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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. 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.
1381
1314
1122 9/23
786
2. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
1439
1187
1492
650
3. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.
534
1389 June 28th
1487
969
4. The future emperor Henry VI marries Constance of Sicily - heiress to the Sicilian throne.This marriage shifts the focus of the Guelphs/Ghibelline struggle to Sicily and marks the ruin of the House of Hohenstaufen.
1186 1/27
632
864
985
5. 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.
1176 5/29
1314
1397
570
6. 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.
627
1208
1328
843
7. Battle of Anchialus. Simeon I the Great defeats the Byzantines.Recognition of the Imperial Title of the Bulgarian rulers.
794
917
1193
1125
8. 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
911
632
1095
9. Edward the Elder - son of Alfred - defeats the Northumbrian Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall; they never raid south of the River Humber again.
910
862
795
1429
10. December 25thCharlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.With his crowning - Charlemagne's kingdom is officially recognized by the Papacy as the largest in Western Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire.
1205
1192
800
965-967
11. 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
711
525
1206
1434
12. 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%
1347
843
1175
1299 July 27th
13. The Viking Rollo and his tribe settle in what is now Normandy by the terms of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte - founding the Duchy of Normandy.
927
911
590
1016
14. Jerusalem captured by Muslims.
882
698
698
638
15. 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.
1183
1054
1325
698
16. Eric the Red - exiled from Iceland - begins Scandinavian colonization of Greenland.
1118
632
1397
985
17. Death of Offa.Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England.
795
590
919
1494
18. Chaucer begins to write The Canterbury Tales.Chaucer's greatest work - and one of the foundations towards the formation of the Modern English language
698
882
754
1380
19. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
754
735
868
1297
20. Founding of the University of Paris.
1189
1257
987
1409
21. In the Battle of Hundsfeld - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats Emperor Henry V.German expansion to the east is stopped.
1075
1102
1108/24
1152
22. Windmills are first recorded.
1185
925
1179
638
23. First Arab siege of Constantinople.First time Islamic armies defeated - preventing Europe from Islamic conquest.
1150
1328
674-678
1492
24. Battle of Adrianople. The Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan defeat Baldwin I.Beginning of the decline of the Latin Empire.
1492
641
1205
1189
25. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.
1189
1257
1130 12/25
1492
26. Children's Crusade.
1212
987
1077
685
27. Joint Persian-Avar-Slav Siege of Constantinople Constantinople saved - Avar power broken and Persians henceforth on the defensive
626
1397
718
1018
28. The University of Cambridge is founded.
800
1209
1380
1378
29. The Kalmar Union is formed.Queen Margaret I of Denmark unites the Denmark - Sweden - and Norway - and lasts until 1523.
1397
1067
1456
1494
30. The Hanseatic League is founded.This marks a new period of trade and economic development for northern and western Europe.
1158
987
864
1095
31. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl
1499
862
563
1429
32. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.
618
1147
1049
668
33. 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.
825
919
1086
1282
34. Establishment of the Bulgarian Empire.A country with great influence in the European history in the Middle Ages.
681
410
885
885
35. Honen Shonin (Genku) founds the Jodo shu (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.This event marks the beginning of the Buddhist sectarian movement in Japan.
1310
955
1453
1175
36. The Council of Constance ends.The Western Schism comes to a close - and elects Pope Martin V as the sole pope.
1212
1067
1417
872
37. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.
1499
1150
1378
c. 1001
38. Through the Compromise of 1107 - suggested by Adela - the sister of King Henry - theInvestiture Struggle in England is ended.This compromise removed one of the points of friction between the English monarchy and the Catholic Church.
1174 7/12
907
1107
1347
39. Battle of St. AlbansTraditionally marks the beginning of the War of the Roses.
1485
1049
1209
1455 May 22
40. Basil II (called 'Bulgar Slayer') begins final conquest of Bulgaria by Eastern Empire.Conquest finished by 1018.
663
981
1386 October 18-19th
1415 October 25th
41. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.
726
1123 3/18-3/27
552
1187
42. The Cistercian Order is founded.Was a return to the original observance of the Rule of St. Benedict.
1121 12/25
1098
1077
698
43. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.
1485
750
632
907
44. Synod of Whitby.Roman Christianity triumphs over Celtic Christianity in England.
927
663
1307 Friday - October 13th
627
45. TheFirst War of ScottishIndependence ends in Scottish victory with the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton and de jure independence.
1378
1399
1328
1215
46. First Crusade. Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II.This would lead to the beginning of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - which would last for nearly two centuries; within the era of the Crusades to the Holy Land.
1307
1282
1066
1099
47. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.
1075
1378
1347
866
48. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.
965-967
1054
1147
1185
49. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.
1208
910
868
963-964
50. Leif Ericson is to settle during the winter in present day Canada at L'Anse aux Meadows.Ericson is to be the European to settle in the Americas during the Norse exploration of the Americas.
581
1453
c. 1001
800