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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.End of the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire to some); Constantinople becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.
1453
868
907
1088
2. 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.
674-678
1185
1399
874
3. 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
1016
1206
568
1095
4. The West Saxons continue their advance at the Battle of Deorham.
577
843
1184
1192
5. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.
1392
827
1402 July 20th
960
6. Edward the Elder - son of Alfred - defeats the Northumbrian Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall; they never raid south of the River Humber again.
874
910
750
1399
7. 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.
1202
1346
1279
1049
8. The University of Prague is founded.It its the oldest German-Speaking University in the world
515
c. 1001
1347
638
9. The Hundred Years' War begins. England and France struggle for dominance of Western Europe.The war will span through three/four different war periods within a 116 year period.
1086
1337
976
1016
10. 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
1150
1147
795
1067
11. 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.
885
910
893
500
12. Battle of Tours. Charles Martel halts Muslim advance.Significant moment that led to the forming of the Carolingian Empire for the Franks - and halted the advancement of the Moors in Western Europe.
711
917
732
1453
13. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.
1066
1219
1171
893
14. 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
864
1405
726
1494
15. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.
1077
1212
638
563
16. 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
1257
681
1166
645
17. Abd-ar-Rahman III of the Ummayad dynasty in al-Andalus (part of the Iberian peninsula) takes the title of Caliph or ruler of the Islamic world.Beginning of the Caliphate of C
1497
1431
410
929
18. 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.
919
976
1054
685
19. Heian periodin Japan.Considered to be the last classical period of History of Japan. Chinese influence was at its strongest during this era in Japan.
1487
598
1166
794
20. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.
1419
1310
1130 12/25
866
21. 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
976
1187
1202
1419
22. Kingdom of Portugal conquers Ceuta.Beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
563
529
1405
1415
23. 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.
1050
910
786
711
24. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.
1150
1279
1429
969
25. The Byzantines under Basil II conquer Bulgaria after a bitter 50-years struggle.Concludes the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria.
1018
1216
927
1117
26. 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.
1212
663
1125
1296
27. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.
1183
1066
1296
500
28. 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
500
1066
1139
29. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.
872
711
1054
1347
30. Emperor Go-Daigo returns to the throne from exile - and begins the Kenmu restoration.The Kamakura Shogunate comes to an end - and the Kenmu Restoration only lasts a few years before the Ashikaga Shogunate begins.
907
955
1378
1333
31. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.
768
643
1158
927
32. Leif Ericson is to settle during the winter in present day Canada at L'Anse aux Meadows.Ericson is to be the European to settle in the Americas during the Norse exploration of the Americas.
1485
1208
c. 1001
1227
33. Onin War takes place in Japan.First of many significant civil wars between shogunates that would continue for another century during the Muromachi period.
1467
1279
529
602
34. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.
866
751
910
1378
35. 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
1444 November 10th
862
1442
36. Tang Dynasty in China.The essential administrative system of this dynasty lasts for 286 years.
633
1282
618
1163
37. The first cornerstone is laid for the construction of Notre Dame de Paris.
1296
864
1163
1258
38. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
1202
750
866
872
39. 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.
1389 June 28th
899
1118
1189
40. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.
552
751
1237
1378
41. 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.
633
1212
1346
1307 Friday - October 13th
42. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
668
633
1455 May 22
1453
43. Ladislaus of Naples sells his 'rights' on Dalmatia to the Venetian Republic for 100000 ducats.Dalmatia would with some interruptions remain under Venetian rule for nearly four centuries - until 1797.
1204
1185
1409
1050
44. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.
1183
1325
602
843
45. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.
1186 1/27
1402 July 20th
864
1487
46. Battle of AnkaraBayezid I is captured by Tamerlane's forces - causing the interregnum of the Ottoman Empire.
962
1402 July 20th
825
1166
47. Windmills are first recorded.
1272-73
1121 12/25
1150
1185
48. The Byzantine conquest of Italy completes.
552
910
1193
985
49. 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
1444 November 10th
871
602
1117
50. Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.Considered to be the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire.
1150
754
1296
1204