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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. Battle of Nineveh.The Byzantines - under Heraclius - crush the Persians.






2. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.






3. 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.






4. The East-West Schism which divided the church into Western Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.Tensions will vary between the Catholic and Orthodox churches throughout the Middle Ages.






5. Thomas Aquinas' work - Summa Theologica is published - after his death.Is the main staple of theology during the Middle Ages.






6. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.






7. The Council of Constance ends.The Western Schism comes to a close - and elects Pope Martin V as the sole pope.






8. Smederevo falls under the Turks.Marks the end of the Medieval Serbian Empire.






9. Joint Persian-Avar-Slav Siege of Constantinople Constantinople saved - Avar power broken and Persians henceforth on the defensive






10. 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.






11. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.






12. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.






13. Muslims take Alexandria.






14. Heian periodin Japan.Considered to be the last classical period of History of Japan. Chinese influence was at its strongest during this era in Japan.






15. Death of Simeon I the Great. Recognition of the Bulgarian Patriarchate - the first independent National Church in Europe.






16. 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.






17. The Anarchy begins in England.This will mark a 19 year period of Government strife and Civil War between the supporters of Stephen and Matilda - and end with the crowning of Matilda's son - Henry II - and beginning the Plantagenet dynasty.






18. Siege of BelgradeMajor Ottoman advances are halted for 7 decades - last major victory for Hunyadi.






19. August 24Rome is sacked by Alaric - King of the Visigoths.Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire






20. 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






21. 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.






22. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.






23. Pope Gregory VII elevated to the papal throne.This begins a period of church reform.






24. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.






25. Chaucer begins to write The Canterbury Tales.Chaucer's greatest work - and one of the foundations towards the formation of the Modern English language






26. 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






27. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.






28. Establishment of the Bulgarian Empire.A country with great influence in the European history in the Middle Ages.






29. Founding of the University of Paris.






30. Children's Crusade.






31. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.






32. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.






33. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.






34. Battle of St. AlbansTraditionally marks the beginning of the War of the Roses.






35. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. Edward the Elder - son of Alfred - defeats the Northumbrian Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall; they never raid south of the River Humber again.






39. The Hanseatic League is founded.This marks a new period of trade and economic development for northern and western Europe.






40. 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.






41. Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.First to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.






42. The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe.First print published in English (Vulgate)






43. Justinian I publishes the Code of Civil Law.This compiled centuries of legal writings and imperial pronouncements into three parts of one body of law.






44. Accession of Abu Bakr as first Caliph.






45. The West Saxons continue their advance at the Battle of Deorham.






46. The Franks under Edward defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouill






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. The Kingdom of the Lombards is founded in Italy.