - Bologna - Cuisine
Bologna is renowned for its culinary tradition and it is regarded by some as the food capital of Italy. Situated in the fertile Po River ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bologna: Encyclopedia Ii - Bologna - The University
The University of Bologna, founded in 1088, is the oldest existing university in Europe, and was an important center of European intellec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - Etymology
The first preserved mention of the name "Bosnia" lies in the De Administrando Imperio, a politico-geographical handbook written by Byzant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bologna: Encyclopedia Ii - Bologna - Overview
Over the centuries, Bologna has acquired many nicknames: "Bologna the learned" ("Bologna la dotta") is a reference to its famous universi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wycliffe - Statement Regarding Royal Power
It would be a mistake to assume that Wycliffe's doctrine of the Church – which made so great an impression upon Jan Hus, who adopted it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wycliffe - Wycliffe And The Papacy
The books and tracts of Wycliffe's last six years include continual attacks upon the papacy and the entire hierarchy of his times. Each y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avignon: Encyclopedia Ii - Avignon - Miscellaneous
A famous theater festival is held annually in Avignon. Founded in 1947, the Avignon Festival comprises both traditional theatrical events...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berber: Encyclopedia Ii - Berber - Phenotype And Genotype By Region
The appearance and the genetic make-up of Berbers is best examined together with that of their fellow Arabic-speaking inhabitants of Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wycliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wycliffe - Last Days
He returned to Lutterworth, and sent out tracts against the monks and Urban VI, since the latter, contrary to the hopes of Wycliffe, had ...   » Read the article