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| 1197 |
| | The three-year old Frederick II has a claim to the thrones of both Sicily and Germany on the death of his father, the emperor Henry VI | |
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| 1199 |
| | On the death of his brother, Richard I, John becomes king of England | |
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| c. 1200 |
| | The new Christian doctrine of Transubstantiation prompts rumours that the Jews desecrate the consecrated Host | |
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| c. 1200 |
| | The longbow, a weapon of great use to English armies, is probably first developed in Wales | |
| | Sketch of a Welsh archer still shown with a short bow, 13th century National Archives, Kew
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| c. 1200 |
| | Terracotta heads and figures are buried in graves in the region of Djenné in modern Mali | |
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| c. 1200 |
| | A small rectangular flint chapel is built on the site of the present St Mary's church in Barnes | |
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| c. 1200 |
| | The samurai provide military support for the shogun, in a system similar to feudalism at this same period in Europe | |
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| c. 1200 |
| | In the cathedral on Torcello, and in St Mark's, Venetian mosaics are a culmination in the west of the Byzantine tradition | |
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| c. 1200 |
| | Flemish towns begin to acquire municipal independence, as communes, following the earlier Italian trend | |
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| c. 1200 |
| | Bushido, the code of the samurai, emphasizes the necessary qualities of respect, decorum, courage and martial skill | |
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