Top 10 Influencers of the 1390s

  • Johannes Gutenberg

    #10 Johannes Gutenberg

    So the dude pretty much invented the printed internet (hard copy books)

    Imagine going from a max of 40 posts a day to 3,600 (posts = printed "paper" pages)

    & operating a press is why they call the press the press #INFLUENCER

    Fathers a new medium of expression and communication (not literally)

  • Mary Queen of Hungary

    #09 Mary, Queen of Hungary

    Royal Honcho of Hungary & Croatia for 13 years with a 1 year gardening leave break

    no living bros so she got a bunch of phancee noblemen dudes to accept the idea of a female monarch #INFLUENCER

    She got double crossed (like Niko in GTA4) and carjacked across State lines by John Horvat with her mom Queen Elizabeth (not that one) to Croatia

    #SickJohn's henchmen strangled Queen Elizabeth with Mary right there #Brutal

  • James of Jülich

    #08 James of Jülich

    Dutch Franciscan friar who got boiled alive for acting up

    claimed (falsely) to be a bishop & tricked his way into ordaining a bunch of priests (Borat would say naughty naughty)

    The dude pretty much invented imposter syndrome, way before Countess Anna Delvey #INFLUENCER

    Got the last laugh on the Commission of Seven Bishops (CSB) - he got his boiling sentence switched to a simple steakburn (burnt at the stake) (full sic mate)

  • Geoffrey Chaucer

    #07 Geoffrey Chaucer

    English poet, writer and civil servant who wrote The Canterbury Tales: essentially created the lad magazine with tales of drunkenness, fart jokes and arse-kissing

    He's pretty much the reason Discord is mostly in English - first to legitimize the literary use of Middle English

    contemporary Thomas Hoccleve hailed him as "the firste fyndere of our fair langage" (ie the first one capable of finding poetic matter in English)

    Fun Fact: Edward III granted Chaucer "a gallon of wine daily for the rest of his life" for some unspecified task #INFLUENCER

  • Timur

    #06 Timur

    Turco-Mongol conqueror dude who founded the Timurid Empire in/around various Stans (not the Eminem one)

    Heavily upvoted on Reddit as one of the greatest military leaders and tacticians in history

    Got around Islamic law by creating a myth and image of himself as a "supernatural personal power" ordained by God #INFLUENCER

    Fun Fact: When he invaded Baghdad in June 1401 he ordered that every soldier should bring him at least two severed human heads (people now forget how important the human touch is)

  • Zhu Yunwen

    #05 Zhu Yunwen: The Jian Emperor

    2nd emperor of the Ming Dynasty (it's not just a sad restaurant in Milton Keynes)

    Like a lotta young dudes, "was deeply concerned about the harshness of his grandfather's policies, and as a result, he aimed to bring about significant changes in the political landscape" #INFLUENCER

    Even more excitingly, he strengthened the influence of Hanlin scholars in educating princes by creating new positions in the Household Administration of the Heir Apparent.

  • John/Eleanor Rykener

    #04 John/Eleanor Rykener

    Hooker who got arrested in December 1394 for swiping right with a John Britby whilst wearing ladies clothes

    In the exact opposite of modern times, 1390s London considered it socially unacceptable for a man to habitually wear women's clothes (once in a while is just fine and Dandy) #INFLUENCER

    Mayor-dude got to demonstrate his commitment to strong law and order in the city by bringing Rykener to trial

    And now we have the only legal process document from late medieval England which deals with same-sex intercourse

  • Dick Whittington

    #03 Dick Whittington

    The Dude who inspired the English folk tale Dick Whittington and His Cat

    & just like Bill Gates he financed a ton of public projects, the usual stuff for poor people but most importantly a public toilet seating (64 ladeez + 64 dudes) that got 'cleansed' by the River Thames at high tide

    The generous Dude's gifts got him a 1600s play in The History of Richard Whittington, of his lowe byrth, his great fortune (pretty much my Origin Story)

    And then those 1800s folks made a pantomime called Dick Whittington and His Cat #INFLUENCER

  • Gregory of Tatev

    #02 Gregory of Tatev

    Armenian (near Atlanta Georgia) philosopher in their Apostolic Church

    Like now, he was very active in being Anti-Inter-Faith #INFLUENCER

    Unlike now, his arguments were grounded in scripture, patristic tradition, and logic (according to Wiki)

    Way ahead of his time marketing wise - created condensed versions of his already basic theological outline

  • #01 Bayezid I

    Sultan (not a solo fruit) of the Ottoman Empire for the WHOLE of the 1390s

    Fought epic battles against some dudes called the Karamanids & got nickname "Thunderbolt" before Marvel copyrighted it #INFLUENCER

    Worked out a way to get Fatwas (legal rulings) to justify war against fellow Muslim states

    Timur (#5) got him and made him watch as his "beloved" wife Olivera served him a bit of #TheonGreyjoy