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Historical Events in 1296

Agreement of Interest

Jan 9 Floris V, Count of Holland, signs accord with Philip IV of France after the English move their wool trade to Flanders

  • Feb 20 Chinese diplomat Zhou Daguan departs Mingzhou for Angkor, chief city of the Khmer Empire; he will be the first foreigner to describe life in the city [1]
  • Feb 24 Pope Boniface VIII decree Clericis Iaicos

Edward I Sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed

Mar 30 Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England

  • Apr 27 Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England
  • Jul 17 Illuminated Hebrew Bible, the "Rothschild Pentateuch", signed and completed by scribes Elijah ben Meshullam and Elijah ben Jehiel (now in the Getty Museum) [1]