Events from 1420

Hussite Wars begin - first successful resistance to crusade, early firearms used

First blast furnaces in Rhine Valley produce cast iron - temperature reaches 1500°C, weapons and tools revolutionized

Chancellor enforces uses (trusts) in conscience - creating body of trust law outside common law courts

Lambton Worm defeated - John Lambton kills dragon after returning from Crusades, family cursed for nine generations (Durham records)

Forbidden City completed - Yongle Emperor moves capital from Nanjing to Beijing

Venice pays 10,000 ducats annually to Mamluk Sultan - ensures exclusive access, other Europeans blocked from spice trade

Treaty of Troyes - Henry V recognized as heir to France, marries Catherine of Valois, disinherits Dauphin