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The 1350s: 1350–1359
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The plague's survivors inherited emptied villages and a labor shortage that let peasants demand wages for the first time. France lost its king as a captive at Poitiers in 1356, and in Java the Majapahit Empire reached its greatest extent under the minister Gajah Mada.
Poitiers in 1356 put King John II of France in an English prison. Crichton's Timeline sends modern archaeologists to the Dordogne of 1357, and Arus Balik portrays the Majapahit maritime world at its height. Open the 1350s on the StoryTerra map and explore its stories by place.
9 famous stories set in the 1350s
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Browse 12 books set in the 1350s (1350–1359).
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In an Arizona desert, a man wanders in a daze, speaking words that make no sense. Within twenty-four hours he is dead, his body swiftly cremated by his only known associates. Halfway around the world, archaeologists…
Arus Balik
Semasa jayanya Majapahit, Nusantara merupakan kesatuan maritim dan kerajaan laut terbesar di antara bangsa-bangsa beradab di muka bumi. Arus bergerak dari selatan ke utara, segalanya: kapal-kapalnya, manusianya, amal…
Down the Common: A Year in the Life of a Medieval Woman
Gifted with the ability to see beauty when others only see hunger, brutal work, and disease, Marion becomes her medieval English village's salvation, in an evocative celebration of Everywoman.
Trial by Battle: The Hundred Years War, Volume 1
A succession of catastrophes in the middle years of the fourteenth century brought France to the brink of destruction. The bankruptcy of the French state and a bitter civil war within the royal family were followed by…
Word of Honor
Become swept away in Alexa Aston's new Knights of Honor, a medieval series set in the time of Edward III's reign in England. At its heart are Geoffrey and Merryn, who will find lasting love in Word of Honor. This pair…
Die hässliche Herzogin Margarete Maultasch
Die Meisterin der Intrigen Margarete, Herzogin von Tirol, ist eine wichtige Figur auf dem Schachbrett der europäischen Geschichte. Sicher im Urteil und rasch im Handeln, zwingt sie selbst ihren Gegnern Achtung ab. Doch…
A Sword in Her Hand
A feast of a medieval adventure with a thoroughly modern heroine.As the murmur of prayers fills the icy room, mother and baby seem doomed. When the newborn finally struggles into the world, the Count of Flanders flees…
Quand un roi perd la France
Dans ce septième et dernier volume des Rois maudits, c'est le règne de Jean II qui est retracé. L'Histoire a surnommé ce roi Jean le Bon, mais ce monarque fut, en fait, aussi vaniteux et cruel qu'indécis et incapable.…
The Burning Times
The year is 1357. The Inquisition rages throughout medieval France, searching ruthlessly for heretics. In an epic tale of passion, mystery, and unspeakable danger, one woman faces the flames...and triumphs. Mother Marie…
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