1377 – King Richard II of England is crowned. In some quarters he will come to be known as the “lionhearted”. In others, as a gay cannibal, no less, who was absent from England most of the time and almost bankrupted it.
1519 – A public debate occurs between Martin Luther & theologist John Eck at Pleissenburg Castle in Leipzig, Saxony. Luther denies the divine right of the Pope.
1661 – The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
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