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| 1 | 1337 | - 1337—1453: WAR: Hundred Years' War .English and French kings fight for control of France.
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| 2 | 1413 | - 1413—1422: ROYAL: Henry V, Ruler of England.House of Plantagenet, Lancastrian Line - Eldest son of Henry IV, victor of Agincourt.
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| 3 | 1420 | - 1420—1420: HISTORY: Oil painting invented..
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| 4 | 1421 | - 1421—1421: HISTORY: In Florence, hoisting gear invented..
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| 5 | 1422 | - 1422—2 Feb 1461: ROYAL: Henry VI, Ruler of England. .House of Plantagenet, Lancastrian Line - 9-month old only son of Henry V, deposed 1461 by Edward IV (Duke of York) after defeat of Lancastrians at Mortimer's Cross on Feb 2, 1461. Died in Tower.
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| 6 | 1431 | - 1431—1431: POLITICAL: Joan of Arc burned.Some Englishmen see Joan of Arc as truly a witch and as an agent of the devil - a common response to adversity in this age. Joan is captured. The English turn her over to ecclesiastic authorities - the Inquisition -- and at the French town of Rouen, then under English rule, Joan is burned at the stake.
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| 7 | 1455 | - 1455—1455: HISTORY: Printing Press.Johannes Gutenberg invents printing press with metal movable type.
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| 8 | 1461 | - 1461—1483: ROYAL: .Edward IV. Ruler of England. House of York - Great-great-grandson of Edward III, son of Duke of York.
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| 9 | 1462 | - 1462—1505: POLITICAL: Ivan the Great .Rules Russia until 1505 as first czar; ends payment of tribute to Mongols.
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| 10 | 1465 | - 1465—1465: HISTORY: In Germany, drypoint engravings invented..
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| 11 | 1475 | - 1475—1475: HISTORY: .Muzzle-loaded rifles invented in Italy and Germany.
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| 12 | 1483 | - 9 Apr 1483—25 Jun 1483: ROYAL: .Edward V. Ruler of England. House of York - Eldest son of Edward IV, murdered in Tower of London.
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| 13 | 1485 | - 1485—1485: HISTORY: Leonardo DaVinci designed the first parachute.
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| 14 | 1486 | - 1486—1486: HISTORY: First known copyright granted.In Venice, the first known copyright granted.
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| 15 | 1487 | - 1487—1487: HISTORY: .Bell chimes invented.
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| 16 | 1492 | - 1492—1492: HISTORY: Leonardo da Vinci first to seriously theorize about flying machines.
- 1492—1492: HISTORY: Columbus becomes first European to encounter Caribbean islands.Returns to Spain (1493). [more]
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| 17 | 1493 | - 1493—1496: HISTORY: Columbus Second Voyage.Dominica, Jamaica, Puerto Rico (1493-1496).
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| 18 | 1494 | - 1494—1494: HISTORY: .Whiskey invented in Scotland.
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1420 - 1496 (76 years)
