There will be civil war in Germany over the succession to Emperor Lothair.
Louis VII has married Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Stephen and Matilda clash in England.
Aragon and Catalonia will unite.
Alfonso VII of Castile becomes Spanish Emperor.
Pagan raiders cross the Baltic to ravage Denmark.
Eastern Emperor John II tries to regain Antioch from the Crusaders.
Muslims press the Frankish Kingdom of Jerusalem.
The Egyptian Caliphate is divided.
There is dynastic war in Persia and conflict between Kievan Russian principalities.
Muslims conquer in India.
Kin Tatars conquer northern China but the Sung retain the South.
Taira and Minamoto feud in Japan.
There is more but viewpoint character Volstrup's reflections are interrupted.
For more summarized history, see here.
2 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
Iow, human lives, affairs, and politics were as chaotic and hashed up in 1137 as they are today.
Ad astra! Sean
Sean: Yeah, but the world was effectively bigger -- less tied together.
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