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    This is the earliest recorded contact of the Ethiopian branch of the Coptic Church with Europe. A revolt occurs in the Mayan nation of Mayapan; the Maya civilization splits into warring city-states.

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    The Coptic Church of Ethiopiacontacts the Roman Catholic Church for the first time.
    The empire of the Mayabreaks up into many little kingdoms.
    The Ottoman Empirestarts to become weak.
    The Korean alphabet, the Hangul, is invented.
    King Ivan III of Russia
    King Edward IV of England
    Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England
  2. Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a surge of experimentation and regional variety, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing giornea of Renaissance Italy.

  3. 22 May – the Treaty of Tours, signed between England and France, secures a truce in the Hundred Years' War for 5 years [3] and includes an arrangement for Henry VI to marry Margaret of Anjou. A serious fire occurs at Old St Paul's Cathedral in London. [4]

  4. Jun 23, 2021 · The 1440s was a period centered around a more angular silhouette in fashion along with the end of popular fashions from the previous decade including the houppelande and other accessories. Regional fashions continued and fashion hubs were influenced by political events including the Hundred Years War.

  5. Jun 24, 2021 · The knee-length version, called the haincelin (Van Buren and Wieck 306), which had dominated the 1440s, has shortened further, so that it barely covers the torso in the 1450s. At a loss for a consistent name for this garment, some historians refer to it as the “gown” (Van Buren and Wieck 178).

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