What important events were in the 1200's?

Answer 1

There were a number of important events that occurred in the 1200s. Specifically, Constantinople was sacked in 1204, during the Fourth Crusade; Francis of Assisi was born and created the Franciscan Order of Monks; and Marco Polo began his exploration of Asia.

Answer 2

The most important, and devastating, event of the 1300s was the main epidemic of the Black Death, which occurred in 1349 and 1350. Brought to Europe by tading vessels returning from Africa, it killed one third of the entire European population and wiped out entire generations. It was preceded by the Great famine, a disastrous period of low agricultural production that lasted for four years, from 1311-15; a series of Summer droughts, Winter floods and crop diseases resulted in disastrous harvests that caused millions of people and animals across Europe to perish.

Other events were the Hundred Years War, which began in 1337 and lasted for a Century. Basically, it was a conflict between Britain and France for control of Western Europe, and included the Battles of Crecy (1346) and Poitiers (1356). Kings of England during the 1300s were (in order) Edward I (who died in 1307), Edward II (who reigned for 20 years, from 1307-27), Edward III (1327-77) and Richard II (1377-99). Henry IV took the throne in 1399, and reigned until 1413.

The Peasant's Revolt in England occurred in 1381, when there was a near-Revolution of poor working people across England. They were rebelling against slavery, landlessness, heavy taxation and general cruelty and ruthlessness by the ruling classes. Led by leaders such as Wat Tyler and Jack Straw, tens of thousands of rebels from across England descended upon London in a rag-tag army and were joined by dissident branches of the military, demanding an end to bondage and equality for all. Despite initial successes, which included the burning down of John of Gaunt's palace and the routing of the corrupt lawyers of the Inns of Court, the revolt was brutally put down by King Richard and met with heavy reprisals.

Chaucer began writing the Canterbury Tales the previous year, in 1380. In 1382, John Wycliffe became the first person to translate The Bible into English.

In 1307, the Kinights Templar were rounded up and massacred by King Philip ('The Fair') of France with the backing of The Pope, because they were felt to be straying too far away from their original mission of protecting catholic pilgrims to the Holy Lands and to have become corrupt. They were also believed to be dabbling in occult practices.and exploers took over the indian's territory

These are some of the events from the 1300s- maybe in time, other contributors will add some more that I may have missed out.

Answer 3

The Estonians defeated the Swedes in the Battle of Lihula; the Mongols invaded the Abbasid Caliphate, taking Bukhara and Samarkand; England abolished the practice of "trial by ordeal," ie determining an individual's guilt by subjecting them to a (usually dangerous) test; Genghis Khan conquers much of Central Asia; the Thai Kingdom of Sukhothai is established.