1215
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A certified copy of the Magna Carta |
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March 4 -
King John of England makes an
oath to the
Pope as a
crusader to gain the support of
Innocent III.
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June 15 - King John of England was forced to put his
seal on the
Magna Carta, outlining the rights of landowning men (nobles and knights) and restricting the king's power.
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August - King John rejects the
Magna Carta, leading to English civil war ( the
First Barons' War).
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November 11 - The
Fourth Lateran Council meets, adopting the doctrine of
transubstantiation, meaning that bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Christ.
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Beijing captured and staked by
Mongols, initiating the
Yuan Dynasty in
China.
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Fourth Council of the Lateran*
Otto IV deposed as King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, replaced by
Frederick II (King 1212-1250).
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Mongol army led by
Gengis Khan conquers
Beijing.
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Dominican Order founded, according to some sources
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April 25 -
Louis IX of France (died
1270)
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September 23 -
Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (died
1294)
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Pope Celestine V (died
1296)
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Pope John XXI (died
1277)
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David VII Ulu, King of Georgia (died
1270)
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July 5 -
Eisai, Japanese Buddhist priest (born
1141)
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Bertran de Born, French soldier and troubadour
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Eustace, Bishop of Ely,
Lord Chancellor of England and bishop
