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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Marco Polo publishes his tales of China - along with Rustichello da Pisa.A key step to the bridging of East and West in trade.
515
1219
1298
1417
2. Muslims capture Bari and much of southern Italy.
645
840
910
1333
3. Vasco da Gama begins his first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.Vasco da Gama was the first European to sail directly to Eastern Asia directly from Europe.
1310
1077
1497
1392
4. Synod of Whitby.Roman Christianity triumphs over Celtic Christianity in England.
598
1098
663
1192
5. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
1139
963-964
786
1185
6. Windmills are first recorded.
866
1227
1185
698
7. In the Battle of Hundsfeld - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats Emperor Henry V.German expansion to the east is stopped.
981
638
1108/24
632
8. Alfred the Great assumes the throne - the first king of a united England.He defended England from Viking invaders - formed new laws and fostered a rebirth of religious and scholarly activities.
1054
1378
871
1116
9. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.The first naval battle that used cannons in ships.
1193
632
1296
1499
10. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.
618
768
1402 July 20th
1219
11. The compilation of the Domesday Book - a great land and property survey commissioned by William the Conqueror to assess his new possessions.This is the first such undertaking since Roman times.
1347
1086
976
1193
12. 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.
927
605
794
1337
13. 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.
751
919
711
1075
14. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.
885
1455 May 22
1088
633
15. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.
1415 October 25th
843
1257
963-964
16. 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
1099
910
874
17. 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.
1067
925
795
1337
18. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.
1307
534
985
1429
19. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.
866
1431
529
751
20. 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.
1215
1212
1405
1107
21. At the Battle of Dan no Ura - Minamoto Yoshitsune annihilates the Taira clan.The elimination of the Taira leaves the Minamoto the virtual rulers of Japan and marks the beginning of the first period of feudal rule known as the Kamakura Period.
751
899
1185
581
22. 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.
1189
1494
590
754
23. The Franks under Edward defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouill
1125
500
794
1209
24. August 26thBattle of Cr
1346
1171
911
1054
25. Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.First to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
1067
962
577
911
26. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.
1368
1310
581
1386 October 18-19th
27. Battle of Tertry
1487
969
1459
687
28. 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
1086
1102
1202
911
29. The first known merchant guild.
1402 July 20th
871
1193
1397
30. Succession of Hugh Capet to the French Throne.Beginning of Capetian Dynasty.
1258
1125
674-678
987
31. Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.Considered to be the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire.
525
1204
1370
1184
32. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.
685
622
1434
1492
33. Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.End of the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire to some); Constantinople becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.
1202
936
1158
1453
34. Battle of Bannockburn.Robert the Bruce restores Scotland's de facto independence.
1314
1186 1/27
1186 1/27
1121 12/25
35. Battle of Nineveh.The Byzantines - under Heraclius - crush the Persians.
1175
627
577
751
36. The Anarchy begins in England.This will mark a 19 year period of Government strife and Civil War between the supporters of Stephen and Matilda - and end with the crowning of Matilda's son - Henry II - and beginning the Plantagenet dynasty.
1135
1054
955
663
37. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.
1071
622
1380
527 August 1
38. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
525
1381
1189
1392
39. The East-West Schism which divided the church into Western Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.Tensions will vary between the Catholic and Orthodox churches throughout the Middle Ages.
1237
1049
1054
827
40. Battle of Anchialus. Simeon I the Great defeats the Byzantines.Recognition of the Imperial Title of the Bulgarian rulers.
1067
917
1370
1123 3/18-3/27
41. In Japan - the Soga clan falls.This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture - The Nara period begins a year later.
868
871
645
1192
42. Christianization of Bulgaria.
633
899
778
864
43. Death of Muhammed.By this point - all of Arabia is Muslim.
632
1444 November 10th
735
1368
44. JingkangIncidentThe Jurchen soldiers sack Kaifeng - bringing an end to the Northern Song Dynasty in China; the Song moves further south and makes Lin'an their new capital.
800
868
885
1125
45. Battle of Dun Nechtain. Picts defeat Northumbrians - whose dominance ends.
1258
1237
1455 May 22
685
46. Battle of Mons Badonicus.The West Saxon advance is halted by Britons.
1386 October 18-19th
515
1209
1067
47. Canute the Great becomes King of England after the death of Edmund Ironside - who he shared the English throne with.Danes become kings of England for the next 26 years before the last rise of the Anglo-Saxons before the Norman Conquest.
643
732
1296
1016
48. Pope Gregory VII elevated to the papal throne.This begins a period of church reform.
1184
1307
1067
529
49. Children's Crusade.
1215
1212
1099
1492
50. Mongol invasion of Rus' resumes.Causes the split of Kievan Rus' into three components (present day Russia - Ukraine - Belarus - greatly effects various regions of Eastern Europe; Golden Horde formed.
814
868
1237
843