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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. Accession of Abu Bakr as first Caliph.






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






3. 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.






4. The final Peace of Constance between Frederick Barbarossa - the pope - and the Lombard towns is signed.The various articles of the treaty destroyed the unity of the Empire and Germany and Italy underwent separate developments.






5. 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






6. 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






7. The Ninth Crusade occurs.Considered to be theLast Major Crusade to take place in the Holy Land.






8. Establishment of the Bulgarian Empire.A country with great influence in the European history in the Middle Ages.






9. Pepin promises the Pope central Italy. This is arguably the beginning of the temporal power of the Papacy.






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.






14. The Byzantine conquest of Italy completes.






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






16. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.






17. Augustine arrives in Kent.Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins.






18. The Empire of Trebizond falls to the Ottoman Turks.Last Roman outpost to be conquered by the Ottomans.






19. 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






20. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.






21. 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.






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






23. The Seljuks under Alp Arslan defeat the Byzantine army at Manzikert. The Normans capture Bari - the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy.Beginning of the end of Byzantine rule in Asia Minor.






24. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.






25. Honen Shonin (Genku) founds the Jodo shu (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.This event marks the beginning of the Buddhist sectarian movement in Japan.






26. 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






27. The Byzantines under Basil II conquer Bulgaria after a bitter 50-years struggle.Concludes the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria.






28. 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.






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






30. The Hundred Years' War begins. England and France struggle for dominance of Western Europe.The war will span through three/four different war periods within a 116 year period.






31. The Seljuks under Alp Arslan defeat the Byzantine army at Manzikert. The Normans capture Bari - the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy.Beginning of the end of Byzantine rule in Asia Minor.






32. Abd-ar-Rahman III of the Ummayad dynasty in al-Andalus (part of the Iberian peninsula) takes the title of Caliph or ruler of the Islamic world.Beginning of the Caliphate of C






33. Thomas Malory composes Le Morte d'Arthur






34. 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.






35. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.






36. Pepin founds the Carolingian dynasty.






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






38. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.






39. Grand Canal of China constructed.






40. 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.






41. Battle of St. AlbansTraditionally marks the beginning of the War of the Roses.






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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.






46. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.






47. The first King of Croatia (rex Croatorum) - Tomislav (910






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. PopeInnocent III calls for the Albigensian Crusade which seeks to destroy a rival form of Christianity practiced by the Cathars.