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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.






2. 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.






3. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






7. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.






8. Christianization of Bulgaria.






9. Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV walks to Canossa where he stands barefoot in the snow to beg forgiveness of the Pope for his offences - and admitting defeat in theInvestiture Controversy.This helps establish Papal rule over European heads of state for an






10. 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.






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






12. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.






13. The first cornerstone is laid for the construction of Notre Dame de Paris.






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






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






16. In the Battle of Naklo - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats the Pomeranians.Polish access to the sea is re-established.






17. 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.






18. Dante publishes his Divine Comedy.Is one of the most defining works of literature during the Late Middle Ages - and among the most recognizable in all of literature.






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






20. 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.






21. Battle of SzebenThird significant victory for the Hungarian forces led by Janos Hunyadi over the Ottoman forces.






22. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.






23. 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.






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






25. Siege of BaghdadMongols (the Ilkhanate) ensure control of the region; Generally considered the end of the Islamic Golden Age.






26. Battle of Ellandun. Egbert defeats Mercians.Wessex becomes the leading kingdom of England.






27. The first known merchant guild.






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. St. Norbert and 29 companions make their solemn vows marking the beginning of the Premonstratensian Order.This order played a significant role in evangelizing the Slavs - the Wends - to the east of the Holy Roman Empire.






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






32. Battle of Nehawand. Muslims conquer Persia.






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






34. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.






35. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.






36. 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.






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






43. 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






44. The reestablishment of the Bulgarian Empire.






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






49. In the Battle of Naklo - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats the Pomeranians.Polish access to the sea is re-established.






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







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