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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Saladin recaptures Jerusalem.Would lead to the Third Crusades.
793
1325
1494
1187
2. Mongol invasion of Rus' resumes.Causes the split of Kievan Rus' into three components (present day Russia - Ukraine - Belarus - greatly effects various regions of Eastern Europe; Golden Horde formed.
1237
597
1453
602
3. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.
1099
768
981
927
4. Death of Alfred the Great.
843
911
1381
899
5. Founding of the University of Paris.
1347
1049
1307 Friday - October 13th
1257
6. Tamerlane establishes the Timurid Dynasty.During this 35 year period - Tamerlane would ravage his fellow Islamic states such as the Golden Horde and the Delhi Sultanate in order to accomplish his goal of a restored Mongol Empire.
1193
1370
590
976
7. 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.
c. 1001
618
1310
1347
8. Otto deposes Pope John XII who is replaced with Pope Leo VIII.Citizens of Rome promise not to elect another Pope without Imperial approval.
1077
963-964
1392
1297
9. Battle of Dun Nechtain. Picts defeat Northumbrians - whose dominance ends.
1102
685
c.960
885
10. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.
668
1088
910
1257
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.
455
1419
1399
1499
12. 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
1202
632
1183
1135
13. Children's Crusade.
515
843
1368
1212
14. August 22ndBattle of Bosworth Field.Richard III dies in battle - and Henry Tudor becomes king of England; last shift of Houses/kingship during the War of the Roses.
1419
1485
840
1328
15. Muslims take Alexandria.
597
1125
1307
643
16. Grand Canal of China constructed.
1487
1389 June 28th
605
641
17. 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.
627
1497
969
1399
18. Lothair of Supplinburg - duke of Saxony - is elected Holy Roman Emperor instead of the nearest heir - Frederick of Swabia.This election marks the beginning of the great struggle between the Guelfs and the Ghibellines.
1125
1202
1018
1163
19. Death of Charlemagne.Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later.
1297
814
1077
1183
20. 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.
800
1192
726
843
21. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.
455
1227
1071
1216
22. The Aztecs find the city of Tenochtitlan.This would be the epicenter and capital of the Aztec kingdom for nearly 200 years until the Siege of Tenochtitlan led by Hernan Cortes.
1485
1325
1279
552
23. Honen Shonin (Genku) founds the Jodo shu (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.This event marks the beginning of the Buddhist sectarian movement in Japan.
871
840
1175
674-678
24. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.
1102
963-964
872
1453
25. August 26thBattle of Cr
674-678
1066
1208
1346
26. Iceland is settled by Norsemen.
874
871
1184
1257
27. Smederevo falls under the Turks.Marks the end of the Medieval Serbian Empire.
1459
1088
927
1125
28. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
793
1174 7/12
1492
633
29. 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.
687
1118
638
907
30. Viking state in Russia founded under Rurik - first at Novgorod - then Kiev.
1183
868
862
768
31. 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.
1492
1183
893
793
32. PopeInnocent III calls for the Albigensian Crusade which seeks to destroy a rival form of Christianity practiced by the Cathars.
862
1453
786
1208
33. Siege of BaghdadMongols (the Ilkhanate) ensure control of the region; Generally considered the end of the Islamic Golden Age.
698
976
568
1258
34. 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
711
1487
1117
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.
1147
1257
1209
1186 1/27
36. TheFirst War of ScottishIndependence ends in Scottish victory with the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton and de jure independence.
500
1328
1176 5/29
1147
37. Eric the Red - exiled from Iceland - begins Scandinavian colonization of Greenland.
1163
563
1429
985
38. 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.
965-967
1396
989
1399
39. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.
1380
525
525
1166
40. The Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I.Becomes longest lasting Islamic Empire - lasting over 600 years into the 20th century.
622
978
1257
1299 July 27th
41. The University of Cambridge is founded.
1347
650
726
1209
42. 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.
1299 July 27th
1310
1415 October 25th
885
43. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.
1494
1108/24
866
1429
44. 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.
1185
1192
c. 1001
1099
45. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.
627
1378
1487
866
46. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.
1296
1487
1018
965-967
47. 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.
455
1310
1456
410
48. Jerusalem captured by Muslims.
638
1166
965-967
1193
49. 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.
1455 May 22
1378
885
1174 7/12
50. 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.
1346
1389 June 28th
868
1215