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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. Ladislaus of Naples sells his 'rights' on Dalmatia to the Venetian Republic for 100000 ducats.Dalmatia would with some interruptions remain under Venetian rule for nearly four centuries - until 1797.






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






3. 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






4. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.






5. Song Dynasty begins after Emperor of Taizu usurps the throne from the Later Zhou Dynasty - last of the Five Dynasties.A 319 year period of Song rule (Northern & Southern combined) goes underway.






6. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.The first naval battle that used cannons in ships.






7. 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.






8. Richard II abdicates the throne to Henry of Bolingbroke - who becomes Henry IV of England.End of Plantagenet Dynasty - beginning of the Lancaster lineage of kings.






9. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals






10. Battle of Dun Nechtain. Picts defeat Northumbrians - whose dominance ends.






11. North South States Period begins in Korea.






12. 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.






13. The Franks under Edward defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouill






14. Turkic Muslim invaders sack and burn the university at Nalanda.This is the beginning of the decline of Buddhism inIndia.






15. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. Roger II is crowned King of Sicily - a royal title given him by the Antipope Anacletus II.This coronation marks the beginning of the Kingdom of Sicily and its Mediterranean empire under the Norman kings - which was able to take on the Holy Roman Empi






20. Battle of Mons Badonicus.The West Saxon advance is halted by Britons.






21. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl






22. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.






23. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.






24. Gregory the Great becomes Pope.The missionary work reached new levels during his pontificate - revolutionized the way of worship for the Catholic Church (Gregorian Chants) - liturgy - etc. - and was soon canonized after his death.






25. 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.






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






27. The Black Death ravages Europe for the first of many times. An estimated 20% - 40% of the population is thought to have perished within the first year.The first of many concurrences of this plague - This was believed to have wiped out as many as 50%






28. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.






29. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.






30. The compilation of the Domesday Book - a great land and property survey commissioned by William the Conqueror to assess his new possessions.This is the first such undertaking since Roman times.






31. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.






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






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






34. According to Theophanes Continuatus (The Continuer of Theophanes's Chronicle) - Tomislav of Croatia defeated Bulgarian army of Tsar Simeon I under Duke Alogobotur - in battle of the Bosnian Highlands.Bulgarian expansion to the west was stopped.






35. Smederevo falls under the Turks.Marks the end of the Medieval Serbian Empire.






36. Battle of Mons Badonicus.The West Saxon advance is halted by Britons.






37. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves. The Italian Wars begin.Italian Wars will eventually lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states. Pope's ruling will lead to the






38. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.






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






40. Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.End of the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire to some); Constantinople becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.






41. The Medici family rises to prominence in Florence.This ushers in a period of significance of the Medici's - such as bankers - popes - queens (regents) and dukes - throughout Europe (mainly Italy - especially the Florentine Republic) - over the next t






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.






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