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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. 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
1077
681
1459
1185
2. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
1494
1492
1125
598
3. Kingdom of Croatia and Kingdom of Hungary formed a personal union of two kingdoms united under the Hungarian king. The act of union was deal with Pacta conventa - by which institutions of separate Croatian statehood were maintained through the Sabor
1102
1202
1257
643
4. Last great Roman-Persian War.Long conflict leaves both empires exhausted and unable to cope with the newly united Arab armies under Islam in the 630s
602
778
1037
1067
5. The Byzantines under Basil II conquer Bulgaria after a bitter 50-years struggle.Concludes the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria.
868
1125
1018
1098
6. Alfred the Great assumes the throne - the first king of a united England.He defended England from Viking invaders - formed new laws and fostered a rebirth of religious and scholarly activities.
911
633
871
674-678
7. The University of Prague is founded.It its the oldest German-Speaking University in the world
1347
1402 July 20th
1257
1257
8. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
800
1054
910
786
9. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl
1204
919
1296
1429
10. Sui Dynasty in China.China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years.
1189
1215
581
1066
11. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
633
927
1212
1208
12. 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.
1209
1485
1399
929
13. Mongol invasion of Rus' resumes.Causes the split of Kievan Rus' into three components (present day Russia - Ukraine - Belarus - greatly effects various regions of Eastern Europe; Golden Horde formed.
1016
1409
925
1237
14. Muslims take Carthage.
936
1499
1192
698
15. 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.
711
871
1307
927
16. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.
1333
866
1088
1204
17. 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.
1299 July 27th
1209
907
1399
18. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.
827
1018
925
1016
19. Iceland is settled by Norsemen.
1455 May 22
1102
874
910
20. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.The first naval battle that used cannons in ships.
1187
645
1346
1499
21. 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.
868
674-678
794
598
22. Death of Simeon I the Great. Recognition of the Bulgarian Patriarchate - the first independent National Church in Europe.
927
1415 October 25th
962
643
23. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
1118
978
925
960
24. The Construction of the Tower of London begins.The tower of London was the ultimate keep of the British Empire.
978
1189
1077
674-678
25. 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.
1415 October 25th
632
1174 7/12
c.960
26. Kingdom of Portugal conquers Ceuta.Beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1389 June 28th
1417
1415
1088
27. Second Muslim attack on Constantinople - ending in failure. The combined Byzantine
718
643
1347
1257
28. 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.
1206
1273
1123 3/18-3/27
800
29. Succession of Hugh Capet to the French Throne.Beginning of Capetian Dynasty.
1492
1227
885
987
30. Genghis Khan dies.His kingdom is divided among his children and grandchildrenEmpire of the Great Khan - Chagatai Khanate - Mongolian Homeland - and the Blue Horde and White Horde. (Which would later become the Golden Horde.
1282
618
962
1227
31. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.
868
698
907
768
32. Battle of Yamen.Marks the end of the Song Dynasty in China - and all of China is under the rule of Kublai Khan as the emperor.
1205
663
1279
1392
33. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
1102
1402 July 20th
1439
1037
34. 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
1434
1419
1202
1333
35. NovemberPope Lucius III issues the papal bull Ad Abolendam.This bull set up the organization of the medieval inquisitions.
698
1192
1184
1499
36. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.
1347
907
1050
1299 July 27th
37. The Franks under Edward defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouill
985
1204
1453
500
38. MarchThe Third Lateran Council limits papal electees to the cardinals alone - condemns simony - and forbids the promotion of anyone to the episcopate before the age of thirty.
896
1147
1179
1257
39. Death of Alfred the Great.
1492
899
1279
1333
40. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.
563
1152
1095
1174 7/12
41. Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.End of the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire to some); Constantinople becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.
1381
1497
1453
581
42. Battle of Nehawand. Muslims conquer Persia.
1378
1193
641
1125
43. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.
1347
1257
732
793
44. 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
1189
1106 9/28
1206
965-967
45. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.
1106 9/28
768
1298
1409
46. Augustine arrives in Kent.Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins.
1314
1108/24
893
597
47. Battle of Nineveh.The Byzantines - under Heraclius - crush the Persians.
627
1272-73
1185
1459
48. The Kalmar Union is formed.Queen Margaret I of Denmark unites the Denmark - Sweden - and Norway - and lasts until 1523.
919
1397
410
650
49. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.
1122 9/23
866
1453
1237
50. Pope Urban issues the Crusades to capture the Holy Land - and to repel the Seljuk Turks from the Byzantine Empire from Alexios I Komnenos.This would be the first of 9 Major Crusades - and a number of other crusades that would spread into the late 13t
1095
632
1237
1215