Important Historical Events of the year 1215, Year 1215 in History

List of 1215 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1215

What happened in the year 1215?

Date Event
May 5, 1215 Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta.
June 1, 1215 Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu.
June 15, 1215 King John of England puts his seal to Magna Carta.
August 24, 1215 Pope Innocent III issues a bull declaring Magna Carta invalid.
November 11, 1215 The Fourth Council of the Lateran meets, defining the doctrine of transubstantiation, the process by which bread and wine are, by that doctrine, said to transform into the body and blood of Christ.