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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.
1396
1310
711
1107
2. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.
500
1380
627
568
3. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.
1307 Friday - October 13th
1296
1179
885
4. The Construction of the Tower of London begins.The tower of London was the ultimate keep of the British Empire.
936
885
1098
1077
5. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
978
1183
1431
1455 May 22
6. Death of Offa.Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England.
1310
795
843
1185
7. 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
1139
910
1107
8. 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.
1158
1189
1107
1279
9. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.
563
1184
885
1487
10. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.
1386 October 18-19th
1453
800
1415 October 25th
11. The Anarchy begins in England.This will mark a 19 year period of Government strife and Civil War between the supporters of Stephen and Matilda - and end with the crowning of Matilda's son - Henry II - and beginning the Plantagenet dynasty.
1109
960
1098
1135
12. 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.
1392
795
1310
843
13. Sui Dynasty in China.China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years.
1347
1459
581
1125
14. Muslims take Alexandria.
643
1346
1499
650
15. Augustine arrives in Kent.Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins.
795
1147
638
597
16. Battle of Agincourt. Henry V and his army defeat a numerically superior French army - partially because of the newly-introduced English longbow.The turning point in the Hundred Years' War for 15th Century England that lead to the signing of the Treat
1282
1018
1415 October 25th
751
17. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.
632
1208
1258
907
18. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.
1328
668
1122 9/23
1442
19. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.
866
778
1125
1392
20. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.
1088
1016
c.960
936
21. Rudolph I of Germany is elected Holy Roman Emperor.This begins the Habsburg de facto domination of the crown that lasted until is dissolution in 1806.
1273
1272-73
1455 May 22
911
22. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
1202
632
1455 May 22
778
23. Kingdom of Portugal conquers Ceuta.Beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1415
768
1049
1185
24. Battle of SzebenThird significant victory for the Hungarian forces led by Janos Hunyadi over the Ottoman forces.
840
1187
1442
626
25. Minamoto Yoritomo is appointed Sei-i Taishogun - or shogun for short.He is the first of a long line of military dictators to bear this title. The institution would last until 1913.
1192
1018
1492
976
26. The Knights Templar are founded to protect Jerusalem and European pilgrims on their journey to the city.Becomes the most recognizable - and impactful military orders during the Crusades.
1118
874
885
1212
27. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.
1166
1216
985
1370
28. Onin War takes place in Japan.First of many significant civil wars between shogunates that would continue for another century during the Muromachi period.
c.960
1185
1310
1467
29. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
1192
1415 October 25th
633
1135
30. 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.
1499
1187
1179
1378
31. Death of Charlemagne.Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later.
1434
917
814
1274
32. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.
650
1179
1216
668
33. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl
529
1429
1184
1444 November 10th
34. Battle of Ellandun. Egbert defeats Mercians.Wessex becomes the leading kingdom of England.
568
1307
1485
825
35. Mongol invasion of Rus' resumes.Causes the split of Kievan Rus' into three components (present day Russia - Ukraine - Belarus - greatly effects various regions of Eastern Europe; Golden Horde formed.
1209
1347
1125
1237
36. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
885
685
1492
866
37. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
750
1431
735
907
38. Battle of Adrianople. The Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan defeat Baldwin I.Beginning of the decline of the Latin Empire.
1381
1205
794
864
39. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.
1117
962
1459
927
40. The Knights Templar are rounded up and murdered by Philip the Fair of France - with the backing of the Pope.Hastens the demise of the order within a decade.
793
786
1307 Friday - October 13th
1108/24
41. Pope Urban issues the Crusades to capture the Holy Land - and to repel the Seljuk Turks from the Byzantine Empire from Alexios I Komnenos.This would be the first of 9 Major Crusades - and a number of other crusades that would spread into the late 13t
751
1095
1125
563
42. 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.
1386 October 18-19th
1122 9/23
626
598
43. Leif Ericson is to settle during the winter in present day Canada at L'Anse aux Meadows.Ericson is to be the European to settle in the Americas during the Norse exploration of the Americas.
c. 1001
1439
1147
1314
44. 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
1184
1237
1492
45. Trial and execution of Joan of Arc.Death of the woman who helped turned the Hundred Years' War in favor of the French over the past two years.
1125
1431
626
1099
46. The Empire of Trebizond falls to the Ottoman Turks.Last Roman outpost to be conquered by the Ottomans.
754
1461
989
955
47. Second Muslim attack on Constantinople - ending in failure. The combined Byzantine
681
500
718
1282
48. August 24Rome is sacked by Alaric - King of the Visigoths.Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire
1206
410
1219
1185
49. Siege of BaghdadMongols (the Ilkhanate) ensure control of the region; Generally considered the end of the Islamic Golden Age.
1258
605
627
987
50. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.
663
866
1396
1208
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