What is 1290?
{{Year nav|1290}} {{Year in various calendars|1290}} {{Year article header|1290}} == Events == * [[March 1]] – The [[University of Coimbra]] is founded in [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]] by King [[Denis of Portugal]]; it moves to [[Coimbra]] in [[1308]]. * [[July 18]] – King [[Edward I of England]] banishes all [[Jew]]s (numbering about 16,000) from [[Britain]]; Jews traditionally hold that this event occurs on [[Tisha B'Av]], a sorrowful [[Jewish holiday]]. * [[August 1]] – The country of [[Wallachia]] is founded (traditional date). * December – The twelve [[Eleanor cross]]es are erected between [[Lincolnshire]] and [[London]] in [[England]] as King [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] mourns the death of his queen consort [[Eleanor of Castile (1241-1290)|Eleanor of Castile]]. * Construction of [[Llandaff Cathedral]] is completed in [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]], 170 years after it was begun. * The [[Mongol Empire]] invades the [[Bessarabia]] region of [[Moldavia]]. * The second of the [[Statutes of Mortmain]] are passed under king [[Edward I of England]], which prevents land from passing into possession of the church. The statute [[Quia Emptores]] is also passed, reforming the feudal system of land leases and allowing the sale of [[fee simple]] estates. * King [[Denis of Portugal]] decrees that [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] be the [[official language]] of [[Portugal]], replacing [[classical Latin]] in that capacity. * Construction on the [[Akershus Fortress]] of [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] is begun. [[Category:1290| ]]