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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Jerusalem captured by Muslims.
814
866
885
638
2. Pepin promises the Pope central Italy. This is arguably the beginning of the temporal power of the Papacy.
1368
750
754
726
3. 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.
793
750
911
1099
4. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.
1380
1123 3/18-3/27
1077
987
5. 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.
1183
1086
598
1121 12/25
6. 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.
1135
1175
871
1399
7. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
1108/24
1396
1208
1297
8. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.
965-967
1166
527 August 1
1257
9. Mieszko I becomes duke of Polans.First historical ruler of Poland and de facto founder of the Polish State.
c.960
1158
568
936
10. The Hundred Years' War ends.England's once vast territories in France is now reduced to only Calais - which they eventually lose control of as well.
1453
735
1273
1109
11. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.
1219
1419
871
1189
12. Christianization of Bulgaria.
843
1279
1273
864
13. 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.
1189
1485
711
910
14. 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
1378
1396
1370
15. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.
1209
927
1205
1258
16. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
750
1067
1139
1212
17. The Construction of the Tower of London begins.The tower of London was the ultimate keep of the British Empire.
687
1077
525
1118
18. 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.
1204
1121 12/25
1183
885
19. Muhammad Migrates from Mecca to Medina.Event will have designated first year of the Islamic Calendar - as Anno Hegirae.
602
1386 October 18-19th
622
786
20. Eric the Red - exiled from Iceland - begins Scandinavian colonization of Greenland.
1099
1184
985
1189
21. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'
1107
633
1189
735
22. North South States Period begins in Korea.
866
1185
698
862
23. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
1163
936
885
885
24. 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.
1121 12/25
1415 October 25th
885
1258
25. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.
643
668
563
598
26. Pepin founds the Carolingian dynasty.
843
1453
563
751
27. First Arab siege of Constantinople.First time Islamic armies defeated - preventing Europe from Islamic conquest.
1368
563
527 August 1
674-678
28. Battle of Ellandun. Egbert defeats Mercians.Wessex becomes the leading kingdom of England.
825
1130 12/25
1439
1279
29. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
1325
515
978
1419
30. The Byzantines under Basil II conquer Bulgaria after a bitter 50-years struggle.Concludes the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria.
1442
840
1461
1018
31. The Concordat of Worms was drawn up between Emperor Henry V and Pope Calixtus II.This concordat ended the investiture struggle - but bitter rivalry between emperor and pope remained.
1086
795
1122 9/23
1204
32. 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.
1185
800
1107
919
33. 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.
581
919
800
786
34. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.
1071
1257
1212
590
35. Viking state in Russia founded under Rurik - first at Novgorod - then Kiev.
862
1117
814
685
36. The Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I.Becomes longest lasting Islamic Empire - lasting over 600 years into the 20th century.
1442
1299 July 27th
907
1325
37. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.
1439
1368
1077
827
38. TheFirst War of ScottishIndependence ends in Scottish victory with the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton and de jure independence.
1347
1328
1018
1257
39. North South States Period begins in Korea.
1109
1135
698
1455 May 22
40. The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe.First print published in English (Vulgate)
1106 9/28
1381
1399
1397
41. 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.
1439
919
1125
1492
42. Onin War takes place in Japan.First of many significant civil wars between shogunates that would continue for another century during the Muromachi period.
1347
1467
581
985
43. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.
1392
711
1109
976
44. 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.
800
455
1453
1485
45. Joint Persian-Avar-Slav Siege of Constantinople Constantinople saved - Avar power broken and Persians henceforth on the defensive
843
1296
626
568
46. 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.
1147
598
1018
910
47. Chaucer begins to write The Canterbury Tales.Chaucer's greatest work - and one of the foundations towards the formation of the Modern English language
681
1187
1380
1095
48. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
778
1192
1439
1176 5/29
49. 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.
911
868
1037
602
50. Windmills are first recorded.
1185
1487
1066
987
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