WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 15. CENTURY
Find out what all happened in the first half of the 15. century

Hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant – the French army is defeated by the English at Cravant on the banks of the river Yonne. (31. July 1423)

Construction of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore begins in Florence. (7. August 1420)

The Visconti of Milan's fleet is destroyed by the Venetians on the Po River. (7. August 1427)

Henry the Navigator leads Portuguese forces to victory over the Marinids at the Battle of Ceuta. (14. August 1415)

Francesco Sforza, lord of Milan, conquers Lucca. (15. August 1430)

Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil – An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under the Duke of Alençon, John Stewart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas. (17. August 1424)

Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis (future Louis XI of France) and his army of 'Armagnacs' near Basel. (26. August 1444)

King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of 9 months. (31. August 1422)

Tumu Crisis – Mongolscapture the Emperor of China. (1. September 1449)

John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France. (10. September 1419)

Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by the Bishop of Nantes. (15. September 1440)

An agreement between Charles VII of France and Philip the Good ends the partnership between the English and Burgundy in Hundred Years' War. (21. September 1435)

Battle of Kherlen, the second significant victory over Ming China by the Mongols since 1368. (23. September 1409)

After the brief Gollub War the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania (27. September 1422)

Christian I is crowned king of Denmark. (28. September 1448)

Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria. (5. October 1450)

The hangul alphabet is published in Korea. (9. October 1446)

Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi is defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II. (17. October 1448)

The army of Henry V of England defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt. (25. October 1415)

Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming Dynasty on the same year that the Forbidden City, the seat of government, is completed. (28. October 1420)