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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. Henry I of England defeats his older brother Robert Curthose - duke of Normandy - at the Battle of Tinchebrai - and imprisons him in Devizes castle; EdgarAtheling and William Clito are also taken prisoner.This victory made a later struggle between En






2. The University of Cambridge is founded.






3. 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.






4. Muhammad Migrates from Mecca to Medina.Event will have designated first year of the Islamic Calendar - as Anno Hegirae.






5. Christianization of Bulgaria.






6. Iceland is settled by Norsemen.






7. 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.






8. Dante publishes his Divine Comedy.Is one of the most defining works of literature during the Late Middle Ages - and among the most recognizable in all of literature.






9. 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.






10. Thomas Malory composes Le Morte d'Arthur






11. Accession of Abu Bakr as first Caliph.






12. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.






13. 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.






14. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. Succession of Hugh Capet to the French Throne.Beginning of Capetian Dynasty.






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






20. 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.






21. Death of Alfred the Great.






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.






23. Battle of Lechfeld. Otto the Great - son of Henry the Fowler - defeats the Magyars.This is the defining event that prevents the Hungarians from entering Central Europe.






24. The Ninth Crusade occurs.Considered to be theLast Major Crusade to take place in the Holy Land.






25. 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.






26. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.






27. Onin War takes place in Japan.First of many significant civil wars between shogunates that would continue for another century during the Muromachi period.






28. 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






29. 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.






30. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.






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






32. Death of Muhammed.By this point - all of Arabia is Muslim.






33. 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.






34. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.






35. Kingdom of Portugal conquers Ceuta.Beginning of the Portuguese Empire.






36. Founding of the University of Paris.






37. 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.






38. Henry I of England defeats his older brother Robert Curthose - duke of Normandy - at the Battle of Tinchebrai - and imprisons him in Devizes castle; EdgarAtheling and William Clito are also taken prisoner.This victory made a later struggle between En






39. Tamerlane establishes the Timurid Dynasty.During this 35 year period - Tamerlane would ravage his fellow Islamic states such as the Golden Horde and the Delhi Sultanate in order to accomplish his goal of a restored Mongol Empire.






40. In Japan - the Soga clan falls.This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture - The Nara period begins a year later.






41. Sui Dynasty in China.China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years.






42. 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






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






44. Slav occupation of Balkans complete.






45. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.






46. 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.






47. 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.






48. Simeon I becomes ruler of theFirst Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.






49. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.






50. Pepin founds the Carolingian dynasty.