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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. The Knights Templar are rounded up and murdered by Philip the Fair of France - with the backing of the Pope.Hastens the demise of the order within a decade.






2. The Knights Templar are founded to protect Jerusalem and European pilgrims on their journey to the city.Becomes the most recognizable - and impactful military orders during the Crusades.






3. 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.






4. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.






5. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.






6. 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.






7. Death of Offa.Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England.






8. Death of Offa.Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England.






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. Pope Urban issues the Crusades to capture the Holy Land - and to repel the Seljuk Turks from the Byzantine Empire from Alexios I Komnenos.This would be the first of 9 Major Crusades - and a number of other crusades that would spread into the late 13t






14. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.






15. The University of Prague is founded.It its the oldest German-Speaking University in the world






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






17. 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.






18. Basil II (called 'Bulgar Slayer') begins final conquest of Bulgaria by Eastern Empire.Conquest finished by 1018.






19. 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.






20. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.






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






22. Founding of the University of Paris.






23. The Byzantine conquest of Italy completes.






24. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.






25. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.






26. Vikings attack Paris.






27. Grand Canal of China constructed.






28. Sack of Lindisfarne. Viking attacks on Britain begin.Generally considered the beginning of the Viking Age that would span over two centuries - and reach as far south as Hispania and as far east as the Byzantine Empire - and present day Russia.






29. First Arab siege of Constantinople.First time Islamic armies defeated - preventing Europe from Islamic conquest.






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






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






32. Accession of Abu Bakr as first Caliph.






33. 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.






34. Battle of Bannockburn.Robert the Bruce restores Scotland's de facto independence.






35. The Construction of the Tower of London begins.The tower of London was the ultimate keep of the British Empire.






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






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






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






39. Viking state in Russia founded under Rurik - first at Novgorod - then Kiev.






40. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.






41. Basil II (called 'Bulgar Slayer') begins final conquest of Bulgaria by Eastern Empire.Conquest finished by 1018.






42. Thomas Malory composes Le Morte d'Arthur






43. 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






44. 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.






45. Pope Urban issues the Crusades to capture the Holy Land - and to repel the Seljuk Turks from the Byzantine Empire from Alexios I Komnenos.This would be the first of 9 Major Crusades - and a number of other crusades that would spread into the late 13t






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






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






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






49. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.






50. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.