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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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






2. Synod of Whitby.Roman Christianity triumphs over Celtic Christianity in England.






3. Battle of Kosovo in Serbia.This was in many respects the decisive battle between the Turks - led by Sultan Murat - and Christian army - led by the Serbs and their duke Lazar. The battle took place in Kosovo - the southern province of the Medieval Ser






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






5. Death of Simeon I the Great. Recognition of the Bulgarian Patriarchate - the first independent National Church in Europe.






6. 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.






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






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






9. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.






10. Battle of Dun Nechtain. Picts defeat Northumbrians - whose dominance ends.






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






12. Tang Dynasty in China.The essential administrative system of this dynasty lasts for 286 years.






13. Peace and Truce of God formed.The first movement of the Catholic Church using spiritual means to limit private war - and the first movement in medieval Europe to control society through non-violent means.






14. 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.






15. 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






16. At the Battle of Legnano - the cavalry of Frederick Barbarossa is defeated by the infantry of the Lombard League.This is the first major defeat of cavalry by infantry - signaling the new role of the bourgeosie.






17. AprilThe Second Lateran Council declared clerical marriages invalid - regulated clerical dress - and punished attacks on clerics by excommunication.Enforces the major reforms that Gregory VII began to heavily campaign for several decades earlier.






18. AprilThe Second Lateran Council declared clerical marriages invalid - regulated clerical dress - and punished attacks on clerics by excommunication.Enforces the major reforms that Gregory VII began to heavily campaign for several decades earlier.






19. Grand Canal of China constructed.






20. Battle of Anchialus. Simeon I the Great defeats the Byzantines.Recognition of the Imperial Title of the Bulgarian rulers.






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. The Fourth Crusade sacked Croatian town of Zadar (ItalianZara) - a rival of Venice. Unable to raise enough funds to pay to their Venetian contractors - the crusaders agreed to sack the city despite letters from PopeInnocent III forbidding such an act






26. 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






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






28. Muslims take Carthage.






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






30. 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.






31. Battle of Kosovo in Serbia.This was in many respects the decisive battle between the Turks - led by Sultan Murat - and Christian army - led by the Serbs and their duke Lazar. The battle took place in Kosovo - the southern province of the Medieval Ser






32. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.






33. 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.






34. 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%






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






36. 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.






37. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.






38. Saladin recaptures Jerusalem.Would lead to the Third Crusades.






39. The University of Prague is founded.It its the oldest German-Speaking University in the world






40. Death of Alfred the Great.






41. Viking state in Russia founded under Rurik - first at Novgorod - then Kiev.






42. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl






43. Dante publishes his Divine Comedy.Is one of the most defining works of literature during the Late Middle Ages - and among the most recognizable in all of literature.






44. Establishment of the Bulgarian Empire.A country with great influence in the European history in the Middle Ages.






45. 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.






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






47. The Cistercian Order is founded.Was a return to the original observance of the Rule of St. Benedict.






48. Battle of Dun Nechtain. Picts defeat Northumbrians - whose dominance ends.






49. The Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I.Becomes longest lasting Islamic Empire - lasting over 600 years into the 20th century.






50. The Seljuks under Alp Arslan defeat the Byzantine army at Manzikert. The Normans capture Bari - the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy.Beginning of the end of Byzantine rule in Asia Minor.