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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Marco Polo publishes his tales of China - along with Rustichello da Pisa.A key step to the bridging of East and West in trade.
927
1208
1183
1298
2. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.
1272-73
1499
843
896
3. Battle of Mons Badonicus.The West Saxon advance is halted by Britons.
793
622
598
515
4. 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
711
1202
1257
711
5. Genghis Khan was elected as Khagan of the Mongols and the Mongol Empire was established.The Mongols would conquer much of Eurasia - changing former political borders.
1125
1206
1389 June 28th
768
6. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.
751
1179
563
868
7. 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
1077
1386 October 18-19th
643
711
8. Second Muslim attack on Constantinople - ending in failure. The combined Byzantine
718
1461
1389 June 28th
1487
9. PopeInnocent III calls for the Albigensian Crusade which seeks to destroy a rival form of Christianity practiced by the Cathars.
1208
1497
1067
1171
10. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.
1185
534
1193
1185
11. 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.
989
1282
500
605
12. July 6Richard I ascends the throne of England.His heavy taxation to finance his European ventures created an antipathy of barons and people toward the crown - but his being absent enabled the English to advance in their political development.
1071
1189
1106 9/28
885
13. 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.
1347
711
1067
c. 1001
14. Pope Leo IX ascends to the papal throne.Leo IX was the pope that excommunicated Patriarch of Constantinople - Michael Cerularius (who also excommunitated Leo) - which caused the Great Schism.
1049
910
1298
568
15. First Crusade. Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II.This would lead to the beginning of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - which would last for nearly two centuries; within the era of the Crusades to the Holy Land.
1328
1397
1099
910
16. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.
1088
793
726
911
17. Children's Crusade.
1212
1386 October 18-19th
1192
976
18. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
1370
1185
965-967
1492
19. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
936
632
1368
410
20. Battle of Tertry
410
1258
687
1419
21. Jerusalem captured by Muslims.
633
1130 12/25
1099
638
22. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.
598
768
1325
1212
23. 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.
910
1399
598
638
24. The Council of Constance ends.The Western Schism comes to a close - and elects Pope Martin V as the sole pope.
910
1204
1497
1417
25. The Byzantine conquest of Italy completes.
1147
552
885
1158
26. Augustine arrives in Kent.Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins.
1310
597
864
1193
27. Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.Considered to be the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire.
1204
1075
1444 November 10th
633
28. 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
1125
1492
1202
1086
29. At the Battle of Legnano - the cavalry of Frederick Barbarossa is defeated by the infantry of the Lombard League.This is the first major defeat of cavalry by infantry - signaling the new role of the bourgeosie.
1150
927
1208
1176 5/29
30. Spanish Christians succeed in defeating the Moors in the long Reconquista campaigns - after the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.By 1248 - only the small southern kingdom of Granada remained under Muslim control.
989
1095
1075
1212
31. 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
1415
1389 June 28th
1122 9/23
534
32. The first cornerstone is laid for the construction of Notre Dame de Paris.
963-964
868
1163
552
33. Simeon I becomes ruler of theFirst Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.
1417
525
843
893
34. Battle of SzebenThird significant victory for the Hungarian forces led by Janos Hunyadi over the Ottoman forces.
768
840
1215
1442
35. 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.
963-964
794
1257
1186 1/27
36. Battle of VarnaFinal battle of the Crusade of Varna; Ottomans are victorious over the Hungarian-Polish armies - and Wladyslaw III of Poland dies.
1487
1347
1098
1444 November 10th
37. 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.
907
698
1122 9/23
1216
38. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.
896
955
1102
1485
39. Battle of St. AlbansTraditionally marks the beginning of the War of the Roses.
917
1192
1455 May 22
455
40. 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.
1185
911
1193
687
41. Vikings attack Paris.
1381
663
674-678
885
42. Muslims take Carthage.
641
1077
500
698
43. 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.
1419
1071
1415
793
44. First Crusade. Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II.This would lead to the beginning of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - which would last for nearly two centuries; within the era of the Crusades to the Holy Land.
800
c. 1001
1166
1099
45. 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
1397
1189
1122 9/23
46. The Cistercian Order is founded.Was a return to the original observance of the Rule of St. Benedict.
581
1098
552
1212
47. 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.
1417
1206
527 August 1
534
48. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.
1378
955
1219
718
49. The first King of Croatia (rex Croatorum) - Tomislav (910
529
1272-73
602
925
50. Muslims take Alexandria.
1273
581
882
643
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