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Year 1453 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1453rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 453rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 15th century, and the 4th year of the 1450s decade.
The fall of Constantinople, also known as the conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire.The city was captured on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 55-day siege which had begun on 6 April.
Other events of 1453 History of France • Timeline • Years: Events from the year 1453 in France. Incumbents. Painting depicting the Battle of Castillon. ...
The 1452/1453 mystery eruption is an unidentified volcanic event that triggered the first large sulfate spike in the 1450s, succeeded by another spike in 1458 caused by another mysterious eruption. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The eruption caused a severe volcanic winter leading to one of strongest cooling events in the Northern Hemisphere . [ 3 ]
The Hundred Years' War (French: Guerre de Cent Ans; 1337–1453) was a conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the Late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duchy of Aquitaine and was triggered by a claim to the French throne made by Edward III of England .
Its main role throughout its history was the transport of grain to the capital. 618: 18 June: Tang dynasty is founded in China. The essential administrative system of this dynasty lasts for almost 300 years. 622: 9 September – 23 September: Muhammad migrates from Mecca to Medina. Event will have designated first year of the Islamic calendar ...
On August 13, 1453, the King of France, Charles VII, arrived in person at the Château de Montferrand on the Ambès peninsula to direct the siege operations. The fleet is placed under the command of Jean de Bueil, admiral of France. Charles VII had defense works built to protect his army in the open countryside, in particular near Lormont.
The Care-Taker Emperor: Aspects of the Aspects of the Imperial Institution in Fifteenth-Century China as Reflected in the Political History of the Reign of Chu Chi'i-Yü. Brill. ISBN 9789004078987. D'Elia, Anthony F. (2007). "Stefano Porcari's Conspiracy against Pope Nicholas V in 1453 and Republican Culture in Papal Rome".