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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. According to Theophanes Continuatus (The Continuer of Theophanes's Chronicle) - Tomislav of Croatia defeated Bulgarian army of Tsar Simeon I under Duke Alogobotur - in battle of the Bosnian Highlands.Bulgarian expansion to the west was stopped.
927
907
1307
1135
2. Battle of Ellandun. Egbert defeats Mercians.Wessex becomes the leading kingdom of England.
1396
1378
1237
825
3. Pope Gregory VII elevated to the papal throne.This begins a period of church reform.
800
633
1209
1067
4. 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.
525
590
978
1227
5. 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.
1125
633
1405
570
6. The Byzantine conquest of Italy completes.
843
552
1453
718
7. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
1492
1439
965-967
1492
8. Death of Charlemagne.Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later.
814
1095
638
525
9. 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.
590
1492
632
1016
10. 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
1402 July 20th
1187
1098
1166
11. 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.
1273
795
1258
1189
12. Siege of BelgradeMajor Ottoman advances are halted for 7 decades - last major victory for Hunyadi.
1184
1494
1409
1456
13. 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%
1215
1402 July 20th
976
1347
14. July 6Richard I ascends the throne of England.His heavy taxation to finance his European ventures created an antipathy of barons and people toward the crown - but his being absent enabled the English to advance in their political development.
1189
864
981
1212
15. Simeon I becomes ruler of theFirst Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.
1016
893
1185
1328
16. 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.
1325
1152
1174 7/12
455
17. 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.
1108/24
862
1215
978
18. The Great Seljuk Empire is founded by Tughril Beg.Would be a major force during the first two Crusades - and an antagonist to the Byzantine Empire over the next century.
927
910
827
1037
19. The Byzantine army defeats the Turks at Philomelion.The Turks abandon the entire coastal area of Anatolia and all of western Anatolia
1054
1125
1116
800
20. Battle of Tertry
768
827
1227
687
21. Kievan Rus' is established.Would be sustained until the Mongol invasion of Rus' over four and a half centuries - despite peaking during the middle 11th century during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise.
882
1102
1307
1497
22. 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
929
1405
577
1098
23. The Concordat of Worms was drawn up between Emperor Henry V and Pope Calixtus II.This concordat ended the investiture struggle - but bitter rivalry between emperor and pope remained.
1122 9/23
c. 1001
962
698
24. 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
1419
1066
1299 July 27th
1050
25. The Kingdom of the Lombards is founded in Italy.
529
552
568
685
26. The Kalmar Union is formed.Queen Margaret I of Denmark unites the Denmark - Sweden - and Norway - and lasts until 1523.
570
1397
911
1050
27. 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.
1219
794
1150
590
28. 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.
1439
597
1016
1456
29. Death of John I Tzimiskes; Basil II (his co-emperor) takes sole power.Under Basil II zenith of the power of Eastern Empire after Justinian.
1130 12/25
976
602
732
30. The Franks under Edward defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouill
500
1381
1497
643
31. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.
1378
1494
1381
1273
32. 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.
632
919
1163
732
33. Iceland is settled by Norsemen.
874
1431
778
1152
34. 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.
598
563
911
1492
35. The Cistercian Order is founded.Was a return to the original observance of the Rule of St. Benedict.
1098
1453
800
1049
36. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.
1216
1108/24
685
1378
37. Battle of Agincourt. Henry V and his army defeat a numerically superior French army - partially because of the newly-introduced English longbow.The turning point in the Hundred Years' War for 15th Century England that lead to the signing of the Treat
663
1487
1415 October 25th
1274
38. 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.
632
622
1066
1174 7/12
39. The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe.First print published in English (Vulgate)
645
1381
768
1347
40. 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.
1189
896
1419
1431
41. 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.
1118
1049
1439
1307
42. 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.
1135
570
590
936
43. Death of Alfred the Great.
663
899
981
978
44. The Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I.Becomes longest lasting Islamic Empire - lasting over 600 years into the 20th century.
1106 9/28
1215
1307
1299 July 27th
45. 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.
698
1467
1183
1399
46. The Concordat of Worms was drawn up between Emperor Henry V and Pope Calixtus II.This concordat ended the investiture struggle - but bitter rivalry between emperor and pope remained.
1102
1122 9/23
1499
687
47. 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.
1434
800
1492
985
48. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.The first naval battle that used cannons in ships.
778
963-964
1499
1279
49. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
786
987
627
1187
50. Pepin promises the Pope central Italy. This is arguably the beginning of the temporal power of the Papacy.
597
681
754
1453