Chronica Majora of Matthew Paris

Chronica Majora of Matthew Paris: a Standard history source. Covers AD 1216 – 1259, with 277 events in chronological order. Text license and provenance included.

TypeStandard history
ViewpointInsider account
Years coveredAD 1216 – 1259
Events277 events, 113 placed on the map
AuthorMatthew Paris
Original titleChronica majora

Regions: Western Europe 235 · Southern Europe 26 · Egypt & North Africa 12 · West Asia 4

Events

YearPlaceEventPassage
AD 1216BerkhamstedLouis went on 6 December (St Nicholas' Day) to Berkhamsted Castle and surrounded it with his army: the siege began.part12 L10–14
AD 1216 – 1217LondonEarl Sahero of Winchester paid Louis 80 marks of silver for himself and the town and obtained a truce until Candlemas (2 February); Louis returned to London.part12 L182–185
AD 1217About twenty-four followers went out, killed three enemies and returned after a great victory.part12 L511–512
AD 1217A battle of knights and infantry: the Count of Perche (Comes Perticensis) fell and was buried outside the hospital courtyard; other dead are also named in the same passage.part12 L1386–1387
AD 1217A reconciliation (agreement) was concluded between King Henry and Louis.part12 L1907–1909
AD 1217After Louis left England, papal legates sent inquisitors to each shire to identify those who had sided with Louis, strip them of their benefices, and send some to Rome.part12 L2045–2049
AD 1218The castle on Robert de Gaugi's side was besieged for about eight days; the Bishop of Lincoln and others mediated, and the bishop agreed to pay Robert 100 pounds for the provisions inside, making peace.part12 L2232–2236
AD 1218DamiettaCapture of the Tower of Damietta: the Christian army knocked down the Sultan's yellow banner and seized it (marginal heading 'Capture of the tower').part12 L2670–2673
AD 1219DamiettaAfter the siege of Damietta, Muslim forces, with the Sultan and the Alapini, counterattacked with a great host and seized the place the Christians had opened; the first camp between sea and river was held with God's help.part12 L3316–3318
AD 1219DamiettaThe Christian side (the Teutonic Knights, Frisians, counts and barons) routed the unbelievers.part12 L3442
AD 1219DamiettaThe citizens of Damietta suffered greatly from the long siege, the sword, hunger and plague. The Sultan promised to make peace with the Christians for the citizens' sake to spare them death, but this is where the line breaks off.part12 L3866–3870
AD 1219DamiettaOn the Sunday night after All Saints' Day someone got in but was caught by the shout of the camp sentries and taken prisoner or killed; the source counts about 100 prisoners (the subject is garbled by OCR).part12 L4061–4064
AD 1220LondonHenry III was crowned a second time at Westminster, with Stephen, Archbishop of Canterbury, presiding. The text says that before this he had been under the supervision of Peter, Bishop of Winchester, at Marlborough.1220 섹션 · 339–344행
AD 1221When siege engines broke down walls and buildings, the people inside came out and surrendered to the king on 8 February; the king had the prisoners bound to await judgment. About the same time the Earl of Albemarle came to the king in the custody of Walter, Archbishop of York.1221 섹션 · 624–632행
AD 1221Loelinus, King of Wales, besieged a castle called 'Buet' with a great army; its castellan, Reginald de Brause, asked the king for help, and the king marched out, the Welsh fled and the siege was lifted. Then the king moved toward Montem Gomericum, seizing goods indiscriminately, including Welsh herds of cattle.1221 섹션 · 863–871행
AD 1221DamiettaThe Sultan of Babylon encamped with a great army not far from Damietta and built a bridge across the two arms of the river.1221 섹션 · 958–962행
AD 1222DamiettaLetter reporting the loss of Damietta, from Philip de Albeneio to Ranulf, Earl of Chester.1222 섹션 · 1167–1171행
AD 1222DamiettaThe King of Jerusalem reached Damietta and gathered his army; after the feast of Saints Peter and Paul he advanced by river and land and met the Sultan's army, which fled before him.1222 섹션 · 1283–1290행
