Tables of History : A.D. 1400 - 1499

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1411
  • University of St. Andrews founded, in Scotland
1412
  • Queen Margrete I, leader of the united kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, dies
1414
  • The Council of Constance begins
    Meeting in Constance (Konstanz), Germany, Church leaders discuss a response to Wycliffe, Hus, et al.
1415
  • Battle of Agincourt
    King Henry V of England defeats the French.
1418
  • The Council of Constance ends
    Condemnation of Wycliffe, Hus, et al.
1445
  • Gutenberg produces the first printed book
1451
  • University of Glasgow founded, in Scotland
1453
  • Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks
  • Gutenberg produces the first printed Bible, the so-called 42-line Bible
1471
  • Anti-Gypsy laws in Switzerland
    Lucerne, Switzerland, institutes laws discriminating against the Roma (Gypsies).
1482
  • Anti-Gypsy laws in Brandenburg
    Brandenburg institutes laws discriminating against the Roma (Gypsies).
1492
  • Anti-Gypsy laws in Spain
    Spain institutes laws discriminating against the Roma (Gypsies).
1494
  • University of Aberdeen founded, in Scotland

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