French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy
French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy
French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy
Events Before
Earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000 people
Aleppo is a city in northern Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the country's most populous governorate.
Godfried II the Young becomes Duke of Brabant
Godfried II the Young becomes Duke of Brabant
Second Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
Second Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
Battle of Ourique: Afonso Henriques (later Afonso I of Portugal) defeats Moors
Dom Afonso I nicknamed "the Conqueror" (Portuguese: O Conquistador), "the Founder" (O Fundador) and "the Great" (O Magno) by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal, from 26 July 1139 until...
Count Alfonso I of Portugal proclaimed King
Dom Afonso I nicknamed "the Conqueror" (Portuguese: O Conquistador), "the Founder" (O Fundador) and "the Great" (O Magno) by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal, from 26 July 1139 until...
Events After
Battle of Lincoln: English King Stephen captured by forces loyal to Empress Matilda and commanded by Robert, 1st Earl of
Battle of Lincoln: English King Stephen captured by forces loyal to Empress Matilda and commanded by Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester
Battle of Qatwan [Samarkand]: Seljuqs are defeated by a Kara-Khitan army, signaling the beginning of the end of the Grea
Battle of Qatwan [Samarkand]: Seljuqs are defeated by a Kara-Khitan army, signaling the beginning of the end of the Great Seljuk Empire
Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League [disputed date - other research places date betwe
Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League [disputed date - other research places date between 1450 and 1660]
Wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei
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Treaty of Shaoxing ratified with Chinese southern Song Dynasty agreeing to pay tribute to northern Jin dynasty
Treaty of Shaoxing ratified with Chinese southern Song Dynasty agreeing to pay tribute to northern Jin dynasty
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