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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.






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






3. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.






4. The Construction of the Tower of London begins.The tower of London was the ultimate keep of the British Empire.






5. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.






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






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.






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.






9. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.






10. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.






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.






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.






13. Sui Dynasty in China.China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years.






14. Muslims take Alexandria.






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






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






17. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.






18. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.






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






20. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.






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.






22. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.






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






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






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.






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.






27. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.






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.






29. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.






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.






31. Death of Charlemagne.Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later.






32. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.






33. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl






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






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.






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






37. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.






38. Battle of Adrianople. The Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan defeat Baldwin I.Beginning of the decline of the Latin Empire.






39. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.






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.






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






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.






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.






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.






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.






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






47. Second Muslim attack on Constantinople - ending in failure. The combined Byzantine






48. August 24Rome is sacked by Alaric - King of the Visigoths.Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire






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






50. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.







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