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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Battle of Ellandun. Egbert defeats Mercians.Wessex becomes the leading kingdom of England.
1098
825
864
598
2. Iconoclast movement begun in the Byzantine Empire under Leo III. This was opposed by Pope Gregory II - and an important difference between the Roman and Byzantine churches.
638
1183
1409
726
3. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.
1237
1077
768
1106 9/28
4. 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.
1257
1279
1215
711
5. 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.
910
1381
1139
638
6. Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV walks to Canossa where he stands barefoot in the snow to beg forgiveness of the Pope for his offences - and admitting defeat in theInvestiture Controversy.This helps establish Papal rule over European heads of state for an
1494
910
1175
1077
7. Onin War takes place in Japan.First of many significant civil wars between shogunates that would continue for another century during the Muromachi period.
1467
1130 12/25
1215
1208
8. 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
1442
1461
754
1415 October 25th
9. The University of Cambridge is founded.
622
1405
1209
726
10. Pepin founds the Carolingian dynasty.
751
871
1174 7/12
1219
11. The West Saxons continue their advance at the Battle of Deorham.
768
1187
638
577
12. 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.
1075
1117
410
1370
13. 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.
627
1274
981
927
14. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.
1086
681
1402 July 20th
965-967
15. Christianization of Bulgaria.
872
962
1187
864
16. Death of Alfred the Great.
1297
1204
965-967
899
17. Accession of Abu Bakr as first Caliph.
1219
1297
632
1049
18. Death of Charlemagne.Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later.
814
1139
1459
1193
19. 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.
1163
1095
1456
527 August 1
20. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.
868
1444 November 10th
1183
1209
21. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.The first naval battle that used cannons in ships.
1299 July 27th
793
1139
1499
22. 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.
910
726
962
732
23. 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.
410
1337
1179
1166
24. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.
602
1050
866
c.960
25. The West Saxons continue their advance at the Battle of Deorham.
1125
577
1333
936
26. Establishment of the Bulgarian Empire.A country with great influence in the European history in the Middle Ages.
638
1381
681
1227
27. 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.
1399
1067
1125
800
28. 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.
602
1185
1086
1397
29. PopeInnocent III calls for the Albigensian Crusade which seeks to destroy a rival form of Christianity practiced by the Cathars.
c. 1001
1208
1386 October 18-19th
1209
30. Tang Dynasty in China.The essential administrative system of this dynasty lasts for 286 years.
618
1187
1123 3/18-3/27
1187
31. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.
1088
814
1378
893
32. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
1193
1439
1179
1135
33. 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.
871
c.960
515
529
34. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.
1209
726
1117
800
35. Founding of the University of Paris.
910
515
1257
1455 May 22
36. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
1219
786
750
1158
37. Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.End of the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire to some); Constantinople becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.
1453
618
778
1077
38. Eric the Red - exiled from Iceland - begins Scandinavian colonization of Greenland.
1109
885
985
1494
39. 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.
1174 7/12
1405
960
786
40. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
1492
1206
1314
1095
41. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.
862
866
1102
1455 May 22
42. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.
1386 October 18-19th
1392
1117
825
43. 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.
1314
1399
1186 1/27
1122 9/23
44. The final Peace of Constance between Frederick Barbarossa - the pope - and the Lombard towns is signed.The various articles of the treaty destroyed the unity of the Empire and Germany and Italy underwent separate developments.
927
1183
534
650
45. The Third Crusade follows upon Saladin's uniting the Muslim world and recapturing Jerusalem.Despite managing to win several major battles - the Crusaders did not recapture Jerusalem.
1077
1189
1442
1497
46. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.
632
1209
936
1175
47. 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.
455
1346
919
732
48. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
698
911
1183
1297
49. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.
570
632
1209
1016
50. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals
455
1171
768
960