Black Prince wins at Nájera
April 1367
Edward of Woodstock crossed the Pyrenees in winter and crushed Henry of Trastamara at a river crossing in La Rioja. Du Guesclin was captured. Pedro the Cruel was restored to Castile briefly. The Black Prince contracted dysentery from which he never fully recovered, becoming an invalid for the rest of his life.
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Also in 1367 (4 other events on record)
- Confederation of Cologne unites the Hanseatic League · Europe · Politics
- Vijayanagara Empire builds Hampi's great temples · South Asia · Culture
- Urban V briefly returns the papacy to Rome · Europe · Religion
- Trastamara assassinates Pedro the Cruel · Europe · Politics
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Era
Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.