| CHAPTER FIFTEEN |
| Chronological Key | |
|---|---|
| Mongol invasion of the Kievan state | 1240 |
| Beginning of the "Babylonian Captivity" of the papacy | 1305 |
| Battle of Crècy | 1346 |
| Outbreak of the Black Death in Europe | 1347 |
| The Jacquerie | 1358 |
| Death of Boccaccio | 1375 |
| End of the Great Schism | 1417 |
| Burning of John Hus | 1415 |
| Fall of Constantinople | 1453 |
| Union of Aragon and Castile | 1469 |
| Death of Ivan the Great | 1505 |
| Accession of the Tudor king Henry VII | 1509 |
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