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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. August 22ndBattle of Bosworth Field.Richard III dies in battle - and Henry Tudor becomes king of England; last shift of Houses/kingship during the War of the Roses.
960
794
1298
1485
2. Benedict of Nursia founds monastery at Monte Cassino.The first of twelve monasteries founded by Saint Benedict - beginning the Order of Saint Benedict.
529
1459
786
622
3. In the Battle of Naklo - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats the Pomeranians.Polish access to the sea is re-established.
1492
866
814
1109
4. 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.
1380
911
632
919
5. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.
969
1102
711
605
6. Kievan Rus' is established.Would be sustained until the Mongol invasion of Rus' over four and a half centuries - despite peaking during the middle 11th century during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise.
1098
882
893
1325
7. The first known merchant guild.
1193
455
1184
750
8. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.
1067
1325
768
795
9. 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.
793
868
1368
732
10. 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.
1273
632
899
1075
11. Simeon I becomes ruler of theFirst Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.
1453
1163
893
650
12. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.
c.960
674-678
872
529
13. Muslims under Tarik invade Spain.Will begin a period of Muslim rule within in the Iberian peninsula (with various portions of land) until nearly the end of the Fifteenth Century.
1215
711
1274
866
14. 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.
1455 May 22
896
1282
641
15. Tang Dynasty in China.The essential administrative system of this dynasty lasts for 286 years.
681
618
1257
1171
16. Smederevo falls under the Turks.Marks the end of the Medieval Serbian Empire.
1176 5/29
1487
1492
1459
17. The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe.First print published in English (Vulgate)
563
1186 1/27
1494
1381
18. The Kingdom of the Lombards is founded in Italy.
981
718
568
978
19. Peasants' Revolt in England.Quickest-spread revolt in English history - and the most popular revolt of the Late Middle Ages.
866
882
605
1381
20. 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
778
885
1415 October 25th
21. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.
750
563
1158
500
22. 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.
1176 5/29
622
1184
1099
23. 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
626
1150
1380
1212
24. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
687
633
1453
698
25. 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.
1219
1125
1171
1456
26. 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.
1037
1212
1459
1174 7/12
27. 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.
1095
1054
793
668
28. Pope Leo IX ascends to the papal throne.Leo IX was the pope that excommunicated Patriarch of Constantinople - Michael Cerularius (who also excommunitated Leo) - which caused the Great Schism.
718
1272-73
1049
698
29. Eric the Red - exiled from Iceland - begins Scandinavian colonization of Greenland.
985
882
814
1117
30. Massive Chinese (Sui and Tang) invasions against Korean Goguryeo.Contributed to the fall of the Sui Dynasty - and Goguryeo fell under the forces of the Tang and Silla.
598
1208
732
1193
31. The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe.First print published in English (Vulgate)
1381
1077
1380
1494
32. 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.
1206
1272-73
1444 November 10th
1071
33. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.
795
1314
1453
1257
34. 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
929
1163
960
1494
35. 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.
1118
1392
751
1219
36. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.
1272-73
1125
1396
1088
37. Honen Shonin (Genku) founds the Jodo shu (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.This event marks the beginning of the Buddhist sectarian movement in Japan.
1037
1175
1193
1419
38. 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.
871
1439
843
1273
39. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.
1386 October 18-19th
590
c.960
552
40. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.
1166
674-678
1492
534
41. The Byzantines under Basil II conquer Bulgaria after a bitter 50-years struggle.Concludes the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria.
1018
910
1299 July 27th
1163
42. The fall of the Yuan Dynasty. Its remnants - known as Northern Yuan - continued to rule Mongolia.The breakup of the Mongol Empire - which marked the end of Pax Mongolica.
1099
1183
732
1368
43. Viking state in Russia founded under Rurik - first at Novgorod - then Kiev.
1397
862
1185
976
44. Richard II abdicates the throne to Henry of Bolingbroke - who becomes Henry IV of England.End of Plantagenet Dynasty - beginning of the Lancaster lineage of kings.
1399
1227
698
687
45. The final Peace of Constance between Frederick Barbarossa - the pope - and the Lombard towns is signed.The various articles of the treaty destroyed the unity of the Empire and Germany and Italy underwent separate developments.
976
1183
1095
882
46. First Crusade. Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II.This would lead to the beginning of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - which would last for nearly two centuries; within the era of the Crusades to the Holy Land.
1166
1106 9/28
1118
1099
47. Battle of Nehawand. Muslims conquer Persia.
681
641
570
751
48. Pope Gregory VII elevated to the papal throne.This begins a period of church reform.
645
1152
1067
871
49. 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.
989
1219
1212
1485
50. December 25thCharlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.With his crowning - Charlemagne's kingdom is officially recognized by the Papacy as the largest in Western Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire.
1118
800
814
1429