RICHARD I, RICHARD THE LIONHEART, BECOMES KING OF ENGLAND.

THE MONGOL EMPIRE IS FOUNDED BY GENGHIS KHAN.

1215 - KING JOHN OF ENGLAND SIGNS THE MAGNA CARTA. THIS DOCUMENT GAVE THE PEOPLE SOME RIGHTS AND SAID THE KING WAS NOT ABOVE THE LAW.

1271 - MARCO POLO LEAVES ON HIS FAMOUS JOURNEY TO EXPLORE ASIA.

1337 - THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR BEGINS BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE FOR CONTROL OF THE FRENCH THRONE.

1347 - THE BLACK DEATH BEGINS IN EUROPE. THIS HORRIBLE DISEASE WOULD KILL AROUND HALF OF THE PEOPLE IN EUROPE.

1431 - FRENCH HEROINE JOAN OF ARC IS EXECUTED BY ENGLAND AT THE AGE OF 19.

1444 - GERMAN INVENTOR JOHANNES GUTENBERG INVENTS THE PRINTING PRESS. THIS WILL SIGNAL THE START OF THE RENAISSANCE.

1453 - THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE CAPTURES THE CITY OF CONSTANTINOPLE. THIS SIGNALS THE END OF THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE ALSO KNOWN AS BYZANTIUM.

1482 - LEONARDO DA VINCI PAINTS "THE LAST SUPPER."