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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'
874
1212
735
632
2. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.
866
1215
1381
529
3. Death of Alfred the Great.
1419
989
1125
899
4. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.
929
1492
927
c. 1001
5. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.
786
1163
929
1296
6. The Medici family rises to prominence in Florence.This ushers in a period of significance of the Medici's - such as bankers - popes - queens (regents) and dukes - throughout Europe (mainly Italy - especially the Florentine Republic) - over the next t
685
1456
1434
1415 October 25th
7. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
1409
525
1187
1179
8. 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
1380
778
1095
627
9. 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.
1158
871
1099
1310
10. Viking state in Russia founded under Rurik - first at Novgorod - then Kiev.
1485
1175
1396
862
11. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.
1125
668
840
1204
12. Muhammad Migrates from Mecca to Medina.Event will have designated first year of the Islamic Calendar - as Anno Hegirae.
1487
965-967
622
1158
13. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.
1212
1487
793
732
14. 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.
1205
1122 9/23
698
1071
15. The West Saxons continue their advance at the Battle of Deorham.
1215
1257
577
969
16. Muhammad Migrates from Mecca to Medina.Event will have designated first year of the Islamic Calendar - as Anno Hegirae.
668
622
1117
1125
17. 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%
1429
1117
1347
1121 12/25
18. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.
1396
1215
936
605
19. Augustine arrives in Kent.Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins.
597
1237
896
1494
20. Founding of the University of Paris.
687
1392
1257
925
21. Muslims capture Bari and much of southern Italy.
868
840
794
872
22. 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
1419
1109
981
23. 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.
1307
1461
1368
1299 July 27th
24. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
1397
1347
1333
633
25. The Kingdom of the Lombards is founded in Italy.
568
597
1189
622
26. The Fourth Crusade sacked Croatian town of Zadar (ItalianZara) - a rival of Venice. Unable to raise enough funds to pay to their Venetian contractors - the crusaders agreed to sack the city despite letters from PopeInnocent III forbidding such an act
515
1204
866
1202
27. In Japan - the Soga clan falls.This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture - The Nara period begins a year later.
515
645
885
1152
28. Minamoto Yoritomo is appointed Sei-i Taishogun - or shogun for short.He is the first of a long line of military dictators to bear this title. The institution would last until 1913.
1049
917
1192
1467
29. Division of Charlemagne's Empire between his grandsons with the Treaty of Verdun.Sets the stage for the founding of the Holy Roman Empire and France as separate states.
1378
843
650
c. 1001
30. 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.
1184
1016
1219
1296
31. In the Battle of Naklo - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats the Pomeranians.Polish access to the sea is re-established.
1109
843
843
622
32. 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.
929
1174 7/12
910
750
33. 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.
1439
1237
1415
1216
34. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.
1415
1123 3/18-3/27
1125
1392
35. Battle of SzebenThird significant victory for the Hungarian forces led by Janos Hunyadi over the Ottoman forces.
1442
1487
960
1121 12/25
36. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.
552
936
1487
1402 July 20th
37. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.
1202
1392
864
726
38. 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.
410
570
871
1186 1/27
39. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
885
978
1147
907
40. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.
1370
1492
917
1123 3/18-3/27
41. Battle of VarnaFinal battle of the Crusade of Varna; Ottomans are victorious over the Hungarian-Polish armies - and Wladyslaw III of Poland dies.
563
927
663
1444 November 10th
42. In Japan - the Soga clan falls.This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture - The Nara period begins a year later.
882
711
645
1171
43. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
1125
602
750
840
44. The Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I.Becomes longest lasting Islamic Empire - lasting over 600 years into the 20th century.
c. 1001
1492
962
1299 July 27th
45. Benedict of Nursia founds monastery at Monte Cassino.The first of twelve monasteries founded by Saint Benedict - beginning the Order of Saint Benedict.
529
866
1125
768
46. In the Battle of Naklo - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats the Pomeranians.Polish access to the sea is re-established.
751
1109
1095
981
47. 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
1071
1106 9/28
1193
1117
48. The Aztecs find the city of Tenochtitlan.This would be the epicenter and capital of the Aztec kingdom for nearly 200 years until the Siege of Tenochtitlan led by Hernan Cortes.
1325
778
1439
1386 October 18-19th
49. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.
1206
633
1185
1209
50. 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
1106 9/28
1054
1107
1381