Explore 38 historical events from 1370–1379.
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
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)
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, a Christian mystic and anchoress, experiences the deathbed visions described in her Revelations of Di
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)
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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 Hongxi Emperor, personal name Zhu Gaochi, was the fourth emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1424 to 1425. He was the eldest son of the Yongle Emperor and ascen…
Hongxi Emperor of China (died 1425)
Galeazzo II Visconti was a member of the Visconti dynasty and a ruler of Milan, Italy. His most notable military campaigns were against Pope Gregory XI, around 1367. These battles …
Galeazzo II Visconti, Lord of Milan (born c. 1320)
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.
The Blue Horde was a crucial component of the Mongol Empire established after Genghis Khan's demise in 1227. Functioning as the eastern part of the split Golden Horde, it contraste…
Russian troops are defeated by forces of the Blue Horde Khan Arapsha in the Battle on Pyana River.
Emperor Go-Komatsu was the 100th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and the sixth and final Emperor of the Northern Court.
Go-Komatsu, Japanese emperor (died 1433)
Shah Rukh or Shahrukh Mirza was the ruler of the Timurid Empire between 1405 and 1447.
Shahrukh Mirza, ruler of Persia and Transoxiania (died 1447)
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.
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)
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)
Andronikos IV Palaiologos or Andronicus IV Palaeologus was the eldest son of Byzantine Emperor John V Palaiologos. Appointed co-emperor from 1352, he had a troubled relationship wi…
Andronikos IV Palaiologos enters Constantinople by force and captures his father, emperor John V Palaiologos, and his…
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)
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
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
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