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Welcome to 1326!

The Holy Roman Empire was having a crisis with two Emperors claiming the Throne. Pope John XXII excommunicates Germany's King Louis IV and then calls for war against him. Believing that a large part of Germany is Polish territory, Poland agrees to invade. Papal legates force the angry Teutonic Knights not to intervene, and then pagan Lithuania joins for the chance to collect loot. Marching into Germany with little resistance, the two nations spend a month looting and burning. They destroy churches and monasteries, take about 6,000 Germans as slaves, and carry off a huge amount of loot. Although a military success, it is a political failure, as western Europe unites against the Pope, Poland, and Lithuania.

The Treaty of Nóvgorod creates a buffer zone between Norway and Nóvgorod (now part of Russia) that last more than five centuries.

In Mexico (which actually exists), Indians begin hauling mud out of their lake and dumping it on barren parts of their island, thus creating more farmland.
 
1327 just got here!

14 year old Edward III begins his fifty year reign as King of England. With his father in prison, Young Edward is declared King by his mother and her lover, who rule as regents Several months later, Edward II is murdered in prison. Three years later, Young Edward seizes the throne from the regents and begins the Hundred Years War against France, in which England seizes large amounts of French territory.

Infatuated by a woman he sees one time and never meets, the Italian poet Petrarch writes a series of love sonnets that help begin the Renaissance.
 
It's time for 1328!

Frustrated at Pope John XXII's interference in European politics, the Holy Roman Emperor appoints Nicolas V as Pope, installing him in Rome. After two years, Nicolas resigns, is pardoned by Pope John XXII, and spends the rest of his life comfortably imprisoned in a palace.

Lucky Khan begins his four year reign over China. He enthusiastically supports culture and literature, and some of his own poetry survives. But his government is controlled by ruthless officials who kept Lucky Khan in power through a series of civil wars. These leaders corrupt the government and cause China's influence with the Mongol Empire to decline.

England recognizes Scottish Independence.

The famous Catholic philosopher, William of Ockham, was an English Franciscan monk who was a professor at a Catholic college in France. Teaching that Jesús and His Apostles practiced poverty, he flees for his life from Pope John XXII. He formulated Ockham's Razor, which states that among competing hypotheses, the hypothesis with the fewest assumptions should be selected. Although not absolutely true, it is a valuable part of scientific theory-forming.
 
How will things go in 1329?

Angry over Poland and Lithuania's invasion of Germany three years ago, Bohemia and the Teutonic Knights invade Lithuania. In a campaign lasting less than a week, they capture a major fortress and force 6,000 Lithuanian pagans to be baptized as Catholics. But Poland takes advantage of the absence of this large army to invade Germany again, so the army has to hurry back. The Lithuanians immediately renounce Catholicism and recapture their fortress.

"Slave of the Cross," Emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a Moslem rebellion in southern Ethiopia. During his reign, he will expand Ethiopia's borders and produce mass evangelism that will last for centuries.

Five year old David II begins his 42 year reign as King of Scotland. During his bizarre reign, he would be exiled to France, held captive by England for eleven years, and try to restore English rule in return for peace. But in his later years he turned out to be a good king, strengthening the government and the economy.

On the Byzantine Empire's southeastern border, the Turks were besieging a few remaining Byzantine cities. An invading Byzantine army is sent to relieve them and is soundly defeated. Never again will Byzantium attempt to regain lost territory in Asia.
 
1330 has got to be an improvement for Europe over last year. Right?

It's a fairly quiet year.

England's King Edward III solves a problem of authority by executing his Regent (and mother's lover) and officially taking the throne.

Hungary is expanding eastward (north of Greece) and intends to reach the Black Sea. But a ragtag army of various nations, tribes, peasants, and professional soldiers ambushes the Hungarians and destroys their army.

Meanwhile, heading towards northern Greece, the Serbs defeat a Bulgarian army that tries to stop them.
 
1331

A combined army of Germans and Teutonic Knights invade Poland and suffer a major defeat. About 173 of the Knights are killed, and their leader and about 30 Knights captured. The commander of the German army is also captured. Although the clear winner, Poland loses so many men that they allow the Germans and Knights to escape.

The Holo Family, the actual rulers of Japan, are defeated by the Emperor and fall from power. They are replaced by the Ashikaga Shogunate, which will hold all high government positions (except Emperor) for the next 235 years.
 
It's 1332, and we've got a big year in store for you.

In Scotland, the Balliol Family rebels. The Balliols are French, but they have holdings in Scotland. Joined by England, they defeat Scotland's King, but later that year they are defeated, because they are caught sleeping (literally). Scotland then expels the entire family. The British Air Force named a two-seat training aircraft after them.

Lucerne, A German city, joins Switzerland. Like the rest of Switzerland, they had resented the control of the Habsburg Family.
 
