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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Basil II (called 'Bulgar Slayer') begins final conquest of Bulgaria by Eastern Empire.Conquest finished by 1018.
1434
981
674-678
927
2. Vikings attack Paris.
1121 12/25
1088
1183
885
3. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl
1310
515
1429
1347
4. 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.
515
1492
1378
1174 7/12
5. Battle of Nehawand. Muslims conquer Persia.
1125
871
641
1492
6. Sicilian Vespers. Sicilians massacres Angevins over a six-week period - after a Frenchman harassed a woman.Would mark a two decade period of war - and peace treaties between mainly between Aragon - Sicily - and the Angevin.
1179
1216
1282
862
7. Battle of Kosovo in Serbia.This was in many respects the decisive battle between the Turks - led by Sultan Murat - and Christian army - led by the Serbs and their duke Lazar. The battle took place in Kosovo - the southern province of the Medieval Ser
1095
1389 June 28th
627
626
8. Death of Simeon I the Great. Recognition of the Bulgarian Patriarchate - the first independent National Church in Europe.
1107
1176 5/29
1298
927
9. 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.
1106 9/28
1139
552
1429
10. Roger II is crowned King of Sicily - a royal title given him by the Antipope Anacletus II.This coronation marks the beginning of the Kingdom of Sicily and its Mediterranean empire under the Norman kings - which was able to take on the Holy Roman Empi
735
1396
1130 12/25
1193
11. Second Muslim attack on Constantinople - ending in failure. The combined Byzantine
1431
1439
1215
718
12. 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.
598
1257
1380
936
13. North South States Period begins in Korea.
638
698
825
1049
14. August 24Rome is sacked by Alaric - King of the Visigoths.Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire
1189
1183
1296
410
15. Muhammed is born.Professed receiving revelations from God - which were recorded in the Qur'an - the basis of Islamic theology - in which he is regarded as the most important prophet.
1208
1402 July 20th
570
590
16. Battle of SzebenThird significant victory for the Hungarian forces led by Janos Hunyadi over the Ottoman forces.
1442
633
893
1298
17. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
1174 7/12
786
1402 July 20th
1077
18. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
778
1381
907
410
19. 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
1212
917
626
20. 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
751
1415 October 25th
663
638
21. North South States Period begins in Korea.
1282
698
1147
768
22. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.
1417
827
1494
577
23. The compilation of the Domesday Book - a great land and property survey commissioned by William the Conqueror to assess his new possessions.This is the first such undertaking since Roman times.
1453
1378
552
1086
24. Chaucer begins to write The Canterbury Tales.Chaucer's greatest work - and one of the foundations towards the formation of the Modern English language
929
1187
1380
1212
25. 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.
1102
1179
1314
529
26. The first King of Croatia (rex Croatorum) - Tomislav (910
1179
925
527 August 1
893
27. Death of Offa.Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England.
795
1152
1399
871
28. The Great Seljuk Empire is founded by Tughril Beg.Would be a major force during the first two Crusades - and an antagonist to the Byzantine Empire over the next century.
1098
840
1037
1380
29. August 26thBattle of Cr
1346
1116
1018
527 August 1
30. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
1347
1439
899
633
31. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.
563
1392
1185
663
32. Rudolph I of Germany is elected Holy Roman Emperor.This begins the Habsburg de facto domination of the crown that lasted until is dissolution in 1806.
1273
768
1116
1381
33. Trial and execution of Joan of Arc.Death of the woman who helped turned the Hundred Years' War in favor of the French over the past two years.
1431
872
643
1389 June 28th
34. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.
650
800
663
668
35. 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.
827
1273
800
726
36. 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.
1397
1125
1461
1152
37. 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.
1018
598
1212
1175
38. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.
985
768
965-967
910
39. Mieszko I becomes duke of Polans.First historical ruler of Poland and de facto founder of the Polish State.
962
1386 October 18-19th
1389 June 28th
c.960
40. Battle of AnkaraBayezid I is captured by Tamerlane's forces - causing the interregnum of the Ottoman Empire.
1402 July 20th
1299 July 27th
1347
962
41. 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
1166
1419
1163
1499
42. Thomas Malory composes Le Morte d'Arthur
1415
1485
778
627
43. Ladislaus of Naples sells his 'rights' on Dalmatia to the Venetian Republic for 100000 ducats.Dalmatia would with some interruptions remain under Venetian rule for nearly four centuries - until 1797.
1099
1409
1185
581
44. Song Dynasty begins after Emperor of Taizu usurps the throne from the Later Zhou Dynasty - last of the Five Dynasties.A 319 year period of Song rule (Northern & Southern combined) goes underway.
786
1346
960
927
45. Pepin founds the Carolingian dynasty.
534
1461
1205
751
46. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.
1123 3/18-3/27
1216
1455 May 22
718
47. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'
735
500
632
1492
48. Muslims take Carthage.
960
698
1492
1431
49. The Hundred Years' War begins. England and France struggle for dominance of Western Europe.The war will span through three/four different war periods within a 116 year period.
410
868
882
1337
50. St. Norbert and 29 companions make their solemn vows marking the beginning of the Premonstratensian Order.This order played a significant role in evangelizing the Slavs - the Wends - to the east of the Holy Roman Empire.
1299 July 27th
1189
1121 12/25
1380
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