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Stories Set in the 15th century (1400–1499)
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Two technologies redrew the map: Ottoman cannon that could shatter ancient walls, and Gutenberg's movable type that could print any book cheaply. Constantinople fell in 1453, ending a thousand years of Byzantium, while Portuguese ships crept down Africa and rival English houses tore the nobility apart in the Wars of the Roses.
Mehmed II took Constantinople in 1453, Gutenberg printed his Bible around 1455, and Columbus reached the Americas in 1492 for newly united Spain. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is set in the Paris of 1482, and Andrei Rublev follows the great Russian icon painter through the turmoil of early-1400s Russia. Open the 15th century on the StoryTerra map and explore its stories by place.
10 famous stories set in the 15th century
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Browse 99 books, 60 movies, 4 TV shows and 9 games set in the 15th century (1400–1499).
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
At the urging of his gargoyle pals Quasimodo leaves Notre Dame tower against the wishes of his guardian the evil Judge Claude Frollo. He ventures out to the Festival of Fools and finds his first true friend a Romani…
A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings
2 eBooks in 1! George R. R. Martin, a writer of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination, has created a landmark of fantasy fiction. Now his two epic works, A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings are combined together…
The Passion of Joan of Arc
A classic of the silent age this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and…
Andrei Rublev
An expansive Russian drama this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his…
The King
England 15th century. Hal a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.
Dracula Untold
Vlad Tepes is a great hero but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1000 boys he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to…
Nothing Left to Do but Cry
A teacher (Saverio) and a schoolkeeper (Mario) get lost in the Italian countryside. They find themselves in the late 15th century they met Leonardo da Vinci and try to teach him how to play cards they try to stop…
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
In 1429 a teenage girl from a remote French village stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and…
Henry V
Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Paris France 1482. Frollo Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame lives in peace…
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