Mamelukes Usurp Power in Egypt (A.D. 1250),
SIR WILLIAM MUIR 240
The "Mad Parliament"
Beginning of England's House of Commons
(A.D. 1258),
JOHN LINGARD 246
Louis IX Leads the Last Crusade (A.D. 1270),
JOSEPH FRANÇOIS MICHAUD 275
Height of the Mongol Power in China (A.D. 1271),
MARCO POLO 287
Founding of the House of Hapsburg (A.D. 1273),
WILLIAM COXE 298
Edward I Conquers Wales (A.D. 1277),
CHARLES H. PEARSON 316
Japanese Repel the Tartars (A.D. 1281),
EDWARD H. PARKER
MARCO POLO 327
The Sicilian Vespers (A.D. 1282),
MICHELE AMARI 340
Expulsion of Jews from England (A.D. 1290),
HENRY HART MILMAN 356
Exploits and Death of William Wallace, the "Hero of
Scotland" (A.D. 1297-1305),
SIR WALTER SCOTT 369