Execution
About 300 Jews are hanged in London for clipping the coinage
Historical events in 1279
19 historical records
April 12792 historical events
Persecution
About 300 Jews are hanged in London for clipping the coinage
Succession
Succeeds as King of Bulgaria
Battle of Canto
Admiral of the Sung China fleet which is destroyed by the Mongols
Constitution of England
Instructs a new copy of the Magna Carta be nailed up annually in every major church
Council of Reading
Attacks the Crowns use of pluralities, supplementing the incomes of civil servants. Announces those who violate the Magna Carta should be excommunicated
Magna Carta
Instructs a new copy of the Magna Carta be nailed up annually in every major church
Magna Carta
Announces those who violate the Magna Carta should be excommunicated
Reform of Land Ownership
The Statute of Mortmain forbids the gifts of land to the Church without royal licence
Council of Reading
The Archbishop of Canterbury reverses the Council of Readings declarations
Archbishop of Canterbury
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Mongol Frontier Defense
Balban reinforces the northwestern frontier and maintains strong military defenses against recurring Mongol pressure on the Sultanate.
Battle of Canto
Destroys the Sung China fleet
Capital
Captures China & founds the Yuan Dynasty making his capital at Peking
Capture of Beijing
Captures China & founds the Yuan Dynasty making his capital at Peking
Capture of Sung China
Captures Sung China
Duke of Poland
Succeeds as Duke of Poland
Succession
Succeeds as Duke of Poland