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| 1297 |
| | | The English government in Dublin calls a parliament on the lines of England's recent Model Parliament | |
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| 1297 |
| | | William Wallace's victory over the English at Stirling Bridge enables him to rule Scotland on behalf of John de Balliol | |
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| 1298 |
| | | The authorities in Siena publish strict regulations for the design of the buildings around a new central piazza, the Campo | |
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| 1298 |
| | | Marco Polo, in prison in Genoa, is persuaded by a fellow prisoner to narrate his adventures | |
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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 |
| | | Mosaic begins to yield to fresco, as the chief medium for the decoration of Christian churches | |
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| c. 1300 |
| | | The Italian communes employ powerful leaders, or signori, in a trend which leads away from oligarchy and towards princely rule | |
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| c. 1300 |
| | | The bankers of northern Italy develop a method of accountancy - double-entry book-keeping - which will have lasting significance | |
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