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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Christianization of Bulgaria.
864
515
874
577
2. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl
1150
1380
1328
1429
3. Iceland is settled by Norsemen.
874
1492
529
1189
4. Grand Canal of China constructed.
605
643
1166
1380
5. 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.
1453
929
563
1179
6. Henry I of England defeats his older brother Robert Curthose - duke of Normandy - at the Battle of Tinchebrai - and imprisons him in Devizes castle; EdgarAtheling and William Clito are also taken prisoner.This victory made a later struggle between En
1106 9/28
917
1108/24
1158
7. JingkangIncidentThe Jurchen soldiers sack Kaifeng - bringing an end to the Northern Song Dynasty in China; the Song moves further south and makes Lin'an their new capital.
1077
1125
1219
989
8. Tamerlane establishes the Timurid Dynasty.During this 35 year period - Tamerlane would ravage his fellow Islamic states such as the Golden Horde and the Delhi Sultanate in order to accomplish his goal of a restored Mongol Empire.
963-964
1328
1370
529
9. The Byzantine conquest of Italy completes.
552
936
1328
882
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.
1179
871
1116
800
11. Thomas Malory composes Le Morte d'Arthur
1485
955
1179
840
12. December 25thCharlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.With his crowning - Charlemagne's kingdom is officially recognized by the Papacy as the largest in Western Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire.
981
800
1429
825
13. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
1492
1118
872
1049
14. 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.
1189
681
864
960
15. Simeon I becomes ruler of theFirst Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.
455
1279
893
1098
16. Muhammed is born.Professed receiving revelations from God - which were recorded in the Qur'an - the basis of Islamic theology - in which he is regarded as the most important prophet.
570
1050
1102
643
17. At the Battle of Dan no Ura - Minamoto Yoshitsune annihilates the Taira clan.The elimination of the Taira leaves the Minamoto the virtual rulers of Japan and marks the beginning of the first period of feudal rule known as the Kamakura Period.
1314
1415 October 25th
1185
981
18. Augustine arrives in Kent.Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins.
1310
597
936
1018
19. 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.
570
911
1187
632
20. Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.Considered to be the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire.
1453
1118
1135
1204
21. Kingdom of Portugal conquers Ceuta.Beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
605
1368
1415
976
22. AprilThe Second Lateran Council declared clerical marriages invalid - regulated clerical dress - and punished attacks on clerics by excommunication.Enforces the major reforms that Gregory VII began to heavily campaign for several decades earlier.
1429
1139
927
1296
23. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.
896
866
963-964
885
24. 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.
1456
1209
1187
1405
25. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.
732
840
866
1163
26. Windmills are first recorded.
768
1185
1273
1487
27. June 15The Magna Carta is sealed by John of England.This marks one of the first times a medieval ruler is forced to accept limits on his power.
529
1215
1492
1272-73
28. 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.
633
735
793
955
29. Peace and Truce of God formed.The first movement of the Catholic Church using spiritual means to limit private war - and the first movement in medieval Europe to control society through non-violent means.
989
1370
552
1147
30. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.
814
1212
1185
1296
31. In the Battle of Naklo - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats the Pomeranians.Polish access to the sea is re-established.
1109
1166
800
1368
32. 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
1215
1456
1166
1307
33. Battle of Ellandun. Egbert defeats Mercians.Wessex becomes the leading kingdom of England.
1193
1215
825
1487
34. Vikings attack Paris.
1212
633
885
1215
35. Pepin promises the Pope central Italy. This is arguably the beginning of the temporal power of the Papacy.
907
663
754
1409
36. Synod of Whitby.Roman Christianity triumphs over Celtic Christianity in England.
663
1192
1066
1381
37. The Empire of Trebizond falls to the Ottoman Turks.Last Roman outpost to be conquered by the Ottomans.
1499
1380
1461
1219
38. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.
882
1492
960
1184
39. The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe.First print published in English (Vulgate)
1381
1227
410
643
40. The Second Crusade was in retaliation for the fall of Edessa - one of the first Crusader States founded in theFirst Crusade. It was an overall failure.This was the first Crusade to have been led by European Queens.
687
1147
626
1499
41. 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.
c.960
563
872
1075
42. The Hanseatic League is founded.This marks a new period of trade and economic development for northern and western Europe.
754
927
1158
627
43. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
1171
1453
1417
1439
44. 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.
1139
1117
1189
605
45. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.
534
1258
1380
597
46. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.
1117
1378
1380
969
47. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
633
455
1183
455
48. Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.First to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
962
1037
605
929
49. Battle of AnkaraBayezid I is captured by Tamerlane's forces - causing the interregnum of the Ottoman Empire.
1368
1419
1257
1402 July 20th
50. Henry I of England defeats his older brother Robert Curthose - duke of Normandy - at the Battle of Tinchebrai - and imprisons him in Devizes castle; EdgarAtheling and William Clito are also taken prisoner.This victory made a later struggle between En
1314
735
1274
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