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The 1400s: 1400–1409
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Henry IV held a stolen English crown against Welsh revolt and baronial conspiracy, while across the North Sea Queen Margrete ruled Denmark, Norway and Sweden together through the Kalmar Union. In Bohemia, Jan Hus began preaching reforms that would outlive him by a century.
Owain Glyndwr's Welsh rising began in 1400 and Margrete secured her union in the same years. Kingdom Come: Deliverance sets its Bohemian adventure in 1403, and People of the Weeping Eye follows a wanderer through the Mississippian world of 1400. Open the 1400s on the StoryTerra map and explore its stories by place.
8 famous stories set in the 1400s
Live snapshot of the top 8 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-05). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.
Browse 17 books, 3 movies and 3 games set in the 1400s (1400–1409).
Margrete: Queen of the North
1402. Queen Margrete I has gathered the Nordic kingdoms in a union ruled through her adopted son Erik. But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her life's…
Flavia the Heretic
Puglia southern Italy around 1400. A convent is invaded by the Tarantula cult whose fanatical and crazed members desecrate the sacred place by committing obscene and bloody acts.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore…
People of the Weeping Eye
People called Old White the "Seeker," a man never long with any people or place. For years he had wandered, leaving a trail of war, wonder, and broken love in his wake. Now he is headed home, called back by visions of…
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Pearl are two poems by an unknown author written in about 1400. Sir Gawain is a romance, a fairy-tale for adults, full of life and colour; but it is also much more than this, being at…
Son of the Morning
All of Linda Howard's novels are wonderful but this exceptional time-travel is her first foray into paranormal romance--and it's not to be missed.Grace St. John, a scholar, unwittingly discovers the Knights of Templar's…
Jacoba, Dochter van Holland
In deze historische roman kruipt Simone van der Vlugt op overtuigende wijze in de huid van Jacoba van Beieren (1401-1436). Jacoba was haar tijd ver vooruit, stak haar feministische ideeen niet onder stoelen of banken en…
Highland Knight
National bestselling author Hannah Howell has delighted readers everywhere with her tales of adventure and passion set against the tumultuous backdrop of medieval Scotland. Now, she sweeps us away again, as she…
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