Category Archives: 15th Century

Historical Facts from 1401 to 1500 CE

January 13, 1404

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Joel Byers

On January 13, 1404, the English Parliament passed the Act of Multipliers, forbidding Multiplication. This wasn’t a bunch of rich nobs prejudiced against mathematics, but instead, at the time, multiplication also meant the production of precious metals through alchemy. The old, turning lead into gold passion, or using a catalyst to cause gold to alchemically … Continue reading →

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February 17, 1454

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1454 at a grand feast and after many, many drinks, Philip the Good of Burgundy took the “vow of the pheasant” by which he swore to fight the Turks. At that time the Turks were a rowdy bunch and actually fighting them was considered unhealthy, but beating them was … Continue reading →

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February 7, 1497

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1497 in the Italian city of Florence, the supporters of the Dominican priest Girolamo Savonarola collected (sometimes without the owners’ consent, okay, many times without the owners’ consent) and publicly burned thousands of objects that might tempt a person to sin, such as, paintings, sculptures, cosmetics, books (especially the … Continue reading →

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July 16, 1439

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1439 the Parliament of King Henry VI banned kissing. The was in response to a particularly virulent infection that was being spread and after having determined that evil spirits, the evil eye, and smoke-free air were not the cause, the doctors of the time determined that it had to … Continue reading →

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April 7th, 1498

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1498, King Charles VIII of France died when he ran into a tennis court and stuck his head on a low wooden beam. He was 28 years old at the time. No one was really surprised that it happened to King Charles “The Klutz” as he was forever catching … Continue reading →

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April 9, 1454

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1454 the city states of Venice, Milan and Florence signed a peace agreement at Lodi, Italy. This was done so the Italian national sport of political poisonings and dark alley assassinations could be resumed without having armies getting in the way.

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March 22, 1457

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1457 the Gutenberg Bible became the first printed book. Booksellers of that time claimed that the printed book was a passing fad and doomed to quickly fade out, as established and accomplished readers preferred a handwritten book penned by a master scribe with hand-drawn illustrations by the top artists … Continue reading →

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January 3, 1496

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1496, it is believed that Leonardo da Vinci tested his flying machine from references written in his notebooks. The test didn’t succeed and he didn’t try again for several years. Also noted in other sources from 1496, Mr. da Vinci’s manservant, Marcos of Africa, died after being hit by … Continue reading →

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November 18, 1477

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1477 – William Caxton produced “Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres,” which was the first book to be printed in England. He also later published “Silly Thinges That My Cat Hast Sayeth”. His book included silly little hand-drawn pictures of cats wearing funny hats and looking bored. He included … Continue reading →

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July 7, 1456

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Joel Byers

On this date in 1456 a retrial verdict acquited Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death and declared that an innocence woman was convicted of heresy. Two days later, Joan’s mother, Isabelle Romee, tried to contact her via a séance with the famous French sorceress Jehanne le Gaillarde. Mademoiselle Gaillarde was able … Continue reading →

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