December 3 311: Sixty-sixty-year-old Emperor Diocletian passed away. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0005_0_05240.html 1368: Birthdate of Charles VI, the French king who would order the expulsion of the Jews from his re... »
November 30 1215: The Fourth Lateran Council which had been led by Innocent III came to a close. The Fourth Lateran Council made the first official use of the term "transubstantiation," with reference to the Eucharist (Lord's Supper). The adoption of ... »
November 2 655: The Ninth Council of Toledo which was held under the auspices of King Recceuith and would adopt a resolution “that all conversos, not only converted Jews also others who had come during the Migration Period, had to pass Christian festi... »
OCTOBER 25 732: Christian forces led by Charles Martel clash defeat the invading Moors at the Battle of Tours which is near Poitiers in modern day France. The victory at Tours ensured that Western Europe would be Christian. For Jews, it al... »