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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.
1272-73
1189
985
1487
2. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
1258
581
882
750
3. NovemberPope Lucius III issues the papal bull Ad Abolendam.This bull set up the organization of the medieval inquisitions.
1184
825
1130 12/25
698
4. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.
1258
1125
751
1117
5. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
1310
893
911
786
6. 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
529
1434
500
1125
7. Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.First to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
1455 May 22
793
515
962
8. 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
1050
778
1380
9. Basil II (called 'Bulgar Slayer') begins final conquest of Bulgaria by Eastern Empire.Conquest finished by 1018.
981
577
751
750
10. 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.
1192
1325
1050
1419
11. Death of Offa.Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England.
1405
795
597
963-964
12. Battle of Tertry
687
978
1494
1215
13. Joint Persian-Avar-Slav Siege of Constantinople Constantinople saved - Avar power broken and Persians henceforth on the defensive
626
929
1453
529
14. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.
1279
1054
1215
843
15. The first King of Croatia (rex Croatorum) - Tomislav (910
981
1185
1054
925
16. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.
590
1212
1378
687
17. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
645
1442
978
598
18. 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.
911
1176 5/29
605
1297
19. Turkic Muslim invaders sack and burn the university at Nalanda.This is the beginning of the decline of Buddhism inIndia.
1123 3/18-3/27
1174 7/12
1193
1459
20. Saladin recaptures Jerusalem.Would lead to the Third Crusades.
1396
687
633
1187
21. Siege of BelgradeMajor Ottoman advances are halted for 7 decades - last major victory for Hunyadi.
1050
1456
969
1274
22. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.
866
1307
1298
1402 July 20th
23. Pope Urban issues the Crusades to capture the Holy Land - and to repel the Seljuk Turks from the Byzantine Empire from Alexios I Komnenos.This would be the first of 9 Major Crusades - and a number of other crusades that would spread into the late 13t
633
793
1095
1347
24. 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%
925
597
1347
843
25. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.
868
1492
1179
668
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.
1442
1088
1066
632
27. AprilThe Second Lateran Council declared clerical marriages invalid - regulated clerical dress - and punished attacks on clerics by excommunication.Enforces the major reforms that Gregory VII began to heavily campaign for several decades earlier.
794
1139
871
1189
28. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
1492
1337
1499
871
29. Peasants' Revolt in England.Quickest-spread revolt in English history - and the most popular revolt of the Late Middle Ages.
911
1381
632
1257
30. 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.
1381
1208
1307 Friday - October 13th
754
31. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
1439
1417
534
1257
32. The West Saxons continue their advance at the Battle of Deorham.
862
577
1370
581
33. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
632
1216
1492
1204
34. 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.
1147
1037
1386 October 18-19th
1380
35. Battle of St. AlbansTraditionally marks the beginning of the War of the Roses.
1402 July 20th
1455 May 22
500
1192
36. 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.
1397
1179
681
1049
37. Death of Alfred the Great.
899
1297
605
529
38. JingkangIncidentThe Jurchen soldiers sack Kaifeng - bringing an end to the Northern Song Dynasty in China; the Song moves further south and makes Lin'an their new capital.
754
685
1050
1125
39. Emperor Go-Daigo returns to the throne from exile - and begins the Kenmu restoration.The Kamakura Shogunate comes to an end - and the Kenmu Restoration only lasts a few years before the Ashikaga Shogunate begins.
552
843
1333
1152
40. June 15The Magna Carta is sealed by John of England.This marks one of the first times a medieval ruler is forced to accept limits on his power.
663
1215
1118
638
41. Battle of SzebenThird significant victory for the Hungarian forces led by Janos Hunyadi over the Ottoman forces.
685
1442
633
1444 November 10th
42. Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.End of the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire to some); Constantinople becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.
1453
919
1347
919
43. 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.
622
1176 5/29
552
1183
44. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl
1399
674-678
1429
1378
45. Stefan Nemanja united Serbian territories - establishing the Medieval Serbian state.This marks the rise of Serbia which will dominate the Balkans for the next three hundred years. Allies of Serbia at this moment become the Hungarian Kingdom and the R
552
534
899
1166
46. Battle of AnkaraBayezid I is captured by Tamerlane's forces - causing the interregnum of the Ottoman Empire.
927
1381
1402 July 20th
1215
47. 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.
1431
911
871
668
48. 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.
1184
1396
598
1485
49. Muslims under Tarik invade Spain.Will begin a period of Muslim rule within in the Iberian peninsula (with various portions of land) until nearly the end of the Fifteenth Century.
1208
910
1337
711
50. Windmills are first recorded.
1347
626
1389 June 28th
1185