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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. July 6Richard I ascends the throne of England.His heavy taxation to finance his European ventures created an antipathy of barons and people toward the crown - but his being absent enabled the English to advance in their political development.
1018
1347
618
1189
2. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
750
1499
1297
1282
3. Battle of Tours. Charles Martel halts Muslim advance.Significant moment that led to the forming of the Carolingian Empire for the Franks - and halted the advancement of the Moors in Western Europe.
910
1310
732
1307 Friday - October 13th
4. Pope Urban issues the Crusades to capture the Holy Land - and to repel the Seljuk Turks from the Byzantine Empire from Alexios I Komnenos.This would be the first of 9 Major Crusades - and a number of other crusades that would spread into the late 13t
1389 June 28th
1492
843
1095
5. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.
907
874
768
1325
6. King Henry II of England lands in Ireland to assert his supremacy and the Synod of Cashel acknowledges his sovereignty.With his landing - Henry begins the English claim to and occupation of Ireland which would last some seven and a half centuries.
1121 12/25
1215
1257
1171
7. Benedict of Nursia founds monastery at Monte Cassino.The first of twelve monasteries founded by Saint Benedict - beginning the Order of Saint Benedict.
1273
1337
529
1135
8. July 6Richard I ascends the throne of England.His heavy taxation to finance his European ventures created an antipathy of barons and people toward the crown - but his being absent enabled the English to advance in their political development.
1121 12/25
1189
936
632
9. Death of Muhammed.By this point - all of Arabia is Muslim.
1067
632
1186 1/27
515
10. Arrival of the disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius in BulgariaCreation of the Cyrillic script; in the following decades the country became the cultural and spiritual centre of the whole Eastern Orthodox Slavic World.
1077
885
1117
750
11. Leif Ericson is to settle during the winter in present day Canada at L'Anse aux Meadows.Ericson is to be the European to settle in the Americas during the Norse exploration of the Americas.
1077
c. 1001
872
632
12. Muslims take Carthage.
1185
868
698
552
13. Heian periodin Japan.Considered to be the last classical period of History of Japan. Chinese influence was at its strongest during this era in Japan.
1130 12/25
698
638
794
14. Song Dynasty begins after Emperor of Taizu usurps the throne from the Later Zhou Dynasty - last of the Five Dynasties.A 319 year period of Song rule (Northern & Southern combined) goes underway.
1208
1186 1/27
1307
960
15. Ramon Berenguer IV - Count of Barcelona - married Queen Petronilla of Aragon. They had been betrothed in 1137.This marriage gave the Kingdom of Aragon access to the Mediterranean Sea - creating a powerful kingdom which expanded to control many of the
1209
1150
1118
726
16. Simeon I becomes ruler of theFirst Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.
1299 July 27th
1122 9/23
893
1467
17. Tamerlane establishes the Timurid Dynasty.During this 35 year period - Tamerlane would ravage his fellow Islamic states such as the Golden Horde and the Delhi Sultanate in order to accomplish his goal of a restored Mongol Empire.
718
1370
1102
872
18. Through the Compromise of 1107 - suggested by Adela - the sister of King Henry - theInvestiture Struggle in England is ended.This compromise removed one of the points of friction between the English monarchy and the Catholic Church.
1107
1189
866
641
19. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.
1193
843
1186 1/27
872
20. Kingdom of Croatia and Kingdom of Hungary formed a personal union of two kingdoms united under the Hungarian king. The act of union was deal with Pacta conventa - by which institutions of separate Croatian statehood were maintained through the Sabor
955
864
1102
1378
21. Ramon Berenguer IV - Count of Barcelona - married Queen Petronilla of Aragon. They had been betrothed in 1137.This marriage gave the Kingdom of Aragon access to the Mediterranean Sea - creating a powerful kingdom which expanded to control many of the
1067
527 August 1
1237
1150
22. Christianization of Bulgaria.
1106 9/28
864
1380
1494
23. The Synod of Kells-Mellifont established the present diocesan system of Ireland (with later modifications) and recognized the primacy of Armagh.This synod marks the inclusion of the Irish Church into western European Catholicism.
1152
814
577
1185
24. August 26thBattle of Cr
1296
1215
1346
1184
25. The Concordat of Worms was drawn up between Emperor Henry V and Pope Calixtus II.This concordat ended the investiture struggle - but bitter rivalry between emperor and pope remained.
563
1122 9/23
864
885
26. Thomas Aquinas' work - Summa Theologica is published - after his death.Is the main staple of theology during the Middle Ages.
c.960
1274
1077
1185
27. Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.End of the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire to some); Constantinople becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.
1227
843
1453
1494
28. The Hundred Years' War begins. England and France struggle for dominance of Western Europe.The war will span through three/four different war periods within a 116 year period.
795
1310
1337
1444 November 10th
29. The Byzantine conquest of Italy completes.
1485
552
1307 Friday - October 13th
1054
30. Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV walks to Canossa where he stands barefoot in the snow to beg forgiveness of the Pope for his offences - and admitting defeat in theInvestiture Controversy.This helps establish Papal rule over European heads of state for an
1077
1209
1215
1125
31. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.
618
1397
978
1117
32. Sack of Lindisfarne. Viking attacks on Britain begin.Generally considered the beginning of the Viking Age that would span over two centuries - and reach as far south as Hispania and as far east as the Byzantine Empire - and present day Russia.
1378
793
1415
597
33. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
1439
962
1399
581
34. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
825
638
1389 June 28th
936
35. Emperor Go-Daigo returns to the throne from exile - and begins the Kenmu restoration.The Kamakura Shogunate comes to an end - and the Kenmu Restoration only lasts a few years before the Ashikaga Shogunate begins.
1257
1492
1328
1333
36. Justinian I publishes the Code of Civil Law.This compiled centuries of legal writings and imperial pronouncements into three parts of one body of law.
814
529
1307
1497
37. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
750
1282
527 August 1
1176 5/29
38. The Black Death ravages Europe for the first of many times. An estimated 20% - 40% of the population is thought to have perished within the first year.The first of many concurrences of this plague - This was believed to have wiped out as many as 50%
1307
1347
735
581
39. Death of Offa.Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England.
1439
795
1297
1077
40. King William I of Scotland - captured in the Battle of Alnwick by the English - accepts the feudal lordship of the English crown and does ceremonial allegiance at York.This is the beginning of the gradual acquisition of Scotland by the English.
1174 7/12
687
1209
1209
41. Siege of BelgradeMajor Ottoman advances are halted for 7 decades - last major victory for Hunyadi.
1442
1456
1392
1368
42. Joint Persian-Avar-Slav Siege of Constantinople Constantinople saved - Avar power broken and Persians henceforth on the defensive
1219
626
597
1077
43. Windmills are first recorded.
1415 October 25th
1396
605
1185
44. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.
1123 3/18-3/27
410
965-967
1347
45. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.
1216
1117
1106 9/28
668
46. Dictatus Papae in which Pope Gregory VII defines the powers of the pope.Peak of the Gregorian Reform - and an immense factor in theInvestiture Controversy.
893
1215
1075
840
47. June 15The Magna Carta is sealed by John of England.This marks one of the first times a medieval ruler is forced to accept limits on his power.
1215
1204
632
840
48. St. Norbert and 29 companions make their solemn vows marking the beginning of the Premonstratensian Order.This order played a significant role in evangelizing the Slavs - the Wends - to the east of the Holy Roman Empire.
1368
1456
1307
1121 12/25
49. The Hanseatic League is founded.This marks a new period of trade and economic development for northern and western Europe.
1158
969
885
632
50. August 26thBattle of Cr
1297
1185
632
1346
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