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=== January&ndash;December ===
* [[March 14]] &ndash; [[Chioggia]] concludes an alliance with [[Zadar]] and [[Trogir]] against [[Venice]], which becomes changed in 1412 in [[Šibenik]].
* [[June 12]] &ndash; [[Peasants' Revolt]]: In [[Kingdom of England|England]], rebels from [[Kent]] and [[Essex]], led by [[Wat Tyler]] and [[Jack Straw (rebel leader)|Jack Straw]], meet at [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]]. There the rebels are encouraged by a sermon, by renegade priest [[John Ball (priest)|John Ball]].
* [[June 14]] &ndash; [[Peasants' Revolt]]: Rebels destroy [[John of Gaunt]]'s [[Savoy Palace]] in London and storm the [[Tower of London]], beheading [[Simon Sudbury]], who is both [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] and [[Lord Chancellor]], and also [[Robert Hales (knight)|Robert Hales]], [[Lord High Treasurer]]. King [[Richard II of England]] (age 14) meets the leaders of the revolt and agrees to reforms such as fair rents and the abolition of [[serfdom]].
* [[June 15]] &ndash; [[Peasants' Revolt]]: During further negotiations, [[Wat Tyler]] is murdered by the King's entourage. Noble forces subsequently overpower the rebel army. The rebel leaders are eventually captured and executed and [[Richard II of England|Richard II]] revokes his concessions. The revolt is discussed in [[John Gower]]'s ''[[Vox Clamantis]]'' and ''[[Froissart's Chronicles]]''.
* [[August]] &ndash; [[Kęstutis]] overthrows his nephew, [[Jogaila]], as [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania|Grand Duke of Lithuania]]. Jogaila is allowed to remain as governor of eastern [[Lithuania]]. This marks the beginning of the [[Lithuanian Civil War (1381–84)]].