The signing of the Magna Carta
The signing of the Magna Carta
The facts
| Dates | AD 1215 |
|---|---|
| Source | Printed on the chart |
Where this sits on the chart
The signing of the Magna Carta falls 5219 years out from Creation at the centre. On the printed chart you can put a finger here and read straight outward to see what the rest of the world was doing in the same moment.
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Who else was alive
The First CrusadeAD 1096 – AD 1099The establishment of the University of OxfordAD 1096Hindu-Arabic numerals reach EuropeAD 1200The Mongol invasion of EurasiaAD 1206 – AD 1324Aztec empireAD 1400 – AD 1519Inca empire 1400 Pueblo people gathern large townsAD 1438 – AD 1538The construction of Machu PicchuAD 1450The fall of ConstantinopleAD 1453
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