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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

  1. 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.

  2. Godfried II the Young becomes Duke of Brabant

    Godfried II the Young becomes Duke of Brabant

  3. Second Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome

    Second Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome

  4. 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...

  5. 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

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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]

  4. Wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei

    Yue Fei, courtesy name Pengju (鵬舉), was a Chinese military general of the Song dynasty and is remembered as a patriotic national hero, known for leading its forces in the wars in the 12th century...

  5. 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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