Order of the Garter
England's highest order of chivalry is named after a garter
Edward III founded the order around 1348. Legend says a lady dropped her garter at a ball; the king tied it round his own leg, saying "Shame on him who thinks evil of it", which became the order's motto.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Eastern Europe & Russia
- c. 1337 Sergius of Radonezh founds his monastery — 11 years earlier
Africa
- 1324 Hajj of Mansa Musa — 24 years earlier
- c. 1327 The Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu — 21 years earlier
Asia
- 1351 Founding of Ayutthaya — 3 years later
- 1368 Founding of the Ming dynasty — 20 years later
- 1370 Timur makes Samarkand his capital — 22 years later
Americas
- c. 1325 Founding of Tenochtitlan — 23 years earlier
Alive at the time
- Timur (aged 12)
- Orhan (aged 67)
- Ibn Battuta (aged 44)
- Ashikaga Takauji (aged 43)
- Edward III (aged 36)
- Sergius of Radonezh (aged 34)
- Charles IV (aged 32)
- Murad I (aged 22)
- Ibn Khaldun (aged 16)
- Gajah Mada (aged 58)