Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt, Germany
Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt, Germany
Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt, Germany
Events Before
Constantinople recaptured by Nicaean forces under Alexios Strategopoulos for Emperor Michael VIII, re-establishing Byzan
Constantinople recaptured by Nicaean forces under Alexios Strategopoulos for Emperor Michael VIII, re-establishing Byzantine Empire
Flemish Dutch coast ravaged by north westerly storm
Flemish Dutch coast ravaged by north westerly storm
Arthur II is born
Arthur II is born
King James I of Aragon censors Hebrew writing
King James I of Aragon censors Hebrew writing
The battle of Largs: Scots defeat the Norwegians on the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, returning the Western Isles to Scotlan
The battle of Largs: Scots defeat the Norwegians on the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, returning the Western Isles to Scotland and ending 500 years of Viking invasions
Events After
First English Parliament is summoned without royal command, in this instance by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. It
First English Parliament is summoned without royal command, in this instance by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. It meets in Westminster Hall.
First English Parliament not summoned by the monarch formally convenes
A parliament is a type of legislature, or law-making body, of a state. Generally, a parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the executive government...
Eleanor de Montfort, wife of slain baron rebellion leader Simon de Montfort and sister of King Henry III, leaves England
Eleanor de Montfort, wife of slain baron rebellion leader Simon de Montfort and sister of King Henry III, leaves England for exile in France after negotiating an end to the siege of Dover Castle [1]
Battle of Benevento fought in Southern Italy between Manfred of Sicily and army of Charles of Anjou
The Battle of Benevento was a major medieval battle fought on 26 February 1266, near Benevento in present-day Southern Italy, between the forces of Charles I of Anjou and those of King Manfred of...
Pope Clement IV commissions English philosopher Roger Bacon to begin "writings and remedies for current conditions" ie.
Pope Clement IV commissions English philosopher Roger Bacon to begin "writings and remedies for current conditions" ie. write a summary of the sciences (results in his 1267 "opus major")
More from the 1260s
First English Parliament is summoned without royal command, in this instance by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. It
First English Parliament is summoned without royal command, in this instance by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. It meets in Westminster Hall.
Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to Eastern Europe, extending…
Qutuz, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1259-60), is assassinated by Baibars, a fellow Mamluk leader, who seizes power for himsel
Qutuz, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1259-60), is assassinated by Baibars, a fellow Mamluk leader, who seizes power for himself
Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the German Hohenstaufen dynasty of kings and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed
Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the German Hohenstaufen dynasty of kings and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed with Frederick I, Margrave of Baden, by Charles I of Sicily
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