King John dies
King John dies
King John dies
Key People
Events Before
Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under the control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captur
Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under the control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured and looted for a month by the Mongols under Genghis Khan
King John of England signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede near Windsor in Surrey, limiting royal authority and establishin
King John of England signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede near Windsor in Surrey, limiting royal authority and establishing the principle that the king and his government are not above the law
Frederick II is crowned King of the Romans (King of the Germans) in Aachen
King of the Romans (Latin: Rex Romanorum; German: König der Römer) was a royal title used by the king of East Francia following his election by the princes from the reign of Henry II (1002–1024)...
4th Lateran Council (12th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
The Fourth Council of the Lateran or Lateran IV was convoked by Pope Innocent III in April 1213 and opened at the Lateran Palace in Rome on 11 November 1215.
Pope Innocent III formally closes the Fourth Council of the Lateran
Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272.
Events After
Second Battle of Lincoln fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Mars
Second Battle of Lincoln fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
First historical record of Scottish scholar Michael Scot, signs and dates his translation of al-Bitruji's "On the Sphere
First historical record of Scottish scholar Michael Scot, signs and dates his translation of al-Bitruji's "On the Sphere" in Toledo, Spain
Battle of South Foreland: English fleet defeats France
The Battle of Sandwich, also called the Battle of Dover took place on 24 August 1217 as part of the First Barons' War.
Battle of St Matthews Day: German forces defeat Estonian army and kill their leader Lembitu, during Northern Crusades to
Battle of St Matthews Day: German forces defeat Estonian army and kill their leader Lembitu, during Northern Crusades to Christianize the north
The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt
The Fifth Crusade (September 1217 – August 29, 1221) was a campaign in a series of Crusades by Western Europeans to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering Egypt, ruled...
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Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under the control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captur
Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under the control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured and looted for a month by the Mongols under Genghis Khan
King John of England signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede near Windsor in Surrey, limiting royal authority and establishin
King John of England signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede near Windsor in Surrey, limiting royal authority and establishing the principle that the king and his government are not above the law
According to legend, Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark and the oldest national flag in the world falls from the sky during
According to legend, Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark and the oldest national flag in the world falls from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse (now Tallinn) in Estonia and turns the Danes' luck
Frederick II, later Holy Roman Emperor, is crowned King of Germany in Mainz
The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (Latin: Imperator Romanorum; German: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor...
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