_Founding of the Mongol Empire by Genghis Khan (A.D. 1203), HENRY H. HOWORTH 103 _Venetians and Crusaders Take Constantinople_ _Plunder of the Sacred Relics (A.D. 1204), EDWIN PEARS 121 _Latin Empire of the East_ _Its Foundation and Fall (A.D. 1204-1261)_, W.J. BRODRIBB SIR WALTER BESANT 140 _Innocent III Exalts the Papal Power (A.D. 1208)_, T.F. TOUT 156 _Signing of Magna Charta (A.D. 1215)_, DAVID HUME 175 _The Golden Bull, "Hungary's Magna Charta," Signed (A.D. 1222)_, E.O.S., 191 _Russia Conquered by the Tartar Hordes_ _Alexander Nevski Saves the Remnant of His People (A.D. 1224-1262)_, ALFRED RAMBAUD 196 _The Sixth Crusade_ _Treaty of Frederick II with the Saracens (A.D. 1228)_, SIR GEORGE W. COX 208 _Rise of the Hanseatic League (A.D. 1241)_, H. DENICKE 214 _Mamelukes Usurp Power in Egypt (A.D. 1250)_, SIR WILLIAM MUIR 240 _The "Mad Parliament"_ _Beginning of England's House of Commons (A.D. 1258)_, JOHN LINGARD 246 _Louis IX Leads the Last Crusade (A.D. 1270)_, JOSEPH FRANÇOIS MICHAUD 275 _Height of the Mongol Power in China (A.D. 1271)_, MARCO POLO 287 _Founding of the House of Hapsburg (A.D. 1273)_, WILLIAM COXE 298 _Edward I Conquers Wales (A.D. 1277)_, CHARLES H. PEARSON 316 _Japanese Repel the Tartars (A.D. 1281)_, EDWARD H. PARKER MARCO POLO 327 _The Sicilian Vespers (A.D. 1282)_, MICHELE AMARI 340 _Expulsion of Jews from England (A.D. 1290)_, HENRY HART MILMAN 356 _Exploits and Death of William Wallace, the "Hero of Scotland" (A.D. 1297-1305)_, SIR WALTER SCOTT 369 _First Great Jubilee of the Roman Catholic Church (A.D. 1300)_, FERDINAND GREGOROVIUS 378 _Universal Chronology (A.D. 1162-1300)_, JOHN RUDD 385 ILLUSTRATIONS VOLUME VI _Tragic death of Thomas A Becket at the altar of the Cathedral of Canterbury (page 26),_ Painting by Albert Dawant. Frontispiece _The lust of the army spared neither maiden nor the virgin dedicated to God_, Painting by E. Luminais. 128 _King Edward I fulfils his promise of giving the Welsh "a native prince; one who could not speak a word of English"_, Painting by Ph. Morris. 324