WHAT HAPPENED IN 15. CENTURY
Find out what all happened in the 15. century

Queen Isabella of Castille issues the Alhambra decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion. (31. March 1492)

The Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II begins the siege of Constantinople. (2. April 1453)

Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Istanbul), which falls on May 29. (6. April 1453)

Henry V is crowned King of England. (9. April 1413)

Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark. (9. April 1440)

The Treaty of Lodi is signed, establishing a balance of power among northern Italian city-states for almost 50 years. (9. April 1454)

The lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma". (10. April 1407)

Ludovico Sforza is captured by the Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French. (10. April 1500)

The foundation stone of Cathedral St. Peter and St. Paul in Nantes, France is laid. (14. April 1434)

In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeat the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; the Earl is killed and Edward IV resumes the throne. (14. April 1471)

Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English forces, ending English domination in Northern France. (15. April 1450)

Likely date of the Battle of Megiddo between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh, the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. (16. April 1457. BC)

Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire spices. (17. April 1492)

The last naval battle in Byzantine history occurs, as three Genoese galleys escorting a Byzantine transport fight their way through the huge Ottoman blockade fleet and into the Golden Horn. (20. April 1453)

Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil. (22. April 1500)

Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty). (24. April 1479. BC)

The Pazzi attack Lorenzo de' Medici and kill his brother Giuliano during High Mass in the Duomo of Florence. (26. April 1478)

Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. (29. April 1429)

Gran Canaria, the main island of the Canary Islands is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile. (29. April 1483)

Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration. (30. April 1492)