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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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






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






3. 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.






4. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.






5. The Second Crusade was in retaliation for the fall of Edessa - one of the first Crusader States founded in theFirst Crusade. It was an overall failure.This was the first Crusade to have been led by European Queens.






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






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






8. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.






9. 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.






10. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.






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






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






13. 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.






14. Battle of Bannockburn.Robert the Bruce restores Scotland's de facto independence.






15. 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.






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






17. Simeon I becomes ruler of theFirst Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.






18. The Third Crusade follows upon Saladin's uniting the Muslim world and recapturing Jerusalem.Despite managing to win several major battles - the Crusaders did not recapture Jerusalem.






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






20. Battle of Lechfeld. Otto the Great - son of Henry the Fowler - defeats the Magyars.This is the defining event that prevents the Hungarians from entering Central Europe.






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






22. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.






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






24. 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






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






26. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.






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






28. Vikings attack Paris.






29. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.






30. The reestablishment of the Bulgarian Empire.






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






32. Iceland is settled by Norsemen.






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






34. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.






35. 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.






36. Vasco da Gama begins his first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.Vasco da Gama was the first European to sail directly to Eastern Asia directly from Europe.






37. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.






38. The Kalmar Union is formed.Queen Margaret I of Denmark unites the Denmark - Sweden - and Norway - and lasts until 1523.






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






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






41. 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.






42. Battle of Bannockburn.Robert the Bruce restores Scotland's de facto independence.






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






44. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.






45. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.






46. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.






47. William the Conqueror - Duke of Normandy - invades England and becomes King after the Battle of Hastings.End of Anglosaxon rule in England and start of Norman lineage.






48. 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.






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






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