List of 1215 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1215
Date | Event |
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May 5, 1215 | Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta. |
June 1, 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. |
June 15, 1215 | King John of England puts his seal to Magna Carta. |
August 24, 1215 | Pope Innocent III issues a bull declaring Magna Carta invalid. |
November 11, 1215 | The Fourth Council of the Lateran meets, defining the doctrine of transubstantiation, the process by which bread and wine are, by that doctrine, said to transform into the body and blood of Christ. |