AD 1222DamiettaIn exchange for an eight-year truce, the crusaders agreed to return Damietta to the Sultan; the King of Jerusalem, the papal legate, the duke and other leading men stayed as hostages, and oaths and hostages guaranteed the terms.1222 섹션 · 1221–1226행 · 1361–1377행
AD 1223When Philip II died, Henry III sent the archbishop and three bishops to demand that Louis, now crowned, return the continental lands including Normandy, citing the terms Louis had sworn to in the earlier peace.1223 섹션 · 1882–1890행
AD 1224BedfordHenry III, at Northampton, changed his plan while discussing support for Poitou and besieged Bedford Castle. For three days he urged the knights inside to surrender three times. In that castle 'H[enricus]' was confined.1224 섹션 · 2806–2814행
AD 1224BergeracAn unidentified agent (the text reads 'rex') took, after a long siege, a castle and town called 'Regula', also gained the village of 'Sancti Macarii', and besieged Bregerac castle, bringing its lord back to loyalty.1224 섹션 · 3108–3116행
AD 1226DurhamRichard de Marisco, Bishop of Durham, died on 1 May after about nine years in office; his body was carried to Durham church and buried there.Luard 줄 591–607
AD 1226AvignonLouis VIII of France besieged Avignon.Luard 줄 779–788
AD 1226AvignonThe siege of Avignon dragged on; food ran out and many men and horses died. The text attributes this to the Count of Toulouse having removed the grain and livestock from the surroundings.Luard 줄 844–859
AD 1226Louis VIII of France died on 8 November (the editor's correction; the text says September). The siege was lifted and his body carried to Paris; the text says 22,000 died in this siege (lines 1024–1027).Luard 줄 1018–1030
AD 1226Fawkes de Brauté died after eating poisoned fish while in exile at Bedford, and was found dead (the marginal heading is partly illegible; identification tentative).Luard 줄 1209–1219
AD 1229RomePope Gregory IX went to war against Emperor Frederick II.part_15.txt 줄 757
AD 1229(Subject not yet confirmed) concluded a ten-year truce (treugae decennales) with the emperor, and handed over the Holy Land without bloodshed.part_15.txt 줄 1343
AD 1230The pope and the emperor concluded a truce (treugae) until they reached the form of a peace.part_15.txt 줄 2896
AD 1230King Henry III of England crossed to Brittany with an army.part_15.txt 줄 2927
AD 1232Hubert sought the peace of the church (sanctuary) and hid among the canons of Merton.part_16 줄 1317
AD 1232Men of two shires surrounded the chapel (capella) where Hubert was and kept anyone from bringing him food.part_16 줄 1667~1669
AD 1233WorcesterHenry III opened his Christmas court at Worcester in the 17th year of his reign; it is said this was on the advice of Peter, Bishop of Winchester.part_16 줄 2568~2570
AD 1233The king demanded hostages from nobles he suspected and ordered them handed over by a deadline in early August.part_16 줄 3030~3034
AD 1233The king burned the villages of nobles he considered to have broken faith, broke the fences of hunting parks, and besieged a castle.part_16 줄 3102~3106
AD 1233CardiffWarin Basset died during the siege and assault of Cardiff Castle.part_16 줄 3187~3189
AD 1233Diffidatio (formal renunciation of allegiance) against the Marshal, and the siege of a castle.part_16 줄 3257
AD 1233DevizesHubert, a former English judge, was dragged out of the church at Devizes by armed friends, taken to Wales, and joined the king's enemies (30 October).part_16 줄 3579~3582
AD 1234ShrewsburyThe Earl Marshal and Leolinus, lord of Norbalia, gathered an army, pushed deep into the king's lands, and destroyed everything with fire and sword from the Welsh border to Shropshire; the town of Shrewsbury is also mentioned.part17 l.572–573
AD 1234Those whose plans had been thwarted, seeing countless Poitevin soldiers die on the Welsh border, wrote an unprecedented letter of betrayal; the recipient and outcome are not given in this passage.part17 l.647–647
AD 1234A truce was concluded between the king and Earl Richard Marshal.part17 l.843–844
