History of Aberystwyth
1400-1500
1400
Holy Roman Drunk
Wenceslaus of Bohemia, the Holy Roman Emperor, is deposed for drunkenness and incompetence. He refuses to accept the decision and manages to hang onto the imperial crown for another 10 years.
1400-1408
Welsh rebellion
Owain Glyndwr leads Welsh rebellion.
1401
Siege
Owain Glyndwr laid siege to Aberystwyth Castle but only managed to burn the town.
1403
French Support
Owain Glyndwr returns to besiege the castle with the aid of France.
His troops are garrisoned at Plas Crûg.
1404
Castle Captured by Owain IV of Wales
Owain summoned a Parliament at Machynlleth and had himself crowned 'Owain IV of Wales'
Envoys from France, Scotland and Castile promise to help the Welsh independence movement.
Owain Glyndwr captures Aberystwyth Castle.
1405
Troups for Treaty
Franch troops land in Wales in order to help Owain Glyndwr.
Charles VI of France seals treaty with Owain Glyndwr at Aberystwyth Castle.
1407
Black Death
Black Death kills thousands in London.
Siege
Prince Henry (Later Henry V) besieges the Castle and experiments with the use of cannon. The siege fails.
1408
Captured
Prince Henry captures Aberystwyth Castle from which time it remained under English control.
1415
October 25: Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt where an English army defeats the French.
One excuse for the battle was as revenge for French support for Owain Glyndwr
Over the next 4 years Henry V of England takes over Normandy
French Prisoners
Henry V uses Aberystwyth Castle to hold French prisoners captured at Agincourt.
1420
Henry of France and England
Henry V of England enters Paris and rules both France and England. He's made peace with the Duke of Burgundy and married the daughter of Charles VI of France.
1428
Monks Goaled
John ap Rhys, the Abbot of Aberconway, raids Strata Florida Abbey. After looting the place he gaols some of the monks at Aberystwyth Castle.
1433
China hides
China ends overseas exploration and remains isolated for several centuries
1435
Moveable Type
Dutch printers use moveable type.
1437
French Paris
Charles VII of France takes Paris from the English.
1441
Slave Sale
1444
Dracula
Dracula, the 13 year old son of the Wallachian Prince Dracul is taken hostage by the Ottoman Sultan Murad II.
1448
Transylvania
Dracula escapes and assumes his fathers throne. Realising that he is unsafe, he abdicates after just a few months and travels to Moldavia and Transylvania.
1450
Slaves, Zimbabwe
The kingdom of Great Zimbabwe starts to disintegrate
Pope Nicholas 'authorizes' the Portuguese to take any non-Christians in Africa as slaves. Over the next 450 years 20 million will be taken.
1453
May 29: Constantinople
Ottoman Empire captures Constantinople bringing to the end the Byzantine era (Turkey)
1455
Civil War
War of the Roses begin (End in 1485)
1457
No Football, No Golf
King James II of Scotland bans golf and football because they obstructed the practice of archery
1461
March 4: Edward IV
Edward IV becomes King of England
1475
English Book
William Caxton prints 1st book in English
1485
Henry VII
Henry Tudor (aka Henry VII) (from an Anglesey family that supported Owain Glyndewr) comes to the throne
1492
January 2: Christian Granada
Granada: The last Muslim state in Spain falls
1492
Columbus
Columbus discovers Bahamas, Cuba and Hispaniola. Within 150 years the indiginous population of the Americas had reduced by over 90%
