War of the rival papal factions in Rome.
Revolt of the White Hoods (Les Chaperons blancs) in Flanders; the workmen of Ghent, when they revolted against the Duke of Burgundy, adopted a white hood as their badge.
1380. Establishment in Germany of post messengers.
Surrender of the Genoese fleet and army at Chioggia. See "Genoese Surrender to Venetians," vii, [213.]
1381. Overthrow of Joanna I of Naples by Charles Durazzo (Charles the Little).
An act of parliament surreptitiously obtained against heretics in England.
Exasperated by the poll-tax the people of England revolt. See "Rebellion of Wat Tyler," vii, [217.]
Insurrection of the Maillotins against the new tax on bread in Paris. They were so called because they armed themselves with maillets de fer ("iron malls") when they attacked the arsenal, put to death the officers, and set the prisoners at large.
Philip van Artevelde rises to power in Flanders.
1382. Queen Joanna I of Naples is put to death in prison.