Originally Posted By alexbook ^^--Argh! Should have been 1340, but I tried to get fancy. This should be 1,341.
Originally Posted By Deogges Mom 1344 - English king Edward III introduces three new gold coins, the florin. leopard, and helm. Unfortunately the amount of gold in the coins does not match their value of six shillings, three shillings, and one shilling and sixpence, so they have to be withdrawn and mostly melted down by August of this year.
Originally Posted By LacyBelle 1347 - Italian ships bring rats carrying fleas infected with the Black Death to Europe. Nice.
Originally Posted By Deogges Mom 1348 - July 6 - Papal bull of Pope Clement VI protecting Jews against popular aggressivity during the Black Death epidemic.
Originally Posted By Deogges Mom 1352 - Corpus Christi College founded as a College of the University of Cambridge by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary.