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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.
1206
825
1381
960
2. 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.
1485
925
1439
1186 1/27
3. TheFirst War of ScottishIndependence ends in Scottish victory with the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton and de jure independence.
641
1497
885
1328
4. 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.
1272-73
1075
1071
1099
5. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.
1212
896
1050
1279
6. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.
602
1088
1370
1461
7. The University of Prague is founded.It its the oldest German-Speaking University in the world
534
1381
1297
1347
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.
893
866
1381
1307 Friday - October 13th
9. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
685
1049
735
936
10. Chinese Naval Expeditions of Southeast Asia and theIndian Ocean (to Eastern Africa) begins - under the leadership of Zheng He.This will be the first of seven of the Ming Dynasty-sponsored expeditions - lasting until 1433.
500
605
1405
1187
11. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
864
893
1109
1297
12. December 25thCharlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.With his crowning - Charlemagne's kingdom is officially recognized by the Papacy as the largest in Western Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire.
1139
1368
907
800
13. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.
899
1381
1135
1378
14. 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
1175
885
1212
15. The Empire of Trebizond falls to the Ottoman Turks.Last Roman outpost to be conquered by the Ottomans.
1461
1487
1185
1206
16. 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
681
632
1415 October 25th
1202
17. First Arab siege of Constantinople.First time Islamic armies defeated - preventing Europe from Islamic conquest.
674-678
927
1067
1216
18. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.
1386 October 18-19th
1184
632
1125
19. Battle of AnkaraBayezid I is captured by Tamerlane's forces - causing the interregnum of the Ottoman Empire.
577
1386 October 18-19th
1215
1402 July 20th
20. Windmills are first recorded.
641
1185
1118
969
21. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.
1492
1444 November 10th
1296
1409
22. 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.
1189
1135
1215
726
23. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
927
778
866
633
24. 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.
1467
1215
1098
641
25. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
622
778
1442
750
26. The Hanseatic League is founded.This marks a new period of trade and economic development for northern and western Europe.
910
1158
911
626
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
711
1108/24
1389 June 28th
28. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
1347
978
907
527 August 1
29. The first cornerstone is laid for the construction of Notre Dame de Paris.
1257
917
1386 October 18-19th
1163
30. 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.
1018
840
1118
1123 3/18-3/27
31. 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
1095
1227
1455 May 22
1098
32. Vikings attack Paris.
1494
1297
1071
885
33. Thomas Aquinas' work - Summa Theologica is published - after his death.Is the main staple of theology during the Middle Ages.
1183
862
768
1274
34. 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.
1208
1347
1125
1150
35. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.
843
1461
1193
1409
36. The first cornerstone is laid for the construction of Notre Dame de Paris.
563
1215
1163
976
37. In Japan - the Soga clan falls.This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture - The Nara period begins a year later.
1088
645
618
1147
38. Last great Roman-Persian War.Long conflict leaves both empires exhausted and unable to cope with the newly united Arab armies under Islam in the 630s
1116
602
1106 9/28
597
39. The first known merchant guild.
1135
674-678
1193
1328
40. 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.
1444 November 10th
1439
1179
1337
41. Mieszko I becomes duke of Polans.First historical ruler of Poland and de facto founder of the Polish State.
754
1314
c.960
885
42. The Kalmar Union is formed.Queen Margaret I of Denmark unites the Denmark - Sweden - and Norway - and lasts until 1523.
1396
1397
632
1492
43. 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.
768
590
1016
534
44. Thomas Malory composes Le Morte d'Arthur
907
1485
1279
1409
45. Grand Canal of China constructed.
1492
1380
605
1202
46. Edward the Elder - son of Alfred - defeats the Northumbrian Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall; they never raid south of the River Humber again.
1415 October 25th
1399
1282
910
47. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
1346
1272-73
525
1456
48. Siege of BaghdadMongols (the Ilkhanate) ensure control of the region; Generally considered the end of the Islamic Golden Age.
1216
1258
862
597
49. Accession of Abu Bakr as first Caliph.
872
1392
1370
632
50. 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.
1219
751
910
698