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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. First Arab siege of Constantinople.First time Islamic armies defeated - preventing Europe from Islamic conquest.






2. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.






3. Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.First to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.






4. The Kalmar Union is formed.Queen Margaret I of Denmark unites the Denmark - Sweden - and Norway - and lasts until 1523.






5. Founding of the University of Paris.






6. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.






7. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.






8. 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






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.






10. Roger II is crowned King of Sicily - a royal title given him by the Antipope Anacletus II.This coronation marks the beginning of the Kingdom of Sicily and its Mediterranean empire under the Norman kings - which was able to take on the Holy Roman Empi






11. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'






12. Cluny Abbey is founded by William I - Count of Auvergne.Cluny goes on to become the acknowledged leader of Western Monasticism. Cluniac Reforms initiated with the abbey's founding.






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






14. The compilation of the Domesday Book - a great land and property survey commissioned by William the Conqueror to assess his new possessions.This is the first such undertaking since Roman times.






15. Second Muslim attack on Constantinople - ending in failure. The combined Byzantine






16. 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.






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.






18. June 15The Magna Carta is sealed by John of England.This marks one of the first times a medieval ruler is forced to accept limits on his power.






19. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.






20. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.






21. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.






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






23. 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.






24. Genghis Khan was elected as Khagan of the Mongols and the Mongol Empire was established.The Mongols would conquer much of Eurasia - changing former political borders.






25. In Japan - the Soga clan falls.This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture - The Nara period begins a year later.






26. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.






27. Justinian I becomes Eastern Roman Emperor.Justinian is best remembered for his Code of Civil Law (529) - and expansion of imperial territory retaking Rome from the Ostrogoths.






28. 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.






29. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals






30. 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






31. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.






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






33. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.






34. The first cornerstone is laid for the construction of Notre Dame de Paris.






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






36. 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.






37. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.






38. Kingdom of Portugal conquers Ceuta.Beginning of the Portuguese Empire.






39. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.






40. 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.






41. Benedict of Nursia founds monastery at Monte Cassino.The first of twelve monasteries founded by Saint Benedict - beginning the Order of Saint Benedict.






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






43. Chaucer begins to write The Canterbury Tales.Chaucer's greatest work - and one of the foundations towards the formation of the Modern English language






44. 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






45. Dante publishes his Divine Comedy.Is one of the most defining works of literature during the Late Middle Ages - and among the most recognizable in all of literature.






46. North South States Period begins in Korea.






47. Saladin recaptures Jerusalem.Would lead to the Third Crusades.






48. 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.






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






50. 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.