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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. 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.






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






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






4. Battle of Nehawand. Muslims conquer Persia.






5. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.






6. Basil II (called 'Bulgar Slayer') begins final conquest of Bulgaria by Eastern Empire.Conquest finished by 1018.






7. The fall of the Yuan Dynasty. Its remnants - known as Northern Yuan - continued to rule Mongolia.The breakup of the Mongol Empire - which marked the end of Pax Mongolica.






8. Battle of Bannockburn.Robert the Bruce restores Scotland's de facto independence.






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






10. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. Grand Canal of China constructed.






14. The Ninth Crusade occurs.Considered to be theLast Major Crusade to take place in the Holy Land.






15. 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






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






17. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.






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






19. The Hundred Years' War ends.England's once vast territories in France is now reduced to only Calais - which they eventually lose control of as well.






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. Siege of BaghdadMongols (the Ilkhanate) ensure control of the region; Generally considered the end of the Islamic Golden Age.






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






30. In the Battle of Hundsfeld - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats Emperor Henry V.German expansion to the east is stopped.






31. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.






32. Muslims capture Bari and much of southern Italy.






33. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.






34. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.






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






36. 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.






37. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.






38. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.






39. 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.






40. 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






41. The Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I.Becomes longest lasting Islamic Empire - lasting over 600 years into the 20th century.






42. 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






43. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.






44. 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.






45. Founding of the University of Paris.






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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