1400-1499 History of the UK

By Jevin Krier
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499

    1400-1499 History of the UK

  • Jan 1, 1413

    1413-1422 The reign of King Henry V (son of Henry IV).

  • Jan 1, 1415

    Battle of Agincourt

  • Jan 1, 1422

    1422-1461 The reign of King Henry VI (son of Henry V)

  • Jan 1, 1429

    Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orleans for the Dauphin of France, enabling him to eventually be crowned at Reims

  • Jan 1, 1430

    Capture, trial, and execution of Joan of Arc

  • Jan 1, 1434

    The Medici family rises to prominence in Florence

  • Jan 1, 1453

    The Hundred Years War ends. Calais is the only English possession on Continental Europe

  • Jan 1, 1455

    Johann Gutenberg prints the first of his Bibles on his new printing press

  • Jan 1, 1455

    The Wars of the Roses begin in England

  • Jan 1, 1461

    1461 1461-1483 The reign of King Edward IV ( youngest son of Edward III). Edward IV was a notorious womaniser - his affairs led to claims of illegitimacy and ultimately led to the murder of his sons - the Princes in the Tower