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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 13th century - 14th century - 15th century |
| Decades: | 1310s 1320s 1330s - 1340s - 1350s 1360s 1370s |
| Years: | 1340 1341 1342 1343 1344 1345 1346 1347 1348 1349 |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments |
Events and trends
- The Black Death spread across Europe
- 1340 - The Battle of Sluys was fought between the naval fleets of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France.
- 1342 - The English destroyed Genoese galley squadron at Brest; widespread breakdown of order in southern France.
- 1344 - English Parliament voted a two-year subsidy for Edward III.
- 1346 - Edward III of England defeated Philip VI of France at Crecy. This battle was most noted for the slaughter of the French cavalry by English Longbowmen.
Births
- Geoffrey Chaucer 1343