And now it is 1333.

In Japan, the three year long, unsuccessful Kenmu Restoration begins. A serious attempt to bring the Emperor and his nobility back into control, the Restoration does briefly put the Emperor in charge. But he does a poor job, and a different military group takes over.

The Burke Family held massive property in Ireland. With the murder of their leader, they divide into three groups that go to civil war with each other. When it is over, most of their land has been seized by others.

Florence, Italy, is damaged by a flood.

A four year long famine breaks out in China that will eventually kill 6 million people. And in Southern Europe, another famine breaks out-
 
Please tell me that 1334 is better than last year.

Benedict XII begins his eight year reign as Pope. His election is an accident. The cardinals agreed that on the first ballot, they would all vote for impossible candidates whom they really wanted, in order to see where everybody stood. To everyone's surprise, all but one cardinal voted for Benedict. Although under the control of the French King, he was an honest reformer who made peace with the Holy Roman Empire and the Franciscans. He led the Catholic Church in officially rejecting the doctrine of "soul sleep," holding that the dead are conscious while still awaiting the resurrection.

Thirty-eight years after it had begun, work on the Florence Cathedral gains new ímpetus. It will take a combined 140 years to build one of the most beautiful buildings in the world, which is still in use.

The Black Death breaks out in China.
 
Well, we're in 1335.

Sweden abolishes slavery.

A pro-English and a pro-Scotland army (both of them Scotch) have a battle in Scotland. The pro-Scotland army wins. A few months later, two different armies fight, and the pro-Scotland army wins this one as well.

Otto the Merry, brother of Frederick the Handsome and Albert the Undistinguished, gets tired of being Duke of Austria, so he takes over Carinthia, a small kingdom in central Europe that no longer exists. No, I didn't make any of this up.
 
Welcome to 1336 AD!

England burns Aberdeen, Scotland, and learns a valuable military lesson. Invade Scotland, burn down a city, and get out. It takes a while, but eventually they conquer and hold Scotland.

The castle of Pilenai becomes a Lithuanian legend. Still smarting over the Polish-Lithuanian invasion of Germany several years ago, the Teutonic Knights invade Lithuania. The 4,000 men defending the castle realize that they cannot win, so they set the castle on fire and kill their families and themselves.
 
1337

England and France begin The Hundred Years War. Actually lasting 116 years, it was a series of wars fought over the throne of France. England eventually had to concede the loss of the French throne. The war saw a rapid increase in the scientific development of weapons, the end of knighthood (peasants with longbows could kill them), the re-introduction of the first large standing armies since the Roman Empire, and the growth of nationalism in both England and France.

After four years of famine in which 6 million people died, China's food production gets back to normal.

Petrarch, one of the fathers of the Renaissance, visits Rome and tours its classical ruins.
 
We're on a collision course with 1338! Hoo, Boy, is it ever a bad year!

Fifty four years of conflict begin in Japan, as rival governments and Emperors occupy both northern and southern Japan. Eventually, the two governments re-unite.
For the next 13 years, the Black Death will ravage Europe and Asia, killing about 100 million people. About half of Europe dies, causing a labor shortage, which raises wages and helps the development of the middle class.

The Holy Roman Empire recognizes England's King Edward III as rightful King of France, but that doesn't help any. France launches a siege of its own southwestern coast, which is held by England. Meanwhile, the French Navy attacks Portsmouth, England, destroying the town so thoroughly that only the church and hospital survive.

Nicomedia was a Byzantine city that had served as a base for attacks against the Moslems in southeast Europe. This year, the Ottoman Empire (the Turks) capture it, and Turkey holds it to this day.
 
Surely 1339 will be ready than last year. Right?

Florence, Italy becomes the first city in Europe to pave all of its streets.

Russia builds the Kremlin ("Fortress"). Located at the junction of two rivers in Moscow, the site had already served as a fort during preceeding centuries. This one is built of oak, although later it is rebuilt of Stone. Today it is the capitol of Russia.

There are questions about how and when, but about this time, Kashmir, in northwestern India, comes under the control of Moslems, who will hold it until 1819. Today the territory is disputed and is jointly ruled by India, Pakistan, and China.
 
Wow! Folks, I'm sorry, but I got locked out, and when I got in, it told me that I wasn't authorized to post. Anyway, Welcome to 1340!

It's unclear who did it, but a census concludes that 74 million people live in Europe. Today it has about 733 million people.

It's a very bad year for France, as England's navy almost destroys the French navy. The French lost about 17,000 men and were never able to invade England during the Hundred Years War.

And speaking of navies, a Moslem fleet defeats a Catholic fleet off the coast of southern Spain. But the Moslems are still unable to end a Catholic siege of a nearby city.
 
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