AD 1234CanterburyEdmund, elected at Christ Church, Canterbury, was consecrated archbishop by Roger, Bishop of London.part17 l.1197–1198
AD 1234LimerickThe famous Irish city of Limerick fell after a four-day siege, and its citizens swore oaths of loyalty (the attacking party is named in the preceding line, 1345, which was not read).part17 l.1347–1347
AD 1234Those who had been paid a great sum to kill Marshal preferred a pitched battle to reconciliation; Marshal met them with armed followers.part17 l.1516–1516
AD 1234When the truce ended, the French king gathered a great army and besieged a castle of the Count of Brittany; earlier the English king had sent the count sixty knights and two thousand Welshmen to strengthen it.part17 l.2989–2992
AD 1234RomeThe papal army and the imperial army faced each other around Rome; the emperor gathered a great force to block the Roman attacks. The outcome of the fighting is not in this passage.part17 l.3564–3566
AD 1234HerefordHugh Foliot, Bishop of Hereford, died and was succeeded by Ralph de Maidstone.part17 l.3611–3611
AD 1234Palma(Majorca)In the same year the island of Majorca was taken; it is distinguished from Minorca and described as lying between Africa and Marseille.part17 l.3627–3627
AD 1235LincolnHugh de Wells, Bishop of Lincoln, died; the text calls him a persecutor of monks.part17 l.3677–3678
AD 1235St AlbansWilliam, Abbot of St Albans, died; he is said to have ruled for twenty years and three months.part17 l.3768–3769
AD 1236WestminsterThe marriage of Henry III and Eleanor (Alienora) was solemnised at Westminster (feast of Saints Fabian and Sebastian, 20 January).L1814–1817
AD 1236WinchesterIn the 20th year of his reign Henry III held a court (curia) at Winchester.L1698–1702
AD 1236Several great nobles, armed, intended to make war on the kingdom of France.L3469–3472
AD 1236CeutaThe Genoese, with the Pisans and Marseillais and the help of the King of Aragon, suddenly attacked the great Spanish city of Ceuta (Cepta).L3512–3516
AD 1236CórdobaCórdoba had already fallen and Ceuta was about to be lost too, so the Christians took heart and the Saracens trembled with fear, especially the African king.L3539–3543
AD 1236Richard Suard, who had incurred the king's anger over matters involving Simon de Montfort and Peter de Rivallis, was arrested and imprisoned, and soon released.12–13
AD 1236A great massacre of Jews occurred (the place is not given in the text).15–16
AD 1236The unrest grew, and citizens killed students and young noblemen.113–115
AD 1236Heavy rains flooded northern England; rivers and ponds overflowed, and bridges and watermills were destroyed.597–598
AD 1236NorwichThomas de Blundeville, Bishop of Norwich, died.602
AD 1237CordobaAmfulsus, King of Castile, took Córdoba on the Tuesday of Easter week and handed it over to the Christians.910
AD 1237King John de Brienne and Jordan, prior of the Dominicans, died.1344–1345
AD 1237Monks were sent to the Jacobite Patriarch of Egypt; he replied that he would return to unity with the Church.1867
AD 1237AntiochThe Templars pitched camp to besiege a northern fortress of Antioch.2264
AD 1237CortenuovaThe emperor called the Milanese to cross the river, and the battle began at Cortenuova.2466
AD 1237CortenuovaThe emperor seized the Milanese carroccio (standard cart), killed several nobles including the son of the Doge of Venice, and the bishop was either killed or captured.2520
AD 1237MilanAfter the battle the emperor ordered the roads and passages around the city strictly guarded and blocked those coming and going.2524
AD 1238LondonHenry III held court at Westminster and, on the Thursday after Epiphany, betrothed someone; the other party is given as 'outside the carved window' (the text is garbled).part_20.txt 줄 2723–2726
AD 1238Around 19 January 1238 a great storm came with strong winds, rain and thunder.part_20.txt 줄 2785–2787
AD 1238RomeThe pope ruled for the monks of Rochester in the dispute with Archbishop Edmund over the election of a bishop, both ownership and possession.part_20.txt 줄 3320–3324
