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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Synod of Whitby.Roman Christianity triumphs over Celtic Christianity in England.
663
1378
1310
866
2. Grand Canal of China constructed.
605
1209
1018
1453
3. The Construction of the Tower of London begins.The tower of London was the ultimate keep of the British Empire.
1077
c. 1001
1257
687
4. 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.
1204
919
1215
1206
5. Battle of Yamen.Marks the end of the Song Dynasty in China - and all of China is under the rule of Kublai Khan as the emperor.
929
1419
794
1279
6. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.
1279
527 August 1
1429
1050
7. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'
960
552
735
1117
8. The reestablishment of the Bulgarian Empire.
1453
1185
910
872
9. Dictatus Papae in which Pope Gregory VII defines the powers of the pope.Peak of the Gregorian Reform - and an immense factor in theInvestiture Controversy.
1205
1257
1075
622
10. Chaucer begins to write The Canterbury Tales.Chaucer's greatest work - and one of the foundations towards the formation of the Modern English language
650
1380
893
650
11. King Henry II of England lands in Ireland to assert his supremacy and the Synod of Cashel acknowledges his sovereignty.With his landing - Henry begins the English claim to and occupation of Ireland which would last some seven and a half centuries.
1215
1018
1171
c.960
12. The Byzantine conquest of Italy completes.
552
1399
893
1125
13. 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.
866
864
1237
1016
14. Thomas Malory composes Le Morte d'Arthur
1485
1333
872
843
15. 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.
1368
1139
645
987
16. First Arab siege of Constantinople.First time Islamic armies defeated - preventing Europe from Islamic conquest.
674-678
529
1186 1/27
1219
17. The fall of the Yuan Dynasty. Its remnants - known as Northern Yuan - continued to rule Mongolia.The breakup of the Mongol Empire - which marked the end of Pax Mongolica.
1368
1077
1444 November 10th
960
18. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.
1429
1088
965-967
674-678
19. 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.
1152
885
1077
1185
20. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.
1193
1419
1219
1107
21. The University of Cambridge is founded.
1258
960
1122 9/23
1209
22. 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.
1088
598
1204
1485
23. 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.
1102
1419
1107
605
24. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
1399
1175
1274
1439
25. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.
1431
1088
866
1106 9/28
26. Battle of Tertry
1189
1176 5/29
687
768
27. The Ninth Crusade occurs.Considered to be theLast Major Crusade to take place in the Holy Land.
1067
1049
1415 October 25th
1272-73
28. Pope Leo IX ascends to the papal throne.Leo IX was the pope that excommunicated Patriarch of Constantinople - Michael Cerularius (who also excommunitated Leo) - which caused the Great Schism.
1049
987
1467
1152
29. According to Theophanes Continuatus (The Continuer of Theophanes's Chronicle) - Tomislav of Croatia defeated Bulgarian army of Tsar Simeon I under Duke Alogobotur - in battle of the Bosnian Highlands.Bulgarian expansion to the west was stopped.
981
685
927
626
30. Basil II (called 'Bulgar Slayer') begins final conquest of Bulgaria by Eastern Empire.Conquest finished by 1018.
1130 12/25
981
1415
1016
31. Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.End of the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire to some); Constantinople becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.
1434
1328
1453
1439
32. Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.First to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
1183
525
1347
962
33. 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
1186 1/27
1368
969
34. Christianization of Bulgaria.
1257
1337
1147
864
35. 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.
1086
1206
1215
866
36. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.
1186 1/27
1123 3/18-3/27
1099
1054
37. 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.
1378
1102
1139
1205
38. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.
1333
1050
563
1108/24
39. 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.
1192
735
1442
1122 9/23
40. Second Muslim attack on Constantinople - ending in failure. The combined Byzantine
800
1016
718
c. 1001
41. Battle of VarnaFinal battle of the Crusade of Varna; Ottomans are victorious over the Hungarian-Polish armies - and Wladyslaw III of Poland dies.
1130 12/25
1095
1444 November 10th
960
42. Death of Offa.Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England.
795
955
1310
1174 7/12
43. 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.
1121 12/25
1485
1205
1453
44. The Seljuks under Alp Arslan defeat the Byzantine army at Manzikert. The Normans capture Bari - the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy.Beginning of the end of Byzantine rule in Asia Minor.
866
1274
1071
1380
45. Genghis Khan was elected as Khagan of the Mongols and the Mongol Empire was established.The Mongols would conquer much of Eurasia - changing former political borders.
1405
1049
800
1206
46. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
597
1209
1487
750
47. Battle of Yamen.Marks the end of the Song Dynasty in China - and all of China is under the rule of Kublai Khan as the emperor.
1227
1050
1279
750
48. 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.
1299 July 27th
871
1088
663
49. Succession of Hugh Capet to the French Throne.Beginning of Capetian Dynasty.
1399
1193
1099
987
50. In the Battle of Hundsfeld - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats Emperor Henry V.German expansion to the east is stopped.
1337
1396
1108/24
698