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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. Benedict of Nursia founds monastery at Monte Cassino.The first of twelve monasteries founded by Saint Benedict - beginning the Order of Saint Benedict.






2. 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.






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






4. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.






5. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.






6. 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.






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






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. Battle of VarnaFinal battle of the Crusade of Varna; Ottomans are victorious over the Hungarian-Polish armies - and Wladyslaw III of Poland dies.






12. The future emperor Henry VI marries Constance of Sicily - heiress to the Sicilian throne.This marriage shifts the focus of the Guelphs/Ghibelline struggle to Sicily and marks the ruin of the House of Hohenstaufen.






13. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.






14. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.






15. Stefan Nemanja united Serbian territories - establishing the Medieval Serbian state.This marks the rise of Serbia which will dominate the Balkans for the next three hundred years. Allies of Serbia at this moment become the Hungarian Kingdom and the R






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






17. The first King of Croatia (rex Croatorum) - Tomislav (910






18. In the Battle of Naklo - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats the Pomeranians.Polish access to the sea is re-established.






19. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.






20. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.






21. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.






22. 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.






23. Chinese Naval Expeditions of Southeast Asia and theIndian Ocean (to Eastern Africa) begins - under the leadership of Zheng He.This will be the first of seven of the Ming Dynasty-sponsored expeditions - lasting until 1433.






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






25. Windmills are first recorded.






26. The Hundred Years' War ends.England's once vast territories in France is now reduced to only Calais - which they eventually lose control of as well.






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






30. The Knights Templar are rounded up and murdered by Philip the Fair of France - with the backing of the Pope.Hastens the demise of the order within a decade.






31. 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.






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






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






34. Trial and execution of Joan of Arc.Death of the woman who helped turned the Hundred Years' War in favor of the French over the past two years.






35. Slav occupation of Balkans complete.






36. Genghis Khan was elected as Khagan of the Mongols and the Mongol Empire was established.The Mongols would conquer much of Eurasia - changing former political borders.






37. 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






38. Trial and execution of Joan of Arc.Death of the woman who helped turned the Hundred Years' War in favor of the French over the past two years.






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.The first naval battle that used cannons in ships.






45. Grand Canal of China constructed.






46. St. Norbert and 29 companions make their solemn vows marking the beginning of the Premonstratensian Order.This order played a significant role in evangelizing the Slavs - the Wends - to the east of the Holy Roman Empire.






47. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.






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






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






50. The first cornerstone is laid for the construction of Notre Dame de Paris.







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