Explore 43 historical events from 1370–1379.
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)
Minkhaung I of Ava was king of Ava from 1400 to 1421. He is best remembered in Burmese history for his epic struggles against King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu in the Forty Years'…
Minkhaung I, King of Ava (died 1431)
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
Casimir or Kasimir III (IV) (1348 – 24 August 1372), oldest son of Barnim III, was one of the Dukes of Pomerania-Stettin (Szczecin). He died during a campaign against the Margravia…
Casimir III, Duke of Pomerania (born 1348)
Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford, KG, of Stafford Castle and Madeley Castle in Staffordshire, was an English nobleman and a notable soldier during the Hu…
Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (born 1301)
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,…
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)
Joanna II was Queen of Naples from 1414 until her death in 1435, marking the extinction of the senior line of the Capetian House of Anjou. In addition to her primary title, she als…
Joanna II of Naples (died 1435)
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
Charles IV was Holy Roman Emperor from 1355 until his death in 1378. He was elected King of Germany in 1346 and became King of Bohemia that same year. He was a member of the House …
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, grants city privileges to Karlovy Vary.
Pier Paolo Vergerio was an Italian humanist, statesman, pedagogist and canon lawyer.
Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder, humanist (died 1444 or 1445)
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)
Vitalis of Assisi was an Italian hermit and monk.
Vitalis of Assisi, Italian hermit and monk (born 1295)