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| 1298 |
| | | The English longbow, in one of its early appearances, proves too much for the Scots at Falkirk | |
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| 1298 |
| | | Edward I's victory at Falkirk ends the career of William Wallace, of whom nothing more is heard until his capture and execution in 1305 | |
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| 1299 |
| | | Southampton boasts the earliest known bowling green, mentioned in a document of this year | |
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| c. 1300 |
| | | Flying buttresses are a striking new structural feature on the exterior of Gothic cathedrals | |
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| c. 1300 |
| | | The Early English phase in Gothic architecture gives way to the Decorated style | |
|  | Chapter House, Wells Cathedral
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| c. 1300 |
| | | The formalities of the Tea Ceremony demand equivalently exquisite wares from the Japanese potters | |
|  | Tea Ceremony house
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| 1300 |
| | | Boniface VIII declares a Jubilee or Holy Year, with plenary indulgences for pilgrims who make their way to Rome | |
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| c. 1300 |
| | | Mosaic begins to yield to fresco, as the chief medium for the decoration of Christian churches | |
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| c. 1300 |
| | | Portolan charts, showing the coastlines of the Mediterranean, Black Sea and Atlantic coast, are the start of accurate mapmaking | |
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| c. 1300 |
| | | Tabriz under the Mongol Il-khans is the first centre of Persian miniature painting | |
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