AD 1238Baldwin II, Emperor of Constantinople, was expelled and came to England.part_20.txt 줄 3366–3370
AD 1238After Easter the English king sent troops to help the emperor suppress the rebellion in Italy, under Henry de Trubleville, with John Mansel accompanying.part_20.txt 줄 3647–3651
AD 1238The elect of Valence, Bishop Valentinus, crossed the sea because he did not intend to stay longer in England.part_20.txt 줄 3693–3697
AD 1238In 1238 the Tartars (Mongols) left their places and laid waste the northern regions.part_20.txt 줄 3796–3798
AD 1238BrixiaThe emperor set out to take Brescia — an episode entangled with those who came as reinforcements (garbled by OCR).줄 28–33
AD 1238The emperor shamelessly rejected all the citizens' proposed terms and demanded what the citizens had been trying to hold together.줄 284–288
AD 1238A captured man confessed that William had been sent to kill the king like an assassin.줄 404–411
AD 1238Baldwin, emperor of Constantinople, left for Greek lands to fight the rebels.줄 1737–1739
AD 1238Alexander, bishop of Chester, died on the feast of St Stephen.줄 1800–1803
AD 1238Robert, with the secular arm (support of the French king), burned heretics at the stake; the text calls them Bugari.줄 1892–1896
AD 1239LondonA papal legate summoned the English bishops to London to discuss church affairs and set rules for the Black friars.줄 2156–2160
AD 1239SardiniaWhile the emperor was wintering in Italy, the Mediterranean island of Sardinia came over to him; it is an island near Pisa.줄 2314–2318
AD 1239He married Mariam, daughter of Engelram de Coucy; the wedding was held at Pentecost.줄 2543–2546
AD 1239At Lent the pope excommunicated Emperor Frederick, after the emperor's insolent words had piled up.줄 2668–2708
AD 1239The emperor drove the monks of Cassino out of their own houses; monks in torn habits appealed to the pope, and the mountain was said to be impregnable.줄 3016–3021
AD 1239The emperor was solemnly excommunicated. The pope's letter was sent against the emperor through the legate (lines 835–838).835–838
AD 1239MilanThe pope aided the Milanese against the emperor; the Milanese took heart from the pope's help (lines 1091–1092).1091–1092
AD 1239The besieged begged the legate for mercy, offering the town and their goods in exchange for their lives (lines 1126–1129).1126–1129
AD 1239A passage where the commanders of the papal army, wanting to gain land more easily, are said to have captured us in Syria (lines 1297–1298; subject uncertain).1297–1298
AD 1239The emperor made an alliance with the Romans; the text says this was done through us, by his command (lines 1416–1418).1416–1418
AD 1239RomeThe pope ordered that crusade-takers (crucesignati) not be allowed to leave for overseas.L74–77
AD 1239AlemanniaThe pope sent letters to the princes of Germany (Alemannia) ordering them to rise against the emperor.L322–327
AD 1239FerraraCitizens surrounded the emperor's camp and besieged and blockaded Ferrara; the papal legate encouraged them.L381–384
AD 1239RomeThe pope and the Roman curia elected Robert, brother of the French king, as emperor, an opposing emperor.L543–544
AD 1239 – 1240The emperor urged the crusade-takers by letter not to cross the sea but to wait.L748–752
AD 1239The emperor wrote that the pope's Palm Sunday measures were unjust, and asked the cardinals to call a general council.L1155–1156
AD 1240WinchesterThe king spent Christmas at Winchester, girded Baldwin de Ripariis with a knight's belt and granted him the earldom of Devon.804–808
AD 1240On 1 April Simon de Montfort came to the king and sold his estates to fund a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.1222–1226
AD 1240Llywelyn (Leolinus), ruler of North Wales, died on 11 April.1285–1289
AD 1240LondonWilliam de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, fell ill in London and died on 27 May.1540–1541
AD 1240NorwichAt Norwich the king issued a writ ordering that the customs kept in England be proclaimed and observed in Ireland too (dated 30 August; only the end of the text was read).1606–1610
