WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 14. CENTURY
Find out what all happened in the first half of the 14. century

Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) ascends Mont Ventoux. (26. April 1336)

Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged on the public gallows at Montfaucon. (30. April 1315)

Wars of Scottish Independence end: By the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton the Kingdom of England recognises the Kingdom of Scotland as an independent state. (1. May 1328)

Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia. (2. May 1335)

In France, fifty-four members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake as heretics. (11. May 1310)

Antipope Nicholas V, a claimant to the papacy, is consecrated in Rome by the Bishop of Venice. (12. May 1328)

Bruges Matins, the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges by members of the local Flemish militia. (18. May 1302)

Dušan's Code, the constitution of the Serbian Empire, is enacted by Dušan the Mighty. (21. May 1349)

William of Ockham, the Franciscan Minister-General Michael of Cesena and two other Franciscan leaders secretly leave Avignon, fearing a death sentence from Pope John XXII. (26. May 1328)

Philip VI is crowned King of France. (29. May 1328)

The Treaty of Novgorod delineates borders between Russia and Norway in Finnmark. (3. June 1326)

Duccio's Maestà Altarpiece, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in the Siena Cathedral in Siena, Italy. (9. June 1311)

The Battle of Pelekanon results in a Byzantine defeat by the Ottoman Empire. (10. June 1329)

The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners. (11. June 1345)

The Earl of Pembroke's army defeats Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven. (19. June 1306)

Külüg Khan is enthroned as Khagan of the Mongols and Wuzong of the Yuan. (21. June 1307)

A peace treaty between the Flemish and the French is signed at Athis-sur-Orge. (23. June 1305)

First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn (south of Stirling) begins. (23. June 1314)

First War of Scottish Independence: the Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce, though England did not recognize Scottish independence until 1328 with the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton. (24. June 1314)

Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys – The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English Fleet commanded in person by King Edward III. (24. June 1340)