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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.First to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
1273
1381
1370
962
2. Tang Dynasty in China.The essential administrative system of this dynasty lasts for 286 years.
581
1088
618
1107
3. Battle of St. AlbansTraditionally marks the beginning of the War of the Roses.
1455 May 22
632
1296
597
4. In the Battle of Hundsfeld - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats Emperor Henry V.German expansion to the east is stopped.
1456
1193
1227
1108/24
5. Battle of Adrianople. The Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan defeat Baldwin I.Beginning of the decline of the Latin Empire.
1370
1071
1205
1298
6. 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.
1179
1402 July 20th
1299 July 27th
1054
7. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.
1396
633
1185
868
8. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.
866
1109
981
1102
9. Thomas Aquinas' work - Summa Theologica is published - after his death.Is the main staple of theology during the Middle Ages.
864
1386 October 18-19th
1274
896
10. Edward the Elder - son of Alfred - defeats the Northumbrian Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall; they never raid south of the River Humber again.
605
1037
681
910
11. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl
1206
1429
1415 October 25th
1176 5/29
12. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.
1176 5/29
1121 12/25
827
843
13. The Byzantine army defeats the Turks at Philomelion.The Turks abandon the entire coastal area of Anatolia and all of western Anatolia
962
627
674-678
1116
14. 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.
1455 May 22
1209
1075
732
15. PopeInnocent III calls for the Albigensian Crusade which seeks to destroy a rival form of Christianity practiced by the Cathars.
650
1208
1102
1150
16. Saladin recaptures Jerusalem.Would lead to the Third Crusades.
989
1187
1102
1117
17. 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.
1125
1455 May 22
726
754
18. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.
843
1467
570
929
19. Second Muslim attack on Constantinople - ending in failure. The combined Byzantine
1455 May 22
1333
843
718
20. Succession of Hugh Capet to the French Throne.Beginning of Capetian Dynasty.
987
627
1125
1189
21. 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.
778
1054
627
910
22. Grand Canal of China constructed.
1429
1099
786
605
23. 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
1130 12/25
1439
1307
24. Genghis Khan dies.His kingdom is divided among his children and grandchildrenEmpire of the Great Khan - Chagatai Khanate - Mongolian Homeland - and the Blue Horde and White Horde. (Which would later become the Golden Horde.
1108/24
1163
1227
1216
25. Mieszko I becomes duke of Polans.First historical ruler of Poland and de facto founder of the Polish State.
1016
638
1174 7/12
c.960
26. Battle of VarnaFinal battle of the Crusade of Varna; Ottomans are victorious over the Hungarian-Polish armies - and Wladyslaw III of Poland dies.
1116
668
627
1444 November 10th
27. 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.
605
793
800
911
28. Ramon Berenguer IV - Count of Barcelona - married Queen Petronilla of Aragon. They had been betrothed in 1137.This marriage gave the Kingdom of Aragon access to the Mediterranean Sea - creating a powerful kingdom which expanded to control many of the
1274
1150
1381
840
29. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.
965-967
1187
726
1152
30. The Taira clan are driven out of Kyoto by Minamoto Yoshinaka.The two-year conflict which follows ends at the Battle of Dan no Ura (1185).
1183
1067
1368
1386 October 18-19th
31. Peasants' Revolt in England.Quickest-spread revolt in English history - and the most popular revolt of the Late Middle Ages.
1402 July 20th
1381
962
1071
32. Battle of Nehawand. Muslims conquer Persia.
1050
1274
641
650
33. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
786
868
1325
1209
34. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.
570
872
1389 June 28th
645
35. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
1492
1497
1215
1018
36. 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.
1444 November 10th
794
1467
1125
37. 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
1066
1429
1492
1415 October 25th
38. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
871
1174 7/12
1158
633
39. Pepin promises the Pope central Italy. This is arguably the beginning of the temporal power of the Papacy.
794
1487
800
754
40. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.
874
1216
1299 July 27th
1439
41. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
1492
896
978
1227
42. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.
1037
827
1392
632
43. 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.
1429
1176 5/29
795
527 August 1
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.
1099
786
864
1109
45. Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.Considered to be the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire.
896
1054
1077
1204
46. The Ninth Crusade occurs.Considered to be theLast Major Crusade to take place in the Holy Land.
618
1206
698
1272-73
47. Ramon Berenguer IV - Count of Barcelona - married Queen Petronilla of Aragon. They had been betrothed in 1137.This marriage gave the Kingdom of Aragon access to the Mediterranean Sea - creating a powerful kingdom which expanded to control many of the
1122 9/23
1392
455
1150
48. Simeon I becomes ruler of theFirst Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.
1257
864
893
1296
49. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
1099
1176 5/29
978
960
50. Battle of Anchialus. Simeon I the Great defeats the Byzantines.Recognition of the Imperial Title of the Bulgarian rulers.
1125
917
800
814