University of Oxford is recognized as an institution of higher learning. It would become the first and oldest university in the English-speaking world.

Concordat of Worms becomes the starting point of agreement between the leaders of the church and the national leaders of the Roman Empire. This discussion introduces the new era.

The First Council of the Lateran confirms the Concordat of Worms (1122) and demands that a priest remain celibate.

The Second Council of the Lateran meets to address inhumane conduct during a war.

The Second Crusade begins upon the Town of Edessa being conquered by the Turks.

University of Paris is recognized as an institution of higher learning.

The birth of Genghis Khan.

The Third Council of the Lateran met to further decide the limitations of clerics and church authorities.

The Third Crusade begins under Pope Gregory VIII after Saladin, Sultan of Egypt, captures Jerusalem.

Richard the Lionhearted becomes King of England. His reign until 1199, while relatively insignificant as a father, husband, or individual, would prove to be lengendary. The conquests he made as a soldier and commander would earn him much folklore in stories like Robin Hood and others.

Mass murder and suicide of the Jews in York, England.