AD 1240John de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, died on 22 July after a long illness.2974–2982
AD 1240St AlbansRichard of Cornwall, having finished preparing for the crusade, stopped at St Albans Abbey and asked for prayers.3507–3514
AD 1240War between Llywelyn's two sons raged across Wales from 11 April until Michaelmas (29 September).3809–3813
AD 1240HertfordAt Hertford, the itinerant justices opened a month of pleas from 24 June.4035–4040
AD 1240SoissyEdmund, Archbishop of Canterbury, died at Soissy.part_02 줄 1256–1260
AD 1240The emperor broke the truce he had made with the pope and withdrew.part_02 줄 1318–1320
AD 1240FranciaThe Crown of Thorns (Corona Domini spinea) was moved from Constantinople to France.part_02 줄 1354–1361
AD 1240The Tartars (Mongols) laid waste many eastern lands and had already made Christians tremble.part_02 줄 1403–1405
AD 1240LondonLondon: the stone tower the king had built with great care was shaken by tremors like an earthquake.part_02 줄 1621–1623
AD 1240 – 1241The Tartars burst out of their dwellings; the text says they will confront the powers of the West.part_03 줄 125
AD 1240 – 1241FaenzaLong siege of Faenza (diuturna obsidio).part_03 줄 423
AD 1240 – 1241AcreAround the arrival at Acre (Aeon): the situation in the fifteen days before arrival, with many enemy forces withdrawing.part_03 줄 1442~1443
AD 1240 – 1241AcreA truce (treuga) was arranged with Nazer, lord of Crac.part_03 줄 1444~1445
AD 1240 – 1241JerusalemThe city of Jerusalem returned to the Christians, along with the lands named in the truce terms, such as Bethlehem and Bethany.part_03 줄 1612~1613
AD 1240 – 1241AcreAccount of the siege of Acre: those who had kept the truce were harassed and confined within their besieged houses (the besiegers are unclear in the text).part_03 줄 3207
AD 1240The church called 'Novi Templi' (New Temple) was consecrated.part_09 줄 88
AD 1241EnglandThe Jews were forced to pay a 20,000-mark ransom in two installments; failing to pay would bring penalties such as expulsion.part_02 줄 2103–2106
AD 1241IrelandWalter de Lacy died. He is described as the foremost nobleman in Ireland, and this came after he had lost his sight.part_02 줄 2412–2415
AD 1241RomeThe pope was gravely ill, already dead or dying.part_03 줄 2766~2768
AD 1241 – 1243RomeOver the election of the pope, a great schism (schisma) arose among the cardinals.part_03 줄 3022~3023
AD 1241RomeHigh clergy died, including two Roman popes and cardinals.part_03 줄 3650~3651
AD 1241Isabella, Empress of English birth, died in childbirth, in mortal danger.part_03 줄 3697~3699
AD 1241 – 1242LondonThe 26th regnal year of Henry III: he kept Christmas in the great palace in London.part_03 줄 3821~3822
AD 1241HungaryThe kings of Denmark and Hungary settled Christian people on lands the Tartars had laid waste.L1539–1541
AD 1242The Earl of Warwick also died.줄 865
AD 1242Death of the emperor's son Henry.줄 867
AD 1242Capture of William de Marisco.줄 951
AD 1242Margaret Bisset also died that year.줄 1212
AD 1242Siege: the truce was broken and war resumed (the text is short; details unclear).줄 1350
AD 1242A conditional reconciliation: if peace with the King of France could be reformed within three years (pax reformari).줄 1729
AD 1242On departing, he ordered the city set on fire (jussit succendi civitatem).줄 2420
AD 1242Five-year truce (treugas quinquennes), heading 'Truce for'.줄 2805
AD 1242Death of Richard de Burgh (heading 'Deaths of').줄 3274
AD 1243Siege (heading 'Siege of'): details unclear as the text is short.줄 3536
AD 1243The Earl of Arundel (Harundelle) died on 7 May (nonis Maii).줄 3943
AD 1243Herbert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, died full of years (plenus dierum).줄 3954
AD 1243Henry III turned back a ship that had almost reached England; he was urgently recalled by a dispute in Gascony (Wasconienses).Luard IV p.245 · 줄 104–109
AD 1243BardneyThe Canterbury convent and the Bishop of Lincoln quarreled bitterly over the removal of the abbot of Bardney.Luard IV p.245 · 줄 114–116
