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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. Onin War takes place in Japan.First of many significant civil wars between shogunates that would continue for another century during the Muromachi period.






2. The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe.First print published in English (Vulgate)






3. TheFirst War of ScottishIndependence ends in Scottish victory with the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton and de jure independence.






4. The Kingdom of the Lombards is founded in Italy.






5. Battle of Tertry






6. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.






7. The Viking Rollo and his tribe settle in what is now Normandy by the terms of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte - founding the Duchy of Normandy.






8. Beginning of the Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy during which the Popes moved to Avignon.Begins a period of over seven decades of the Papacy outside of Rome that would be one of the major factors of the Western Schism.






9. 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.






10. Hussite Wars begins after 4 years after the death of Jan Hus in central Europe - dealing with the followers of Jan Hus and those against them.Although the war was a stalemate (ended around 1434) - it was a another factor that between the Catholics an






11. North South States Period begins in Korea.






12. Pepin founds the Carolingian dynasty.






13. Rudolph I of Germany is elected Holy Roman Emperor.This begins the Habsburg de facto domination of the crown that lasted until is dissolution in 1806.






14. Lothair of Supplinburg - duke of Saxony - is elected Holy Roman Emperor instead of the nearest heir - Frederick of Swabia.This election marks the beginning of the great struggle between the Guelfs and the Ghibellines.






15. First Arab siege of Constantinople.First time Islamic armies defeated - preventing Europe from Islamic conquest.






16. Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.Considered to be the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire.






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.






18. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.






19. 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.






20. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.






21. Death of Muhammed.By this point - all of Arabia is Muslim.






22. 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%






23. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.






24. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.






25. Marco Polo publishes his tales of China - along with Rustichello da Pisa.A key step to the bridging of East and West in trade.






26. Death of Charlemagne.Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later.






27. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.






28. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.






29. Muslims take Carthage.






30. The Knights Templar are founded to protect Jerusalem and European pilgrims on their journey to the city.Becomes the most recognizable - and impactful military orders during the Crusades.






31. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.






32. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.






33. Kingdom of Portugal conquers Ceuta.Beginning of the Portuguese Empire.






34. Spanish Christians succeed in defeating the Moors in the long Reconquista campaigns - after the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.By 1248 - only the small southern kingdom of Granada remained under Muslim control.






35. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.






36. Vikings attack Paris.






37. Pope Gregory VII elevated to the papal throne.This begins a period of church reform.






38. The Hanseatic League is founded.This marks a new period of trade and economic development for northern and western Europe.






39. The Ninth Crusade occurs.Considered to be theLast Major Crusade to take place in the Holy Land.






40. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.






41. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves. The Italian Wars begin.Italian Wars will eventually lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states. Pope's ruling will lead to the






42. The West Saxons continue their advance at the Battle of Deorham.






43. The Hanseatic League is founded.This marks a new period of trade and economic development for northern and western Europe.






44. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.






45. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.






46. 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.






47. Death of John I Tzimiskes; Basil II (his co-emperor) takes sole power.Under Basil II zenith of the power of Eastern Empire after Justinian.






48. Turkic Muslim invaders sack and burn the university at Nalanda.This is the beginning of the decline of Buddhism inIndia.






49. Battle of Agincourt. Henry V and his army defeat a numerically superior French army - partially because of the newly-introduced English longbow.The turning point in the Hundred Years' War for 15th Century England that lead to the signing of the Treat






50. 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.