A Chronicle of England - Page 226 - John Signs the Great Charter

Year 1215 ( MCCXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the

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Events

By place

England

March 4 Events Pre-1600 *AD 51 – Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title ''princeps iuventutis'' (head of the youth). * 306 – Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. * 852 – Croatian Knez (title), Knez Trpimir I of Cr ...

– King John (Lackland), hoping to gain the support of Pope

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against the Barons, takes the oath to go on Crusade. By doing so, Innocent declares John to be his vassal and claims ownership of the whole kingdom (with political protection under church law). On

April 1 Events Pre-1600 * 33 – According to one historian's account, Jesus Christ's Last Supper is held. * 527 – Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. * 1081 – Alexios ...

, Innocent sends a letter to the Barons, asking them to halt their actions against John. * May 5 – Robert Fitzwalter is elected by the Barons as their general, with the title of " Marshal of the Army of God and Holy Church". He solemnly renounces his homage to John (Lackland) and begins to siege Northampton Castle. While this failed, Robert consolidates his forces. He turns to Prince Louis of France, son and heir apparent of King Philip II (Augustus) for support. *

May 17 Events Pre-1600 * 1395 – Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army. *1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason. *1527 – Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore F ...

– The gates to

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are opened by supporters of the rebellious Barons. The houses of

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are targeted for ransacking and burning. The rebels, under Robert Fitzwalter, call for the English nobles still on the side of John (Lackland) to join them, and repair the walls. The

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, held by John's supporters, is too well defended to fall into the hands of the rebels. * June 15 – A large number of barons, led by

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, archbishop of

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, meet John (Lackland) on an island in the

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at Runnymede. They force John to sign the ''

Magna Carta (Medieval Latin for "Great Charter of Freedoms"), commonly called (also ''Magna Charta''; "Great Charter"), is a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor, on 15 June 1215. ...

'', a document that grants liberties to the "free men" – the Barons, the church and the towns. He is subjected to the rule of law, by confirming the status of

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, on June 19. * August – John (Lackland) rejects the ''Magna Carta'' and writes to Innocent III – asking him to cancel the charter on grounds that he signed it against his will. At the same time, John continues to build up his mercenary army. *

September 13 Events Pre-1600 *585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia. * 509 BC – The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hi ...

– John (Lackland) seeks help from Innocent III in his fight against the Barons. In a letter, written while staying at

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, he states that the defense of

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is the responsibility of God and the Pope. * October – The Barons offer the English crown to Louis of France and invite him to England. John (Lackland) confiscates the Barons' land and besieges

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, the garrison is starved out and surrenders to him. * December –

First Barons' War The First Barons' War (1215–1217) was a civil war in the Kingdom of England in which a group of rebellious major landowners (commonly referred to as barons) led by Robert Fitzwalter waged war against King John of England. The conflict resu ...

: John (Lackland) campaigns successfully in the

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and captures

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, on

December 24 Events Pre-1600 * 502 – Chinese emperor Xiao Yan names Xiao Tong his heir designate. * 640 – Pope John IV is elected, several months after his predecessor's death. * 759 – Tang dynasty poet Du Fu departs for Chengdu, ...

. King Alexander II of

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joins the Barons and invades

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Europe

* January 8 – Simon de Montfort (the Elder) is elected lord of

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in a council at Montpellier (

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), after his campaign against the Cathar heretics during the

Albigensian Crusade The Albigensian Crusade or the Cathar Crusade (; 1209–1229) was a military and ideological campaign initiated by Pope Innocent III to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc, southern France. The Crusade was prosecuted primarily by the French crow ...

. The Crusaders capture Castelnaud Castle and enter

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(the town pays an indemnity of 30,000 marks), and is gifted to Montfort. * Summer – Emperor Otto IV is excommunicated and forced to abdicate as ruler of the

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. The German nobles, supported by Innocent III, again elect the 20-year-old Frederick II as King of the Romans who is crowned in Aachen, on July 25. The same day, Frederick takes the

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and promises to go on Crusade.

Asia

June 1 Events Pre-1600 *1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu. *1252 – Alfonso X is proclaimed king o ...

– Mongol conquest of Jin China: After the long Battle of Zhongdu, the Mongol forces capture

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(modern-day

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). Meanwhile,

Genghis Khan ''Chinggis Khaan'' ͡ʃʰiŋɡɪs xaːŋbr /> Mongol script: ''Chinggis Qa(gh)an/ Chinggis Khagan'' , birth_name = Temüjin , successor = Tolui (as regent) Ögedei Khan , spouse = , issue = , house = Borjigin ...

has decamped to the edge of the grasslands and is on his way back to the Kherlen River. Without his restraining influence, the Mongols run wild. They devastate and ransack the city, killing thousands. The royal palace goes up in flames, and a part of the capital burns for a month. * King Kalinga Magha, from Kalinga Province in

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, lands in

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with a force of 24,000 men, to capture the city of

Polonnaruwa Poḷonnaruwa, ( si, පොළොන්නරුව, translit=Poḷonnaruva; ta, பொலன்னறுவை, translit=Polaṉṉaṟuvai) also referred as Pulathisipura and Vijayarajapura in ancient times, is the main town of Polonnaruwa D ...

and depose its king,

Parakrama Pandya Parakrama Pandyan II, also Pandu Parakramabahu of Polonnaruwa or Parakrama Pandu, was a Pandyan king who invaded the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa in the thirteenth century and ruled from 1212 to 1215 CE. His namesake royal Parakrama Pandyan I had rule ...

