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Sea Battle of Zierikzee: Franco-Holland forces defeat the Flemish fleet

Sea Battle of Zierikzee: Franco-Holland forces defeat the Flemish fleet

Sea Battle of Zierikzee: Franco-Holland forces defeat the Flemish fleet

Events Before

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

    Romeo and Juliet's wedding day, according to Shakespeare

  2. Flemish forces conquer Middelburg in Zeeland

    Flemish forces conquer Middelburg in Zeeland

  3. Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to the English and arranges marriage of English Prince Edward to French Princess Isabel

    Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to the English and arranges marriage of English Prince Edward to French Princess Isabella

  4. Crete earthquake strikes with an estimated magnitude of 8, triggering a major tsunami that damages the Lighthouse of Ale

    Crete earthquake strikes with an estimated magnitude of 8, triggering a major tsunami that damages the Lighthouse of Alexandria and sweeps ships two miles inland in Egypt

  5. Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji captures Chittorgarh, capital of the Guhila Kingdom

    Alauddin Khalji was the Sultan of Delhi from 1296 until his death in 1316. Alauddin instituted a number of significant administrative changes in the Delhi Sultanate, related to revenues, price...

Events After

  1. Scottish resistance leader William Wallace is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial a

    Scottish resistance leader William Wallace is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution

  2. Scottish patriot William Wallace is executed for high treason by Edward I of England at Smithfield, London

    Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence. Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army at the Battle of...

  3. Consecration of the Scrovegni Chapel (Arena Chapel) in Padua, Italy, with fresco masterpiece by Florentine painter Giott

    Consecration of the Scrovegni Chapel (Arena Chapel) in Padua, Italy, with fresco masterpiece by Florentine painter Giotto

  4. Archbishop Bertrand the Got of Bordeaux elected Pope Clement V

    Pope Clement V (Latin: Clemens V; born Bertrand de Got, died 20 April 1314) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1305 until his death.

  5. French-Flemish peace treaty signed at Athis-sur-Orge

    The Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge was a peace treaty signed on 23 June 1305 between King Philip IV of France and Robert III of Flanders.

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