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June 1381★★★★★

Peasants' Revolt in England

Peasants led by Wat Tyler rise against the poll tax and serfdom, marching on London before being suppressed.

Revolution· United Kingdom
June 15, 1389★★★★★

Battle of Kosovo

Ottoman forces fight a Serbian-led coalition; both Sultan Murad I and Prince Lazar are killed, and the battle becomes central to Serbian national memory.

War· Kosovo, Serbia
October 1347 – 1351★★★★★

Black Death reaches Europe

Plague arrives at Messina, Sicily, on merchant ships and spreads across Europe, killing roughly a third of its population.

DiseaseDisaster· Italy
August 26, 1346★★★★★

Battle of Crécy

Edward III's English army, relying on longbowmen, defeats a much larger French army in northern France.

War· France
July 15, 1410★★★★★

Battle of Grunwald

The allied forces of Poland and Lithuania defeat the Teutonic Knights in one of the largest battles of medieval Europe.

War· Poland, Lithuania
July 6, 1415★★★★★

Execution of Jan Hus

The Czech church reformer Jan Hus is condemned as a heretic by the Council of Constance and burned at the stake, sparking the Hussite movement.

ReligionDeath· Germany, Czechia