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Bubonic plague reaches the Golden Horde, beginning the disintegration of Mongol rule in Russia.
Stefan Dusan, king of Serbia since 1331, has himself crowned emperor of the Serbs and Greeks. He has already conquered much of coastal Albania and part of Greece, and by 1348 his empire includes all of northern Greece.
In a major victory at the Battle of Crecy (26 August), English longbowmen and foot soldiers prove their superiority to French troops.
The English defeat David II of Scotland at Neville's Cross (17 October) and take him as a prisoner to England, where he is held until 1357.
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