AD 1243Cardinal Sinibaldo was elected pope and took the name Innocent IV (around the feast of St John the Baptist's birth).Luard IV p.256 · 줄 762–767
AD 1243Biterbium (Viterbo)The emperor lost Viterbo (Biterbium) and nearby places; Romans and Viterbans divided the castle's garrison between them.Luard IV p.267 · 줄 1526–1552
AD 1243Many soldiers on the emperor's side were killed, and a knight of his side died from a crossbow bolt.Luard IV p.267 · 줄 1561–1564
AD 1243HungaryEnvoys and an interpreter of the Tartar king visited the King of Hungary twice.Luard IV · 줄 2037–2039
AD 1244RomeCardinal John Colonna died in Rome on the eighth day after the feast of the Purification; he had stirred up the strife between pope and emperor.Luard IV · 줄 2759–2767
AD 1244ParisThe King of France summoned his overseas lords at Paris and addressed them; Normans holding lands in England lost them by the English king's command.Luard IV · 줄 2814–2820
AD 1244London (Tower)Griffin, son of Llywelyn, Prince of Wales, died after falling from the Tower of London (1 March).Luard IV · 줄 3426–3432
AD 1244Boniface, elect of Canterbury, wrote a letter of consolation to William, the exiled Bishop of Winchester.Luard IV · 줄 3499–3506
AD 1244HungaryThe King of Hungary, pursued by the Tartars, went to seek help from the emperor.Luard IV · 줄 3563–3566
AD 1244ConstantinopleBaldwin II, Emperor of Constantinople, fled the persecution of the Greeks and sought help from Emperor Frederick II.Luard IV · 줄 3615–3620
AD 1244LondonIn 1244 the king convened a great council at London and demanded financial aid (the king's name does not appear in this line).줄 3313~3315
AD 1244In the peace document that brought in Welsh custom, David swore on the cross (line 891, 'pax').줄 986~1026
AD 1244When the French king fell ill, he pressed relics of the Holy Cross, the Crown of Thorns and the Lance to his body, and vowed to take the cross if he recovered.part_07 L1668
AD 1244 – 1245The count's brother Anselmus died three days before Christmas; brothers who died childless followed one after another.lines 3912-3914
AD 1244 – 1245Damascus was seized by 'the treacherous Babylonians and their allies the Khwarazmians', in the week of Michaelmas (late September to early October).part_09 줄 485–489
AD 1245MontgomeryIn Lent at Montgomery, English troops killed more than 300 Welshmen. The castellan pretended to retreat in fear and set an ambush behind them.part_07 L2321
AD 1245When the summons to the council reached the bishops, many prepared to set out. Some stayed behind citing the king's business, and the sick and the old also stayed.part_07 L2691
AD 1245LyonPhilip took office as Archbishop of Lyon at about the same time (the sentence is cut off, so the passage on the pope's favor is missing).part_07 L3499
AD 1245On hearing of the death of the Count of Provence, the English king gave alms and prayers, after the count's will.lines 3465-3469
AD 1246LondonIn the 30th year of Henry III's reign (1246) he kept Christmas at London and summoned the nobles of the kingdom.part_09 줄 638–640
AD 1246Isabella, mother of Henry III and former Queen of England (Countess of Angoulême), died.L438–441
AD 1246LyonThe English envoys recall having complained about taxation and other grievances at the Council of Lyon.L75–79
AD 1246Several English nobles died, and their deaths were regarded as a loss to the kingdom.L2037–2039
AD 1246Theobald and five others were seized for treason, and twenty more were arrested there.L1274–1278
AD 1247WinchesterKing Henry III kept Christmas at Winchester.L2176–2178
AD 1247LondonOn 13 February earthquakes struck various parts of England, most severely at London.L3041–3043
AD 1247PoitiersThe French began to ravage Poitou; residents who had lived under the protection of the English king were mocked as traitors.500–501
AD 1247St DavidsThomas, called the Welshman, a deacon of Lincoln, agreed to be elected to St Davids, the poorest bishopric.1767–1769
AD 1247In the same month, the countess M. de Ferrariis died; the count's son William succeeded his father as count.2227–2230
