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Pope Boniface VIII issues papal bull (decree) instating a Jubilee Year, granting forgiveness of sins and debts for those

Pope Boniface VIII issues papal bull (decree) instating a Jubilee Year, granting forgiveness of sins and debts for those who fulfill various conditions

Pope Boniface VIII issues papal bull (decree) instating a Jubilee Year, granting forgiveness of sins and debts for those who fulfill various conditions

Events Before

  1. Adolf of Nassau deposed as King of Germany

    Adolf (1255 – 2 July 1298) was the count of Nassau from about 1276 and the elected king of Germany from 1292 until his deposition by the prince-electors in 1298.

  2. Rindfleisch Persecutions - Jews of Ifhauben, Austria massacred

    Rindfleisch Persecutions - Jews of Ifhauben, Austria massacred

  3. Rindfleisch Persecutions, 250 Jews killed in Rothenburg, Germany

    Rindfleisch Persecutions, 250 Jews killed in Rothenburg, Germany

  4. Battle of Gollheim between warring German kings Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau results in Adolf's defeat and d

    Battle of Gollheim between warring German kings Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau results in Adolf's defeat and death

  5. English defeat the Scots at the Battle of Falkirk

    The Battle of Falkirk (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice; Scots: Battle o Fawkirk), on 22 July 1298, was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence.

Events After

  1. Edward of Caernarfon (later Edward II) becomes the first English Prince of Wales

    Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327.

  2. Battle at Breukelen: Holland vs Lichtenberg

    Battle at Breukelen: Holland vs Lichtenberg

  3. Pope Boniface VIII's decree Ausculta fili (only nominee)

    Pope Boniface VIII's decree Ausculta fili (only nominee)

  4. Romeo and Juliet's wedding day, according to Shakespeare

    Romeo and Juliet's wedding day, according to Shakespeare

  5. Dante becomes a Florentine political exile

    Dante becomes a Florentine political exile

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