* [[Black Monday]], [[Dublin]]: A group of 500 recently arrived settlers from Bristol are massacred by warriors of the Gaelic O'Byrne clan. The group leaves the safety of the walled city of Dublin to celebrate Easter Monday near a wood at Ranelagh, and are attacked without warning. Although in modern times a relatively obscure event in history, it is commemorated by a mustering of the Mayor, Sheriffs and soldiers on the day, as a challenge to the native tribes for centuries afterwards.
===By topic ===
==== Education ====
* In [[Kingdom of England|England]] an exodus of scholars from [[Oxford]] leads to the foundation of [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] is(approximate foundeddate).
==== Markets ====
* King [[PhilippePhilip Auguste]]II of [[France|Philip II]] ('''Augustus''') grants a "conduit" to merchants, going to the [[Champagne fairs]] (a [[trade fair]] organized in different towns of the [[County of Champagne]]), guaranteeing the safety of their travel, – as any attempt made against them – is now to be considered as a crime of [[leselèse-majestymajesté]] (an offense against the king). The decision increases again the appeal of the fairs, to merchants from [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]] and the [[Low Countries]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Recueils de la Société Jean Bodin pour l'histoire comparative des institutions|year=1953|publisher=Éditions de la Librairie encyclopedique|location=Paris}}</ref>
* TheIn [[Tuscany]] the banking firm known as the [[Gran Tavola]] ('''Great Table''') is formed; most of the partners are members of the [[Orlando Bonsignori|Bonsignori]] Familyfamily.<ref name=biografico>{{cite web|last=Catoni|first=Giuliano|title=BONSIGNORI|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/bonsignori_(Dizionario-Biografico)/|work=Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani|access-date=20 December 2011}}</ref>
==== Religion ====
* [[February 24]] – The [[Franciscans|Franciscan Order]] is founded by the Italian priest [[Francis of Assisi]]. He and 11 of his followers journey to [[Rome]], where he receives approval of his rule from Pope [[Pope Innocent III|Innocent III]]. Franciscan friars can not own any possessions of any kind. They wander and preach among the people, helping the poor and the sick. They support themselves by working and by begging for food, but they are forbidden to accept money either for work or as alms. The Franciscans work at first in [[Umbria]] and then in the rest of [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]]. The impact of these street preachers and especially of their founder is immense, so that within 10 years they number some 5,000 followers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06208a.htm|title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Rule of Saint Francis|website=www.newadvent.org|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref>
