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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Muslims capture Bari and much of southern Italy.
1067
840
1109
563
2. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
633
1328
1139
c. 1001
3. Hussite Wars begins after 4 years after the death of Jan Hus in central Europe - dealing with the followers of Jan Hus and those against them.Although the war was a stalemate (ended around 1434) - it was a another factor that between the Catholics an
927
1273
825
1419
4. Edward the Elder - son of Alfred - defeats the Northumbrian Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall; they never raid south of the River Humber again.
910
1212
1135
1347
5. 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.
1370
814
786
910
6. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.
1459
c. 1001
563
1431
7. Establishment of the Bulgarian Empire.A country with great influence in the European history in the Middle Ages.
455
681
965-967
552
8. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.
726
1307
1279
668
9. The Kalmar Union is formed.Queen Margaret I of Denmark unites the Denmark - Sweden - and Norway - and lasts until 1523.
718
955
965-967
1397
10. Lothair of Supplinburg - duke of Saxony - is elected Holy Roman Emperor instead of the nearest heir - Frederick of Swabia.This election marks the beginning of the great struggle between the Guelfs and the Ghibellines.
c.960
1107
1125
927
11. PopeInnocent III calls for the Albigensian Crusade which seeks to destroy a rival form of Christianity practiced by the Cathars.
1208
515
910
1139
12. 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%
1499
410
1282
1347
13. 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.
1370
1431
1456
1455 May 22
14. The Medici family rises to prominence in Florence.This ushers in a period of significance of the Medici's - such as bankers - popes - queens (regents) and dukes - throughout Europe (mainly Italy - especially the Florentine Republic) - over the next t
1434
1107
622
1459
15. Saladin recaptures Jerusalem.Would lead to the Third Crusades.
1187
1202
1370
1183
16. Battle of Adrianople. The Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan defeat Baldwin I.Beginning of the decline of the Latin Empire.
529
1434
1205
1439
17. 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.
1314
590
840
1347
18. Henry the Fowler - Duke of Saxony elected German King.First king of the Ottonian Dynasty.Henry I considered the founder and first king of the medieval German state.
1016
590
1121 12/25
919
19. Slav occupation of Balkans complete.
650
795
868
1296
20. 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.
1095
1174 7/12
1209
793
21. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
1405
1492
786
795
22. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.
843
1297
1219
1307
23. 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.
1066
1086
1325
1274
24. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.
1419
1497
1050
1392
25. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.
868
1185
929
685
26. Otto deposes Pope John XII who is replaced with Pope Leo VIII.Citizens of Rome promise not to elect another Pope without Imperial approval.
1184
963-964
862
668
27. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.
768
1494
1487
1307
28. PopeInnocent III calls for the Albigensian Crusade which seeks to destroy a rival form of Christianity practiced by the Cathars.
626
455
1208
955
29. 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.
1415 October 25th
1016
1257
1279
30. 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.
1492
1139
1054
1147
31. 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.
1215
1212
1389 June 28th
598
32. Onin War takes place in Japan.First of many significant civil wars between shogunates that would continue for another century during the Muromachi period.
1442
515
866
1467
33. 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.
1310
985
899
1118
34. 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.
1368
1054
1212
917
35. Battle of Anchialus. Simeon I the Great defeats the Byzantines.Recognition of the Imperial Title of the Bulgarian rulers.
917
866
893
1328
36. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.
907
1378
778
896
37. 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
907
1347
1077
1419
38. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.
1106 9/28
1492
577
1067
39. Peasants' Revolt in England.Quickest-spread revolt in English history - and the most popular revolt of the Late Middle Ages.
1439
1227
1381
455
40. 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.
1054
1461
529
1297
41. The Ninth Crusade occurs.Considered to be theLast Major Crusade to take place in the Holy Land.
1272-73
1139
1185
618
42. Muslims take Carthage.
633
1257
1209
698
43. 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.
1205
1122 9/23
1193
911
44. Battle of Bannockburn.Robert the Bruce restores Scotland's de facto independence.
786
1185
1121 12/25
1314
45. 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.
899
987
911
1208
46. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
1297
1184
866
1049
47. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.
1088
1209
1347
1442
48. Sui Dynasty in China.China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years.
650
581
985
963-964
49. Death of Charlemagne.Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later.
627
814
1227
1307 Friday - October 13th
50. Turkic Muslim invaders sack and burn the university at Nalanda.This is the beginning of the decline of Buddhism inIndia.
1095
1185
1258
1193