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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. 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.






2. The Empire of Trebizond falls to the Ottoman Turks.Last Roman outpost to be conquered by the Ottomans.






3. Battle of St. AlbansTraditionally marks the beginning of the War of the Roses.






4. Muhammad Migrates from Mecca to Medina.Event will have designated first year of the Islamic Calendar - as Anno Hegirae.






5. The Seljuks under Alp Arslan defeat the Byzantine army at Manzikert. The Normans capture Bari - the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy.Beginning of the end of Byzantine rule in Asia Minor.






6. Pepin promises the Pope central Italy. This is arguably the beginning of the temporal power of the Papacy.






7. Windmills are first recorded.






8. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.






9. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.






10. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.






11. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.






12. Synod of Whitby.Roman Christianity triumphs over Celtic Christianity in England.






13. 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.






14. Battle of Tertry






15. NovemberPope Lucius III issues the papal bull Ad Abolendam.This bull set up the organization of the medieval inquisitions.






16. Justinian I publishes the Code of Civil Law.This compiled centuries of legal writings and imperial pronouncements into three parts of one body of law.






17. 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






18. Battle of Kosovo in Serbia.This was in many respects the decisive battle between the Turks - led by Sultan Murat - and Christian army - led by the Serbs and their duke Lazar. The battle took place in Kosovo - the southern province of the Medieval Ser






19. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.






20. The Kingdom of the Lombards is founded in Italy.






21. Battle of Ellandun. Egbert defeats Mercians.Wessex becomes the leading kingdom of England.






22. Song Dynasty begins after Emperor of Taizu usurps the throne from the Later Zhou Dynasty - last of the Five Dynasties.A 319 year period of Song rule (Northern & Southern combined) goes underway.






23. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






27. Rudolph I of Germany is elected Holy Roman Emperor.This begins the Habsburg de facto domination of the crown that lasted until is dissolution in 1806.






28. 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.






29. Grand Canal of China constructed.






30. 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






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






32. Death of Muhammed.By this point - all of Arabia is Muslim.






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. 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.






36. Children's Crusade.






37. 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%






38. Battle of Nineveh.The Byzantines - under Heraclius - crush the Persians.






39. Sui Dynasty in China.China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years.






40. The Franks under Edward defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouill






41. JingkangIncidentThe Jurchen soldiers sack Kaifeng - bringing an end to the Northern Song Dynasty in China; the Song moves further south and makes Lin'an their new capital.






42. Marco Polo publishes his tales of China - along with Rustichello da Pisa.A key step to the bridging of East and West in trade.






43. Pope Gregory VII elevated to the papal throne.This begins a period of church reform.






44. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.






45. 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.






46. Eric the Red - exiled from Iceland - begins Scandinavian colonization of Greenland.






47. Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.Considered to be the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire.






48. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.






49. Battle of Dun Nechtain. Picts defeat Northumbrians - whose dominance ends.






50. Battle of Ellandun. Egbert defeats Mercians.Wessex becomes the leading kingdom of England.