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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Dictatus Papae in which Pope Gregory VII defines the powers of the pope.Peak of the Gregorian Reform - and an immense factor in theInvestiture Controversy.
410
874
1075
1279
2. Edward the Elder - son of Alfred - defeats the Northumbrian Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall; they never raid south of the River Humber again.
534
1492
910
718
3. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
750
794
1328
1163
4. 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.
917
1215
1186 1/27
786
5. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
896
529
1077
778
6. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
1258
641
c.960
633
7. Otto deposes Pope John XII who is replaced with Pope Leo VIII.Citizens of Rome promise not to elect another Pope without Imperial approval.
960
963-964
552
1158
8. 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
1492
1109
1282
9. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
1487
1183
1121 12/25
1297
10. 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.
874
1066
786
1109
11. 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
827
1202
987
1415 October 25th
12. 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.
919
726
1499
626
13. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
685
1492
872
627
14. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.
825
978
929
965-967
15. Dictatus Papae in which Pope Gregory VII defines the powers of the pope.Peak of the Gregorian Reform - and an immense factor in theInvestiture Controversy.
1455 May 22
910
981
1075
16. 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.
1431
911
1117
626
17. 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.
936
1176 5/29
825
885
18. Death of Simeon I the Great. Recognition of the Bulgarian Patriarchate - the first independent National Church in Europe.
866
985
577
927
19. 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.
1054
1402 July 20th
626
874
20. First Arab siege of Constantinople.First time Islamic armies defeated - preventing Europe from Islamic conquest.
1459
455
981
674-678
21. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.
1296
597
827
1378
22. 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%
1152
1439
1347
1135
23. 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.
515
1346
1086
1402 July 20th
24. 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.
910
1174 7/12
1187
1257
25. The Franks under Edward defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouill
500
1325
910
1077
26. The Byzantines under Basil II conquer Bulgaria after a bitter 50-years struggle.Concludes the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria.
1258
1018
911
1150
27. The first King of Croatia (rex Croatorum) - Tomislav (910
1299 July 27th
925
1122 9/23
650
28. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
1439
1257
1310
843
29. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.
577
726
1296
563
30. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
1461
1147
874
786
31. Marco Polo publishes his tales of China - along with Rustichello da Pisa.A key step to the bridging of East and West in trade.
1298
1109
650
1429
32. Turkic Muslim invaders sack and burn the university at Nalanda.This is the beginning of the decline of Buddhism inIndia.
1380
1193
718
645
33. The Knights Templar are founded to protect Jerusalem and European pilgrims on their journey to the city.Becomes the most recognizable - and impactful military orders during the Crusades.
1118
868
825
1212
34. 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.
1185
1109
1307
1219
35. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
1439
1409
1279
1202
36. Peace and Truce of God formed.The first movement of the Catholic Church using spiritual means to limit private war - and the first movement in medieval Europe to control society through non-violent means.
989
899
885
925
37. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals
455
1147
1434
985
38. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.
1347
1381
965-967
534
39. 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.
1431
955
1298
534
40. Eric the Red - exiled from Iceland - begins Scandinavian colonization of Greenland.
825
985
917
1257
41. King Henry II of England lands in Ireland to assert his supremacy and the Synod of Cashel acknowledges his sovereignty.With his landing - Henry begins the English claim to and occupation of Ireland which would last some seven and a half centuries.
960
911
1171
1216
42. Thomas Malory composes Le Morte d'Arthur
1485
1442
1431
927
43. 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.
1049
527 August 1
1116
598
44. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.
1077
410
1397
866
45. 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.
643
907
1206
1431
46. Death of Offa.Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England.
1409
793
1485
795
47. The Cistercian Order is founded.Was a return to the original observance of the Rule of St. Benedict.
525
1307 Friday - October 13th
893
1098
48. Death of Alfred the Great.
632
899
963-964
1077
49. 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.
525
1176 5/29
793
1453
50. Battle of VarnaFinal battle of the Crusade of Varna; Ottomans are victorious over the Hungarian-Polish armies - and Wladyslaw III of Poland dies.
1333
698
525
1444 November 10th