AD 1247The pope suspended the grant of benefices to churches whose patronage had been seized by force, and faulted the king for tolerating it.2270–2275
AD 1248Several nobles meant to set out with the French king on the expedition to Jerusalem, and knights and vassals also took the cross.L2924–2927
AD 1248The starving citizens of the besieged city opened the gates and charged the emperor's besieging army; Thadeus mocked that the rats had come out of their holes.L3661–3666
AD 1248SevillaFerdinand III of Castile took Sevilla (Sibilla).part_24 줄 332
AD 1248On 24 November the tide rose beyond its usual limits and caused irreparable damage to the land nearby; the wind was blamed.part_24 줄 621
AD 1248AlemanniaGreat fires in several regions; in Alemannia towns and villages were reduced to ashes.part_24 줄 932
AD 1248HolmThe Benedictine monastery of Holm in Norway became poor, its monks scattered, and it nearly collapsed.part_24 줄 1354
AD 1248EnglandAn earthquake in England; according to a report from the bishop of Bath, walls of buildings collapsed and stones fell.part_24 줄 1584
AD 1249 – 1250DamiettaAndegravius de Doringia, a crusade vower (person unidentified), died in the Holy Land at Damietta.lines 1243-1245
AD 1249ApuliaFrederick II avoided poison, prepared by Pietro della Vigna, and returned to Apulia.part_24 줄 2950
AD 1249EnglandThe archbishop of Rouen, a Franciscan friar, came to England and recovered the old revenues (reditus) through the king's favor.part_24 줄 3195
AD 1249BolognaEnzo, son of Frederick, was taken prisoner in a surprise attack by the Bolognese army.part_24 줄 3557
AD 1249The pope did not accept the honest form of peace; the proposer is unknown because the preceding line is damaged.part_24 줄 3587
AD 1249YorkWalter de Kirkham, precentor of York, was consecrated bishop of Durham at York.part_24 줄 3912
AD 1249Word of the conversion of the Tartars reached the king.182
AD 1250Many nobles who had not taken the cross publicly secretly vowed to go to the Holy Land, fearing the traps of the papal curia.958-962
AD 1250Because help did not reach the French king in time while he was on campaign, the crusade came to nothing.1237-1240
AD 1250The leading nobles of the crusade decided to set out for Jerusalem without waiting, against the king's will.3114-3118
AD 1250The cleric Berardus de Nimpha, relying on the papal curia's authority to bear arms, unlawfully collected crusade money for Count Richard.3852-3855
AD 1250Al MansurahThe sultan drove his troops against the Christian army, and the most cruel battle took place at Al Mansurah.part_26 L215-218
AD 1250The French king was captured: the great disgrace of France.part_26 L548-551
AD 1250DamiettaTo be released, he agreed to return Damietta to the Saracens.part_26 L811-816
AD 1250DamiettaChristians were beheaded at Damietta.part_26 L849-851
AD 1250The Saracen troops rebelled against the sultan.part_26 L902-904
AD 1250The sultan suddenly died; after the passage saying that hatred had built up among the Saracens over his arrogance and deceit.part_26 L1053-1056
AD 1250AcreWhen the truce ended, the enemies prepared a siege of Acre.part_26 L1466-1469
AD 1250St AlbansOn the feast of St Lucy, an earthquake occurred near St Albans.part_26 L2274-2278
AD 1250Frederick II died. His will had been moved, and a tradition is also recorded that he died in a Cistercian habit.L278-279
AD 1251The sultans of Aleppo and Babylon, greedy for money, released the French king for a ransom.part_26 L3154-3156
AD 1251LondonA large parliament met at London. The king pressed Henry of Bath, and the nobles were ready to rise against the king.L778-788
AD 1251St AlbansCecilia de Sanford, a pious widow near St Albans, died; she had been teacher to the king's sister Joan.L1520-1522

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원문: Matthaei Parisiensis Chronica Majora (H. R. Luard 편, Rolls Series, London 1872-83). archive.org OCR(djvu.txt) 그대로, 글자 교정 없음.

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