History
1249
General
Population: 416 Million*
- Science: Roger Bacon records the existence of explosives – argues for science curriculum at Oxford
- Deaths: Alexander II of Scotland
Africa
- Egypt: Louis IX of France lands in Egypt as part of French Crusades
Europe
- England: University College (Oxford) founded
- France: Louis IX lands in Egypt as part of seventh crusade
- Scotland: Death of Alexander II of Scotland and reign of Alexander III
Alexander starts invasion of Wetern Isles