Skip to main content.

Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07

A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 7 of 22, covering from 1300-1438 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page (16 hr 38 min)

Chapters

An Outline Narrative

Dante Composes the Divina Commedia, AD 1300-1318 by Richard William Church

Third Estate Joins in the Government of France, AD 1302 by Henri Martin

War of the Flemings with Philip the Fair of France, AD 1302 by Eyre Evans Crowe

First Swiss Struggle for Liberty, AD 1308 by F. Grenfell Baker

Battle of Bannockburn, AD 1314 by Andrew Lang

Extinction of the Order of the Knights Templar, AD 1314 by F.C. Woodhouse

Burning of the Grand Master Molay, AD 1314 by Henry Hart Milman

James van Artevelde Leads a Flemish Revolt, AD 1337-1340, Francois P.G. Guizot

Battles of Sluys and Crecy, AD 1340-1346 by Sir John Froissart

Modern Recognition of Scenic Beauty, AD 1341 by Jacob Burckhardt

Rienzi's Revolution in Rome, AD 1347 by Richard Lodge

Beginning and Progress of the Renaissance (Fourteenth to Sixteenth Centuries) b…

Beginning and Progress of the Renaissance (Fourteenth to Sixteenth Centuries) b…

The Black Death Ravages Europe, AD 1348 by J. F. C. Hecker

The Black Death Ravages Europe, AD 1348 by Giovanni Boccaccio

First Turkish Dominion in Europe, AD 1354 by Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall

Conspiracy and Death of Marino Falieri at Venice, AD 1355 by Mrs. Margaret Olip…

Charles IV of Germany Publishes His Golden Bull, AD 1356 by Sir Robert Comyn

Insurrection of the Jacquerie in France, AD 1358 by Sir John Froissart

Conquests of Timur the Tartar, AD 1370-1405 by Edward Gibbon, part 1

Conquests of Timur the Tartar, AD 1370-1405 by Edward Gibbon, part 2

Dancing Mania of the Middle Ages, AD 1374 by J.F.C. Hecker

Election of Antipope Clement VII, AD 1378 by Henry Hart Milman

Genoese Surrender to the Venetians, AD 1380 by Henry Hallam

Rebellion of Wat Tyler, AD 1381 by John Lingard

Wycliffe Translates the Bible into English, AD 1382 by J. Paterson Smyth

Swiss Win Their Independence, AD 1386-1389 by F. Grenfell Baker

Union of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, AD 1397 by Paul C. Sinding

Deposition of Richard II, AD 1399 by John Lingard

Discovery of the Canary Islands and the African Coast, AD 1402 by Sir Arthur He…

Discovery of the Canary Islands and the African Coast, AD 1402 by Sir Arthur He…

Council of Constance, AD 1414 by Richard Lodge

Trial and Burning of John Huss, AD 1415 by Richard Chenevix Trench

The House of Hohenzollern Established in Brandenburg, AD 1415 by Charles Carlyle

Battle of Agincourt, AD 1415 by James Gairdner

Jeanne d'Arc's Victory at Orlean, AD 1429 by Sir Edward S. Creasy

Trial and Execution of Jeanne d'Arc, AD 1431 by Jules Michelet, part 1

Trial and Execution of Jeanne d'Arc, AD 1431 by Jules Michelet, part 2

Charles VII Issues His Pragmatic Sanction, AD 1438 by W. Henley Jervis

Charles VII Issues His Pragmatic Sanction, AD 1438 by Rene Francois Rohrbacher