- Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 7
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Charles F. Horne
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A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 7 of 22, covering from 1300-1438 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page
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- Chapters
- An Outline Narrative
- Dante Composes the Divina Commedia, AD 1300-1318 by Richard William Church
- Third Estate Joins in the Government of France, AD 1302 by Henri Martin
- War of the Flemings with Philip the Fair of France, AD 1302 by Eyre Evans Crowe
- First Swiss Struggle for Liberty, AD 1308 by F. Grenfell Baker
- Battle of Bannockburn, AD 1314 by Andrew Lang
- Extinction of the Order of the Knights Templar, AD 1314 by F.C. Woodhouse
- Burning of the Grand Master Molay, AD 1314 by Henry Hart Milman
- James van Artevelde Leads a Flemish Revolt, AD 1337-1340, Francois P.G. Guizot
- Battles of Sluys and Crecy, AD 1340-1346 by Sir John Froissart
- Modern Recognition of Scenic Beauty, AD 1341 by Jacob Burckhardt
- Rienzi's Revolution in Rome, AD 1347 by Richard Lodge
- Beginning and Progress of the Renaissance (Fourteenth to Sixteenth Centuries) by John Addington Symonds, part 1
- Beginning and Progress of the Renaissance (Fourteenth to Sixteenth Centuries) by John Addington Symonds, part 2
- The Black Death Ravages Europe, AD 1348 by J. F. C. Hecker
- The Black Death Ravages Europe, AD 1348 by Giovanni Boccaccio
- First Turkish Dominion in Europe, AD 1354 by Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall
- Conspiracy and Death of Marino Falieri at Venice, AD 1355 by Mrs. Margaret Oliphant
- Charles IV of Germany Publishes His Golden Bull, AD 1356 by Sir Robert Comyn
- Insurrection of the Jacquerie in France, AD 1358 by Sir John Froissart
- Conquests of Timur the Tartar, AD 1370-1405 by Edward Gibbon, part 1
- Conquests of Timur the Tartar, AD 1370-1405 by Edward Gibbon, part 2
- Dancing Mania of the Middle Ages, AD 1374 by J.F.C. Hecker
- Election of Antipope Clement VII, AD 1378 by Henry Hart Milman
- Genoese Surrender to the Venetians, AD 1380 by Henry Hallam
- Rebellion of Wat Tyler, AD 1381 by John Lingard
- Wycliffe Translates the Bible into English, AD 1382 by J. Paterson Smyth
- Swiss Win Their Independence, AD 1386-1389 by F. Grenfell Baker
- Union of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, AD 1397 by Paul C. Sinding
- Deposition of Richard II, AD 1399 by John Lingard
- Discovery of the Canary Islands and the African Coast, AD 1402 by Sir Arthur Helps, part 1
- Discovery of the Canary Islands and the African Coast, AD 1402 by Sir Arthur Helps, part 2
- Council of Constance, AD 1414 by Richard Lodge
- Trial and Burning of John Huss, AD 1415 by Richard Chenevix Trench
- The House of Hohenzollern Established in Brandenburg, AD 1415 by Charles Carlyle
- Battle of Agincourt, AD 1415 by James Gairdner
- Jeanne d'Arc's Victory at Orlean, AD 1429 by Sir Edward S. Creasy
- Trial and Execution of Jeanne d'Arc, AD 1431 by Jules Michelet, part 1
- Trial and Execution of Jeanne d'Arc, AD 1431 by Jules Michelet, part 2
- Charles VII Issues His Pragmatic Sanction, AD 1438 by W. Henley Jervis
- Charles VII Issues His Pragmatic Sanction, AD 1438 by Rene Francois Rohrbacher
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