1397

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	13th century – 14th century – 15th century
Decades:	1360s  1370s  1380s  – 1390s –  1400s  1410s  1420s
Years:	1394 1395 1396 – 1397 – 1398 1399 1400

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1397 (MCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1397th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 397th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 14th century, and the 8th year of the 1390s decade. As of the start of 1397, the Gregorian calendar was 8 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• Richard II of England takes revenge on his political opponents, the Lords Appellant.