Explore 30 historical events from 1370–1379.
John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, was a fourteenth-century English nobleman and soldier. He also held the titles of Baron Abergavenny and Lord of Wexford. He was born in Sutton …
John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English nobleman and soldier (born 1347)
The Brussels massacre was an anti-Semitic episode in Brussels in 1370 in connection with an alleged host desecration at the Brussels synagogue. In May 22, a number of Jews, various…
Brussels massacre: An estimated 13 Jews are murdered and the rest of the Jewish community is banished from Brussels, Bel
Toghon Temür, also known by his temple name as Emperor Huizong of Yuan and by his posthumous name as Emperor Shun of Yuan, was the last emperor of the Yuan dynasty and the first em…
Toghon Temür, Mongol emperor (born 1320)
Julian of Norwich, also known as Juliana of Norwich, the Lady Julian, Dame Julian or Mother Julian, was a medieval English Catholic anchoress. Her writings, now known as Revelation…
Julian of Norwich, a Christian mystic and anchoress, experiences the deathbed visions described in her Revelations of Di
John I was a scion of the French royal family who ruled the Burgundian State as the Duke of Burgundy from 1404 until his assassination in 1419. He played a key role in French natio…
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (died 1419)
Zhu Quan, the Prince of Ning, was a Chinese historian, military commander, musician, and playwright. He was the 17th son of the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty. During his life,…
Zhu Quan, Chinese military commander, historian and playwright (died 1448)[citation needed]
Julian of Norwich, also known as Juliana of Norwich, the Lady Julian, Dame Julian or Mother Julian, was a medieval English Catholic anchoress. Her writings, now known as Revelation…
Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later describe
Jeanne de Ponthieu, dame d'Épernon, Countess of Vendôme and of Castres, better known in English as Joan of Ponthieu, was a French vassal; she was Dame d'Épernon suo jure by inherit…
Joan of Ponthieu, Dame of Epernon, French noblewoman
Liu Ji, courtesy name Bowen, better known as Liu Bowen, was a Chinese military strategist, philosopher, and politician who lived in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. He was b…
Liu Bowen, Chinese military strategist, officer, statesman and poet (born 1311)
Vitalis of Assisi was an Italian hermit and monk.
Vitalis of Assisi, Italian hermit and monk (born 1295)
Henry II, called Henry of Trastámara or the Fratricidal, was the first King of Castile and León from the House of Trastámara. He became king in 1369 by defeating his half-brother K…
Henry II of Castile (born 1334)
Zhu Quan, the Prince of Ning, was a Chinese historian, military commander, musician, and playwright. He was the 17th son of the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty. During his life,…
Zhu Quan, Chinese military commander, historian and playwright (died 1448)[citation needed]
The Ciompi Revolt was a rebellion among unrepresented labourers which occurred in the Republic of Florence in Tuscany, Italy, from 1378 to 1382. Those who revolted consisted of art…
Unrepresented labourers revolted and violently took over the government of the Republic of Florence (depicted),…
Richard II, also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince and Joan of Kent. The Black Pri…
King Richard II of England is crowned.
Pope Gregory XI was head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1370 to his death, in March 1378. He was the seventh and last Avignon pope and the most recent French pope. In 1377…
Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe
Edward III, also known as Edward of Windsor before accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring …
Edward III of England (born 1312)
Richard II, also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince and Joan of Kent. The Black Pri…
The ten-year-old Richard II was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
Jeanne de Ponthieu, dame d'Épernon, Countess of Vendôme and of Castres, better known in English as Joan of Ponthieu, was a French vassal; she was Dame d'Épernon suo jure by inherit…
Joan of Ponthieu, Dame of Epernon, French noblewoman
Simon Langham was an English clergyman who was Archbishop of Canterbury and a cardinal.
Simon Langham, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1310)
Edward of Woodstock, known as the Black Prince, was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Edward III of England. He died before his father, and his son Richard II therefore succ…
Edward, the Black Prince, English son of Edward III of England (born 1330)
Charles III of Alençon was a French nobleman of the Capetian House of Valois. He was count of Alençon and Perche from 1346 until 1361, when he became a Dominican friar, and archbi…
Charles III, French nobleman (born 1337)
John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, was a fourteenth-century English nobleman and soldier. He also held the titles of Baron Abergavenny and Lord of Wexford. He was born in Sutton …
John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English nobleman and soldier (born 1347)
Liu Ji, courtesy name Bowen, better known as Liu Bowen, was a Chinese military strategist, philosopher, and politician who lived in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. He was b…
Liu Bowen, Chinese military strategist, officer, statesman and poet (born 1311)
Milíč of Kroměříž was a Czech Catholic priest and the most influential preacher of the emerging Bohemian Reformation in the 14th century. Together with other Bohemian preachers and…
Jan Milíč of Kroměříž, Czech priest and reformer
Dancing mania was a phenomenon which occurred primarily in mainland Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries. It involved groups of people dancing erratically, sometimes thousand…
A sudden outbreak of St
Francis Petrarch was an Italian scholar and poet of the early Italian Renaissance, as well as one of the earliest Renaissance humanists.
Petrarch, Italian poet and scholar (born 1304)
Dancing mania was a phenomenon which occurred primarily in mainland Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries. It involved groups of people dancing erratically, sometimes thousand…
An outbreak of dancing mania, in which crowds of people danced themselves to exhaustion, began in Aachen (in present-day
Julian of Norwich, also known as Juliana of Norwich, the Lady Julian, Dame Julian or Mother Julian, was a medieval English Catholic anchoress. Her writings, now known as Revelation…
Julian of Norwich, a Christian mystic and anchoress, experiences the deathbed visions described in her Revelations of Di
Jadwiga, also known as Hedwig, was Queen of the Kingdom of Poland, as well as its last hereditary ruler. Crowned "King", to highlight her sovereign status, she reigned from 16 Octo…
Elizabeth Bonifacia, heiress of Poland (died 1399)
Bridget of Sweden, OSsS, also known as Birgitta Birgersdotter and Birgitta of Vadstena, was a Swedish Catholic mystic and the founder of the Bridgettines. Outside Sweden, she was a…
Bridget of Sweden, Swedish mystic and saint, founded the Bridgettine Order (born 1303)
Julian of Norwich, also known as Juliana of Norwich, the Lady Julian, Dame Julian or Mother Julian, was a medieval English Catholic anchoress. Her writings, now known as Revelation…
Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later describe
Julian of Norwich, also known as Juliana of Norwich, the Lady Julian, Dame Julian or Mother Julian, was a medieval English Catholic anchoress. Her writings, now known as Revelation…
Julian of Norwich experienced religious visions, later recorded in Revelations of Divine Love, the earliest surviving En
Mysticism encompasses religious traditions of human transformation aided by various practices and religious experiences. Popularly, mysticism is used synonymously with mystical exp…
The English mystic Julian of Norwich recovered from a severe illness during which she experienced a series of intense vi
The Treaty of Tagilde is a treaty signed on 10 July 1372 in Tagilde, a village in Portugal. It was signed by King Ferdinand I of Portugal and representatives of John of Gaunt, Duke…
The Treaty of Tagilde was signed between Ferdinand I of Portugal and representatives of John of Gaunt of England,…