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Participants in the Children's Crusade suffer disaster after the waters of the Mediterranean fail to part for them
St Dominic and his companions tell Innocent III of their wish to teach and preach in the bustle of the towns
In Magna Carta's lesser clauses (39 and 40) there are enshrined certain basic guarantees concerning the rule of law
The Dominicans are formally established by Pope Honorius III as Ordo Fratrum Praedicatorum, the Order of the Friars Preachers
On the death of his father, King John, Henry III becomes king of England
Within a span of less than ten years, from 1215, Genghis Khan and the Mongols plunder from China to eastern Europe
Nearly 200 windows make Chartres cathedral the most magnificent display of early stained glass
Llewellyn ap Iorwerth acquires such authority over other Welsh chieftains that he is informally referred to as the prince of Wales
Andrew II accepts the Golden Bull, a charter of liberties demanded by the nobles of Hungary
The Franciscans are formally established by Honorius III as Ordo Fratrum Minorum, the Order of the Friars Minor
Magna Carta is reissued slightly modified when Henry III comes of age; in the version which becomes enshrined in English law
The kingdom of Granada is established with a Berber noble, Muhammad I, as the first king
Gregory IX sends Dominican friars to root out the remains of the Catharist heresy in France, thus launching the Inquisition
Batu Khan and his Mongols sweep into Russia, where they and their descendants become known as the Golden Horde
Work begins on the Alhambra, the palace fortress of the Muslim kings of Granada
Haakon IV is the first ruler to build up a strong Norway, some two centuries after the region becomes a single kingdom
Alexander, a Russian prince, defeats a Swedish army on the frozen river Neva, thus winning his name Alexander Nevksy
Mongols of the Golden Horde defeat the Poles at Legnica and ravage the city of Cracow
Mongols of the Golden Horde reach Hungary, where they graze their horses for the summer before withdrawing to the Volga
Construction begins in Paris on the Sainte Chapelle, designed to house relics acquired by Louis IX, the king of France
The siege of the Catharist stronghold of Montségur ends when 200 heretics are herded into a wooden stockade and are burnt
Birger Jarl establishes a dynasty which brings all Sweden under a single rule
Europe grows in prosperity during the thirteenth century, with a widespread increase in trade and production
The Palio, in which horses race round the Campo in Siena, is held from this time
A school of translation is set up in Toledo, to translate classical Greek texts from the Arabic versions into Latin
