1445
Benin Bronze Casting Reaches Artistic Peak
The lost-wax bronze-casting workshops of Benin City in the Edo kingdom produced portrait heads of astonishing naturalism and technical sophistication…
Aztec Templo Mayor Enlarged
Moctezuma I ordered a massive expansion of the Great Temple at Tenochtitlan, adding new layers of stone and stucco over the existing pyramid in a construction…
Henry VI Marries Margaret of Anjou
The pious, weak English king married the fifteen-year-old French princess in a ceremony whose dowry was the surrender of Maine.
Portuguese Reach the Senegal River
Dinis Dias's caravel crossed the Sahara's desert coast and found green country, fresh water, and black African villages unlike the Moors of the north.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1445?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1445. The most significant is Benin Bronze Casting Reaches Artistic Peak.
What era was 1445 part of?
1445 falls within the Late Middle Ages (1301-1500). Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
Which regions saw notable events in 1445?
The events from 1445 span Africa, North America and Europe.