The battle of Largs: Scots defeat the Norwegians on the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, returning the Western Isles to Scotland and ending 500 years of Viking invasions
The battle of Largs: Scots defeat the Norwegians on the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, returning the Western Isles to Scotlan
The battle of Largs: Scots defeat the Norwegians on the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, returning the Western Isles to Scotland and ending 500 years of Viking invasions
Events Before
Constantinople recaptured by Nicaean forces under Alexios Strategopoulos for Emperor Michael VIII, re-establishing Byzan
Constantinople recaptured by Nicaean forces under Alexios Strategopoulos for Emperor Michael VIII, re-establishing Byzantine Empire
Jacques Pantaleon is elected as Pope Urban IV
Pope Urban IV (Latin: Urbanus; c. 1195 – 2 October 1264), born James Pantaleon (French: Jacques Pantaléon), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1261 to his...
John IV Lascaris of the restored Eastern Roman Empire is deposed and blinded by orders of his co-ruler Michael VIII Pala
John IV Lascaris of the restored Eastern Roman Empire is deposed and blinded by orders of his co-ruler Michael VIII Palaeologus.
Flemish Dutch coast ravaged by north westerly storm
Flemish Dutch coast ravaged by north westerly storm
Arthur II is born
Arthur II is born
Events After
The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish le
The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature
Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt, Germany
Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt, Germany
Statute of Kalisz is promulgated by Boleslaus the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland, guaranteeing Jews safety and personal l
Statute of Kalisz is promulgated by Boleslaus the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland, guaranteeing Jews safety and personal liberties and granting battei din jurisdiction over Jewish matters
Comet said to predict the death of Pope Urban IV is last seen
Comet said to predict the death of Pope Urban IV is last seen
First English Parliament is summoned without royal command, in this instance by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. It
First English Parliament is summoned without royal command, in this instance by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. It meets in Westminster Hall.
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Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the German Hohenstaufen dynasty of kings and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed
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