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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.
1106 9/28
570
827
1016
2. 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
1494
1346
602
527 August 1
3. 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.
1107
786
1397
534
4. Death of John I Tzimiskes; Basil II (his co-emperor) takes sole power.Under Basil II zenith of the power of Eastern Empire after Justinian.
976
1139
577
1409
5. Chinese Naval Expeditions of Southeast Asia and theIndian Ocean (to Eastern Africa) begins - under the leadership of Zheng He.This will be the first of seven of the Ming Dynasty-sponsored expeditions - lasting until 1433.
1405
1050
1037
1185
6. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.
1444 November 10th
1189
1176 5/29
868
7. The first cornerstone is laid for the construction of Notre Dame de Paris.
786
1279
768
1163
8. Succession of Hugh Capet to the French Throne.Beginning of Capetian Dynasty.
1397
987
1152
1257
9. Kingdom of Croatia and Kingdom of Hungary formed a personal union of two kingdoms united under the Hungarian king. The act of union was deal with Pacta conventa - by which institutions of separate Croatian statehood were maintained through the Sabor
840
568
1102
1109
10. Thomas Aquinas' work - Summa Theologica is published - after his death.Is the main staple of theology during the Middle Ages.
985
1274
1415
525
11. Richard II abdicates the throne to Henry of Bolingbroke - who becomes Henry IV of England.End of Plantagenet Dynasty - beginning of the Lancaster lineage of kings.
1325
1399
750
1333
12. Chaucer begins to write The Canterbury Tales.Chaucer's greatest work - and one of the foundations towards the formation of the Modern English language
907
1380
1183
1386 October 18-19th
13. Muslims take Alexandria.
1106 9/28
643
866
726
14. St. Norbert and 29 companions make their solemn vows marking the beginning of the Premonstratensian Order.This order played a significant role in evangelizing the Slavs - the Wends - to the east of the Holy Roman Empire.
1121 12/25
687
1485
1152
15. 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.
885
1107
1130 12/25
1049
16. Gregory the Great becomes Pope.The missionary work reached new levels during his pontificate - revolutionized the way of worship for the Catholic Church (Gregorian Chants) - liturgy - etc. - and was soon canonized after his death.
663
590
910
960
17. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals
455
1118
1297
1310
18. The Franks under Edward defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouill
1185
1257
1086
500
19. Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.End of the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire to some); Constantinople becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.
641
1216
1453
1492
20. Battle of Tours. Charles Martel halts Muslim advance.Significant moment that led to the forming of the Carolingian Empire for the Franks - and halted the advancement of the Moors in Western Europe.
1257
732
1380
1077
21. In the Battle of Naklo - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats the Pomeranians.Polish access to the sea is re-established.
1109
1122 9/23
500
1453
22. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.
645
866
1106 9/28
1209
23. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
515
1409
1439
1409
24. Augustine arrives in Kent.Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins.
597
989
985
960
25. 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
1130 12/25
1409
1216
793
26. Siege of BaghdadMongols (the Ilkhanate) ensure control of the region; Generally considered the end of the Islamic Golden Age.
632
965-967
711
1258
27. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
1409
568
1212
1439
28. Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.Considered to be the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire.
1204
1163
1098
800
29. Siege of BelgradeMajor Ottoman advances are halted for 7 decades - last major victory for Hunyadi.
1272-73
1456
1492
1299 July 27th
30. Battle of Agincourt. Henry V and his army defeat a numerically superior French army - partially because of the newly-introduced English longbow.The turning point in the Hundred Years' War for 15th Century England that lead to the signing of the Treat
893
910
1415 October 25th
c.960
31. The Taira clan are driven out of Kyoto by Minamoto Yoshinaka.The two-year conflict which follows ends at the Battle of Dan no Ura (1185).
1325
1459
1183
1368
32. Death of Simeon I the Great. Recognition of the Bulgarian Patriarchate - the first independent National Church in Europe.
1125
1314
955
927
33. The Knights Templar are rounded up and murdered by Philip the Fair of France - with the backing of the Pope.Hastens the demise of the order within a decade.
1455 May 22
1397
868
1307 Friday - October 13th
34. Thomas Aquinas' work - Summa Theologica is published - after his death.Is the main staple of theology during the Middle Ages.
825
936
1274
1152
35. 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.
1187
1186 1/27
786
1175
36. The first known merchant guild.
1088
874
1328
1193
37. The Hanseatic League is founded.This marks a new period of trade and economic development for northern and western Europe.
1453
1257
1310
1158
38. Muslims capture Bari and much of southern Italy.
1066
840
1310
643
39. Muslims capture Bari and much of southern Italy.
907
1485
840
1429
40. 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.
866
1192
1176 5/29
1163
41. Battle of VarnaFinal battle of the Crusade of Varna; Ottomans are victorious over the Hungarian-Polish armies - and Wladyslaw III of Poland dies.
1018
632
1444 November 10th
960
42. Jerusalem captured by Muslims.
1415
638
1099
618
43. August 24Rome is sacked by Alaric - King of the Visigoths.Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire
1257
885
410
1227
44. Battle of Mons Badonicus.The West Saxon advance is halted by Britons.
1163
515
1378
1193
45. Saladin recaptures Jerusalem.Would lead to the Third Crusades.
1494
1075
955
1187
46. Windmills are first recorded.
1185
1346
927
778
47. 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.
1453
910
1381
1415
48. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.
1208
929
969
1415 October 25th
49. 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
1109
1310
911
50. Battle of Tours. Charles Martel halts Muslim advance.Significant moment that led to the forming of the Carolingian Empire for the Franks - and halted the advancement of the Moors in Western Europe.
1216
732
1018
1272-73