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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. 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
1166
1122 9/23
896
2. 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.
872
919
1037
1067
3. Pepin founds the Carolingian dynasty.
1487
632
751
976
4. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.
1102
598
1487
1429
5. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.
1125
1117
1077
1439
6. 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.
1310
1075
455
1122 9/23
7. NovemberPope Lucius III issues the papal bull Ad Abolendam.This bull set up the organization of the medieval inquisitions.
1453
910
969
1184
8. 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.
1189
1273
1307 Friday - October 13th
1135
9. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
750
976
1147
1429
10. Massive Chinese (Sui and Tang) invasions against Korean Goguryeo.Contributed to the fall of the Sui Dynasty - and Goguryeo fell under the forces of the Tang and Silla.
911
643
1273
598
11. Kingdom of Portugal conquers Ceuta.Beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1455 May 22
674-678
1415
1125
12. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
525
1459
927
1192
13. At the Battle of Dan no Ura - Minamoto Yoshitsune annihilates the Taira clan.The elimination of the Taira leaves the Minamoto the virtual rulers of Japan and marks the beginning of the first period of feudal rule known as the Kamakura Period.
1296
917
1185
1122 9/23
14. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'
827
735
1347
976
15. Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.First to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
981
962
1381
1121 12/25
16. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.
919
1118
907
1453
17. Christianization of Bulgaria.
1346
864
627
1402 July 20th
18. 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.
976
1392
1325
732
19. Benedict of Nursia founds monastery at Monte Cassino.The first of twelve monasteries founded by Saint Benedict - beginning the Order of Saint Benedict.
410
1237
529
866
20. The University of Cambridge is founded.
794
1337
1209
c.960
21. 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.
866
1066
1193
1187
22. 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.
927
1273
871
893
23. Cluny Abbey is founded by William I - Count of Auvergne.Cluny goes on to become the acknowledged leader of Western Monasticism. Cluniac Reforms initiated with the abbey's founding.
1166
978
910
726
24. MarchThe Third Lateran Council limits papal electees to the cardinals alone - condemns simony - and forbids the promotion of anyone to the episcopate before the age of thirty.
1179
1102
534
1117
25. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
936
570
1297
1095
26. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.
754
814
872
632
27. 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.
1086
1125
687
1099
28. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.
529
685
1050
1258
29. Sack of Lindisfarne. Viking attacks on Britain begin.Generally considered the beginning of the Viking Age that would span over two centuries - and reach as far south as Hispania and as far east as the Byzantine Empire - and present day Russia.
1272-73
1202
793
1282
30. The Construction of the Tower of London begins.The tower of London was the ultimate keep of the British Empire.
1419
1389 June 28th
1314
1077
31. 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.
1397
1121 12/25
1193
1431
32. Joint Persian-Avar-Slav Siege of Constantinople Constantinople saved - Avar power broken and Persians henceforth on the defensive
1492
1415
1189
626
33. 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.
1171
1297
843
605
34. 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
1237
754
1439
35. 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.
1209
1310
529
577
36. 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.
1347
527 August 1
1117
960
37. 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
1192
1018
698
38. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.
1193
896
1130 12/25
1175
39. 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.
910
1095
1016
1208
40. 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).
1399
917
1183
1179
41. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals
643
1135
455
1106 9/28
42. Eric the Red - exiled from Iceland - begins Scandinavian colonization of Greenland.
1192
985
843
989
43. Simeon I becomes ruler of theFirst Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.
893
754
1189
1193
44. The University of Cambridge is founded.
1314
1216
1209
1328
45. July 6Richard I ascends the throne of England.His heavy taxation to finance his European ventures created an antipathy of barons and people toward the crown - but his being absent enabled the English to advance in their political development.
1208
843
1174 7/12
1189
46. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.
1444 November 10th
1108/24
1485
1257
47. The first cornerstone is laid for the construction of Notre Dame de Paris.
1206
1163
874
1368
48. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.
1088
985
989
1122 9/23
49. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.
1497
1492
632
1130 12/25
50. The first King of Croatia (rex Croatorum) - Tomislav (910
1444 November 10th
965-967
1183
925