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1 Events

• 1456 - Johann Gutenberg prints the Vulgate Bible

2 New Books

• 1410 - The Regement of Princes - Thomas Occleve

• 1420 - The Siege of Thebes - John Lydgate

• 1473 - The Governaunce of England - Sir John Fortescue

• 1485 - Le Morte d'ArthurLe Morte d'Arthur The Death of Arthur —the title is actually spelled as Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in many many modern editions—is Sir Thomas Malory's compilation of some French and English Arthurian romances. It was first published i - Sir Thomas MalorySir Thomas Malory (c. 1405 1471) was the author or compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur''. The antiquary John Leland believed him to be Welsh, but most modern scholarship and this article assumes that he was Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire.

• 1499Events July 22 Battle of Dornach The Swiss decisively defeat the Imperial army of Emperor Maximilian I. July 28 First Battle of Lepanto The Turkish navy wins a decisive victory over the Venetians. September 22 Treaty of Basel. Maximilian is forced to gran - De Modus Significandi - John Duns ScotusJohn Duns Scotus (c. 1266 November 8, 1308) was a theologian and philosopher. Some may argue that during his tenure at Oxford, the notion of what differentiates theology from philosophy and science began in earnest. He was born in Duns, Scotland. Ordained

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• 1451Events February 3 Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 French troops under the Comte de Dunois inv - John Lydgate
• 1471This article is about the year 1471, not the BT caller ID service accessible by dialling 1-4-7-1. Events March The Yorkist King Edward IV returns to England to reclaim his throne. April 14 Battle of Barnet Edward defeats the Lancastrian army under Warwick - Sir Thomas MalorySir Thomas Malory (c. 1405 1471) was the author or compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur''. The antiquary John Leland believed him to be Welsh, but most modern scholarship and this article assumes that he was Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire.