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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.






2. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.






3. Siege of BelgradeMajor Ottoman advances are halted for 7 decades - last major victory for Hunyadi.






4. 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.






5. Division of Charlemagne's Empire between his grandsons with the Treaty of Verdun.Sets the stage for the founding of the Holy Roman Empire and France as separate states.






6. Battle of Nehawand. Muslims conquer Persia.






7. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.






8. Edward the Elder - son of Alfred - defeats the Northumbrian Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall; they never raid south of the River Humber again.






9. Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.End of the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire to some); Constantinople becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.






10. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'






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






12. The Byzantine army defeats the Turks at Philomelion.The Turks abandon the entire coastal area of Anatolia and all of western Anatolia






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






14. Fourth Lateran Council. Dealt with transubstantiation - papal primacy and conduct of clergy. Proclaimed that Jews and Muslims should wear identification marks to distinguish them from Christians.






15. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.






16. Sicilian Vespers. Sicilians massacres Angevins over a six-week period - after a Frenchman harassed a woman.Would mark a two decade period of war - and peace treaties between mainly between Aragon - Sicily - and the Angevin.






17. The Construction of the Tower of London begins.The tower of London was the ultimate keep of the British Empire.






18. Peasants' Revolt in England.Quickest-spread revolt in English history - and the most popular revolt of the Late Middle Ages.






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






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






21. 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.






22. Slav occupation of Balkans complete.






23. The reestablishment of the Bulgarian Empire.






24. Muhammed is born.Professed receiving revelations from God - which were recorded in the Qur'an - the basis of Islamic theology - in which he is regarded as the most important prophet.






25. The Council of Constance ends.The Western Schism comes to a close - and elects Pope Martin V as the sole pope.






26. Mieszko I becomes duke of Polans.First historical ruler of Poland and de facto founder of the Polish State.






27. 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.






28. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.






29. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl






30. Gregory the Great becomes Pope.The missionary work reached new levels during his pontificate - revolutionized the way of worship for the Catholic Church (Gregorian Chants) - liturgy - etc. - and was soon canonized after his death.






31. Eric the Red - exiled from Iceland - begins Scandinavian colonization of Greenland.






32. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






36. North South States Period begins in Korea.






37. NovemberPope Lucius III issues the papal bull Ad Abolendam.This bull set up the organization of the medieval inquisitions.






38. 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.






39. The University of Cambridge is founded.






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






41. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.






42. 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.






43. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals






44. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.






45. 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.






46. Muhammad Migrates from Mecca to Medina.Event will have designated first year of the Islamic Calendar - as Anno Hegirae.






47. Henry I of England defeats his older brother Robert Curthose - duke of Normandy - at the Battle of Tinchebrai - and imprisons him in Devizes castle; EdgarAtheling and William Clito are also taken prisoner.This victory made a later struggle between En






48. In Japan - the Soga clan falls.This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture - The Nara period begins a year later.






49. 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






50. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.