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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Battle of Nineveh.The Byzantines - under Heraclius - crush the Persians.
969
827
735
627
2. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.
1487
1174 7/12
960
862
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.
735
825
1109
1333
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.
1054
527 August 1
1067
1215
5. Thomas Aquinas' work - Summa Theologica is published - after his death.Is the main staple of theology during the Middle Ages.
1184
1274
1077
1497
6. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.
1386 October 18-19th
529
1018
925
7. The Council of Constance ends.The Western Schism comes to a close - and elects Pope Martin V as the sole pope.
786
882
793
1417
8. Smederevo falls under the Turks.Marks the end of the Medieval Serbian Empire.
1459
899
987
1279
9. Joint Persian-Avar-Slav Siege of Constantinople Constantinople saved - Avar power broken and Persians henceforth on the defensive
626
1209
1333
622
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.
871
552
1439
1184
11. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.
1106 9/28
1392
794
910
12. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
633
751
1429
1186 1/27
13. Muslims take Alexandria.
598
1347
1099
643
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.
1049
1298
882
794
15. Death of Simeon I the Great. Recognition of the Bulgarian Patriarchate - the first independent National Church in Europe.
1307
927
874
c.960
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.
1444 November 10th
645
1347
1405
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.
1337
732
687
1135
18. Siege of BelgradeMajor Ottoman advances are halted for 7 decades - last major victory for Hunyadi.
893
868
1456
1192
19. August 24Rome is sacked by Alaric - King of the Visigoths.Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire
969
577
1106 9/28
410
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
814
1227
1166
1444 November 10th
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.
1417
1297
698
711
22. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.
681
602
1095
866
23. Pope Gregory VII elevated to the papal throne.This begins a period of church reform.
1067
978
1402 July 20th
1183
24. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
590
1118
1492
1333
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
1442
978
1380
1409
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
735
1202
899
955
27. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.
1307 Friday - October 13th
1453
1487
1187
28. Establishment of the Bulgarian Empire.A country with great influence in the European history in the Middle Ages.
871
1184
768
681
29. Founding of the University of Paris.
663
1257
1237
1139
30. Children's Crusade.
527 August 1
1212
1459
529
31. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
981
1337
581
936
32. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.
534
570
919
1492
33. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
1328
978
674-678
1307
34. Battle of St. AlbansTraditionally marks the beginning of the War of the Roses.
1368
718
1455 May 22
874
35. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.
1116
1258
893
668
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.
864
1098
962
919
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.
1485
1209
750
868
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.
1325
927
1279
910
39. The Hanseatic League is founded.This marks a new period of trade and economic development for northern and western Europe.
1158
1095
1077
1386 October 18-19th
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.
641
1392
978
1071
41. Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.First to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
1054
1075
1467
962
42. The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe.First print published in English (Vulgate)
1386 October 18-19th
1071
1381
1431
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.
627
529
1485
885
44. Accession of Abu Bakr as first Caliph.
1380
632
917
1461
45. The West Saxons continue their advance at the Battle of Deorham.
1274
843
577
1150
46. The Franks under Edward defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouill
1122 9/23
1298
500
910
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.
1378
605
985
911
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.
410
1147
1075
840
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.
1107
577
455
919
50. The Kingdom of the Lombards is founded in Italy.
534
1117
1461
568