By topic

Art and Science

* 1215–1216 – The ''Macy Jug'', from

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, is made. It is now kept at the

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Literature

* Bhiksu Ananda of Kapitanagar completes writing the

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book ''Arya Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita'' (

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), in gold ink in Ranjana script.

Religion

* August 24 – Pope Innocent annuls the ''Magna Carta'' freeing John (Lackland) from its limitations. He annuls the charter on the grounds that John signed it because he is forced and that the document is illegal. * November 11– 30 – The

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(or "Great Council") convened by Innocent III ends at

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and approves the papal proposal for a

Fifth Crusade The Fifth Crusade (1217–1221) 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 by the powerful Ayyubid sultanate, led by al-Adil, brother of Sala ...

in Palestine.

Births

September 23 Events Pre-1600 * 38 – Drusilla, Caligula's sister who died in June, with whom the emperor is said to have an incestuous relationship, is deified. * 1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat ...

–

Kublai Khan Kublai ; Mongolian script: ; (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder of the Yuan dynasty of China and the fifth khagan-emperor of the ...

, Mongol emperor (d.

1294 Year 1294 ( MCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events Asia * February 18 – Kublai Khan dies; by this time the separation of the four khanates of the Mongol Empir ...

) * Agnes of Merania, German noblewoman (d.

1263 Year 1263 ( MCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Summer – Emperor Michael VIII (Palaiologos) sends a Byzantine expeditio ...

) *

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, queen consort of

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(d.

1245 Year 1245 ( MCCXLV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Winter – Siege of Jaén: Castilian forces under King Ferdinand III (the Saint) bes ...

) * Catherine Sunesdotter, queen of Sweden (d. 1252) * Celestine V, pope of the

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(d. 1296) * David VII (or David Ulu), king of

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(d. 1270) * Eleanor of England, countess of Leicester (d.

1275 Year 1275 ( MCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Battle of Neopatras: Emperor Michael VIII (Palaiologos) assembles a Byzantine ...

) * Henry II, prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben (d.

1266 Year 1266 ( MCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * January 2 – Siege of Murcia: King James I of Aragon (the Conqueror) marches with h ...

) * Henry III (the Illustrious), German nobleman (d.

1288 Year 1288 ( MCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * June 5 – Battle of Worringen: Dutch forces under Duke John I (the Victorious) ...

) *

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, Arab Jewish philosopher (d. 1284) *

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, French nobleman and knight (d. 1249) *

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, pope of the Catholic Church (d.

1277 Year 1277 ( MCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * March 19 – Byzantine–Venetian Treaty: Emperor Michael VIII (Palaiolo ...

) * John of Ibelin, count of Jaffa and Ascalon (d. 1266) *

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, lady of

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(d. 1257) * Mécia Lopes de Haro, queen of

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(d. 1270) *

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(the Pious), German nobleman (d.

1267 Year 1267 ( MCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By topic War and politics * February 16 – King Afonso III of Portugal and King Alfonso X of Castil ...

) * Robert Kilwardby, archbishop of

(d. 1279) * Roger de Leybourne, English landowner (d.

1271 Year 1271 (Roman numerals, MCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * July 2 – Peace of Pressburg (1271), Peace of Pressburg: Kings Otto ...

)

Deaths

February 3 Events Pre-1600 *1112 – Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, and Douce I, Countess of Provence, marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states. * 1451 – Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire. *1488 – ...

(or

February 4 Events Pre–1600 * 211 – Following the death of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus at Eboracum (modern York, England) while preparing to lead a campaign against the Caledonians, the empire is left in the control of his two quarrelling ...

) – Eustace, bishop of

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* February 6 – Hōjō Tokimasa, Japanese nobleman (b.

1138 Year 1138 ( MCXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * March 7 – Conrad III is elected as King of Germany, in the presence of the ...

) * June 9 –

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, German

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and bishop *

August 1 Events Pre-1600 *30 BC – Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic. *AD 69 – Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt und ...

– Eisai, Japanese Buddhist priest (b.

1141 Year 1141 ( MCXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events * February 2 – The Anarchy in the Kingdom of England – Battle of Lincoln: Robert, 1st Earl of Glouces ...

) * September 1 – Otto I, bishop of

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(b.

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) * November 5 – Philip de Valognes, Norman nobleman * November 17 – Giles de Braose, bishop of

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* December 21 –

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, Arab theologian * Ali ibn Abi Bakr al-Harawi, Persian traveller and explorer * Bertran de Born, French nobleman, poet and

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, French noblewoman and Cathar * Giraut de Bornelh (or de Borneil), French troubadour * Jacopino della Scala, Italian merchant and politician * Manfred II (del Vasto), marquis of Saluzzo (b.

1140 Year 1140 ( MCXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Levant * Spring – King Fulk of Jerusalem confronts Imad al-Din Zengi, Seljuk ruler ('' atabeg'') ...

) * Sicard of Cremona, Italian bishop and writer (b.

1155 Year 1155 ( MCLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Siege of Tortona: German forces capture the citadel of Tortona (after a two-month siege). ...

) *

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, Byzantine painter (b. 1150)

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