FACTS RELATING TO BACON'S LIFE

Contemporary Events.	Statements resting on later authority.	Facts verified by Bacon's statement or by contemporary authority.
1209. Condemnation of Aristotle's Physics and Metaphysics in Paris. The teaching of Aristotle’s natural philosophy was initially banned at the University of Paris due to fears of heresy.	1210-15. Born near Ilchester in Dorsetshire, or, according to another tradition, in the parish of Bisley in Gloucestershire. (Compare Brewer, p. lxxxv.)
1215. Confirmation of this The ban on Aristotle's works. by the Papal Legate. (Compare The Third Work original: "Opus Tertium", chapter 9.)
1222. Alexander of Hales enters the Franciscan Order, and teaches philosophy in Paris.
		1230. Michael Scot introduces his translations of Aristotle. (The Greater Work original: "Op. Maj." volume 1, p. 55.)
1231. Condemnation of Physics and Metaphysics partially removed by Pope Gregory IX.		1233. Interview of Bacon with Henry III at Oxford, as described by the chronicler Matthew Paris.
1238. Alexander of Hales resigns his post as a teacher of philosophy.	1240. Went from Oxford to Paris about 1240. Probably entered the Franciscan Order a few years later.
1245-8. First residence of Thomas Aquinas in Paris with Albertus Magnus.		1245. Heard William of Auvergne (Bishop of Paris) lecture on the active intellect original: "intellectus agens"; a technical term in medieval philosophy referring to the power of the mind that makes knowledge possible.. (The Third Work chapter 23.)
1249. Death of William of Auvergne (Bishop of Paris).	1250-7. Probably in Oxford. Legend as to Bacon's Tower may perhaps be referred to this period. A popular legend claimed Bacon used a tower on Folly Bridge in Oxford as an observatory.	1250. Saw the leader of the Pastoureaux The "Shepherds' Crusade," a popular movement of peasants in France. marching through France in 1250. (The Greater Work volume 1, p. 401.)
1252. Second residence of Aquinas in Paris of uncertain duration.
1253. Death of Robert Grosseteste. The Bishop of Lincoln and a primary scientific influence on Bacon.
1255. Bonaventura becomes General of the Franciscans.		1257. 'Exile' from Oxford to Paris began. (The Third Work chapter 1.)
1258. Baghdad captured from the Saracens by the Tartars.		1258-67. His family took the King's side in the war with the barons. (The Third Work chapter 3.) Refers to the Second Barons' War in England.
		1264-5. Enters into relations with Guy Fulcodi.
1265. Guy Fulcodi elected Pope Clement IV.		1266. Bacon ordered to send his writings to the Pope.
		1266-7. Composition of The Greater Work, The Lesser Work, and The Third Work original: "Opus Majus, Opus Minus, Opus Tertium"..
1268. Death of Clement IV.		1268. Death of Clement IV.
1270. Death of Saint Louis. King Louis IX of France.		1271. Writes the Compendium of the Study of Philosophy, denouncing the corruptions of the Church. (See Brewer, p. liv.)
1274. Death of Bonaventura; Jerome of Ascoli becomes General of the Franciscans. Death of Thomas Aquinas. (?) Birth of Duns Scotus.	1278. Imprisonment on account of suspected novelties original: "propter novitates suspectas"; referring to dangerous or heretical innovations in his teaching., 1278. (See the Historical Summary original: "Summa Historialis" of Antoninus, Archbishop of Florence, a writer of the fifteenth century.)
1280. Death of Albertus Magnus.
1288. Jerome of Ascoli becomes Pope Nicolas IV; Raymundo Galfredi succeeds him as General.
1292. Death of Nicolas IV.	1292. Release from prison probably 1292. Died 1292 or 1294. Buried in the Franciscan Church in Oxford. Legend as to the exposure of his writings to wind and weather told by Anthony Wood.	1292. Writes the Compendium of Theology. See the manuscript original: "MS." of this work (British Museum Royal 7 F vii. folio 154).