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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. August 24Rome is sacked by Alaric - King of the Visigoths.Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire
1378
410
711
1298
2. Battle of Dun Nechtain. Picts defeat Northumbrians - whose dominance ends.
1186 1/27
929
1370
685
3. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
1492
1392
872
987
4. William the Conqueror - Duke of Normandy - invades England and becomes King after the Battle of Hastings.End of Anglosaxon rule in England and start of Norman lineage.
1066
650
641
570
5. 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.
1176 5/29
718
1492
1307
6. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl
568
643
1485
1429
7. The Cistercian Order is founded.Was a return to the original observance of the Rule of St. Benedict.
907
718
1098
1415 October 25th
8. 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
1122 9/23
645
1130 12/25
1189
9. The Ninth Crusade occurs.Considered to be theLast Major Crusade to take place in the Holy Land.
1272-73
1152
827
1125
10. King William I of Scotland - captured in the Battle of Alnwick by the English - accepts the feudal lordship of the English crown and does ceremonial allegiance at York.This is the beginning of the gradual acquisition of Scotland by the English.
527 August 1
590
1442
1174 7/12
11. Thomas Aquinas' work - Summa Theologica is published - after his death.Is the main staple of theology during the Middle Ages.
1274
1429
1077
754
12. Death of Alfred the Great.
936
899
778
500
13. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
718
778
1392
581
14. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals
455
768
1071
1088
15. NovemberPope Lucius III issues the papal bull Ad Abolendam.This bull set up the organization of the medieval inquisitions.
1184
1431
910
814
16. Death of Simeon I the Great. Recognition of the Bulgarian Patriarchate - the first independent National Church in Europe.
1202
1205
927
1193
17. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.
872
1150
885
814
18. 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.
843
955
1075
910
19. Kievan Rus' is established.Would be sustained until the Mongol invasion of Rus' over four and a half centuries - despite peaking during the middle 11th century during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise.
1118
840
882
626
20. Pope Leo IX ascends to the papal throne.Leo IX was the pope that excommunicated Patriarch of Constantinople - Michael Cerularius (who also excommunitated Leo) - which caused the Great Schism.
885
1077
874
1049
21. Iconoclast movement begun in the Byzantine Empire under Leo III. This was opposed by Pope Gregory II - and an important difference between the Roman and Byzantine churches.
726
1121 12/25
1467
1192
22. 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.
1152
1333
1147
1202
23. Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.Considered to be the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire.
1175
590
1204
1237
24. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
1307 Friday - October 13th
1189
1297
1166
25. In Japan - the Soga clan falls.This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture - The Nara period begins a year later.
1050
1272-73
1380
645
26. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.
1209
632
893
1396
27. 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.
632
1107
527 August 1
1409
28. 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.
1016
c.960
1179
1227
29. Battle of Adrianople. The Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan defeat Baldwin I.Beginning of the decline of the Latin Empire.
1346
843
1095
1205
30. 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.
896
711
1402 July 20th
663
31. Last great Roman-Persian War.Long conflict leaves both empires exhausted and unable to cope with the newly united Arab armies under Islam in the 630s
602
1193
936
1102
32. North South States Period begins in Korea.
1185
698
751
732
33. Death of Offa.Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England.
911
814
1206
795
34. The West Saxons continue their advance at the Battle of Deorham.
577
1405
1166
1485
35. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
1397
602
800
1492
36. The Kalmar Union is formed.Queen Margaret I of Denmark unites the Denmark - Sweden - and Norway - and lasts until 1523.
1135
1397
1186 1/27
1272-73
37. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.
1298
1257
1130 12/25
1118
38. Hussite Wars begins after 4 years after the death of Jan Hus in central Europe - dealing with the followers of Jan Hus and those against them.Although the war was a stalemate (ended around 1434) - it was a another factor that between the Catholics an
1402 July 20th
1419
1453
1279
39. Death of John I Tzimiskes; Basil II (his co-emperor) takes sole power.Under Basil II zenith of the power of Eastern Empire after Justinian.
976
1077
1347
1185
40. Arrival of the disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius in BulgariaCreation of the Cyrillic script; in the following decades the country became the cultural and spiritual centre of the whole Eastern Orthodox Slavic World.
1139
711
976
885
41. Benedict of Nursia founds monastery at Monte Cassino.The first of twelve monasteries founded by Saint Benedict - beginning the Order of Saint Benedict.
1381
527 August 1
627
529
42. 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.
633
1346
985
1107
43. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
1368
525
1037
1455 May 22
44. 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.
1187
1183
936
960
45. Basil II (called 'Bulgar Slayer') begins final conquest of Bulgaria by Eastern Empire.Conquest finished by 1018.
1417
1071
698
981
46. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.
1202
866
1176 5/29
872
47. Mieszko I becomes duke of Polans.First historical ruler of Poland and de facto founder of the Polish State.
882
455
1077
c.960
48. 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.
718
1333
1405
1272-73
49. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.
1219
1123 3/18-3/27
910
965-967
50. The Empire of Trebizond falls to the Ottoman Turks.Last Roman outpost to be conquered by the Ottomans.
1176 5/29
1461
1205
1310
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