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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.






2. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'






3. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.






4. Fourth Lateran Council. Dealt with transubstantiation - papal primacy and conduct of clergy. Proclaimed that Jews and Muslims should wear identification marks to distinguish them from Christians.






5. Accession of Abu Bakr as first Caliph.






6. The first known merchant guild.






7. 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.






8. The Aztecs find the city of Tenochtitlan.This would be the epicenter and capital of the Aztec kingdom for nearly 200 years until the Siege of Tenochtitlan led by Hernan Cortes.






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






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. King Henry II of England lands in Ireland to assert his supremacy and the Synod of Cashel acknowledges his sovereignty.With his landing - Henry begins the English claim to and occupation of Ireland which would last some seven and a half centuries.






13. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.






14. August 26thBattle of Cr






15. The University of Prague is founded.It its the oldest German-Speaking University in the world






16. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.






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






18. Massive Chinese (Sui and Tang) invasions against Korean Goguryeo.Contributed to the fall of the Sui Dynasty - and Goguryeo fell under the forces of the Tang and Silla.






19. Grand Canal of China constructed.






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






21. According to Theophanes Continuatus (The Continuer of Theophanes's Chronicle) - Tomislav of Croatia defeated Bulgarian army of Tsar Simeon I under Duke Alogobotur - in battle of the Bosnian Highlands.Bulgarian expansion to the west was stopped.






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






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






24. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'






25. 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.






26. 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






27. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.






28. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl






29. The Franks under Edward defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouill






30. Muslims take Carthage.






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






32. Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.End of the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire to some); Constantinople becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.






33. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.






34. Marco Polo publishes his tales of China - along with Rustichello da Pisa.A key step to the bridging of East and West in trade.






35. Kievan Rus' is established.Would be sustained until the Mongol invasion of Rus' over four and a half centuries - despite peaking during the middle 11th century during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise.






36. Death of Muhammed.By this point - all of Arabia is Muslim.






37. The Black Death ravages Europe for the first of many times. An estimated 20% - 40% of the population is thought to have perished within the first year.The first of many concurrences of this plague - This was believed to have wiped out as many as 50%






38. 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.






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






40. At the Battle of Legnano - the cavalry of Frederick Barbarossa is defeated by the infantry of the Lombard League.This is the first major defeat of cavalry by infantry - signaling the new role of the bourgeosie.






41. Mieszko I becomes duke of Polans.First historical ruler of Poland and de facto founder of the Polish State.






42. 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






43. 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.






44. First Arab siege of Constantinople.First time Islamic armies defeated - preventing Europe from Islamic conquest.






45. Peasants' Revolt in England.Quickest-spread revolt in English history - and the most popular revolt of the Late Middle Ages.






46. 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.






47. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.






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






49. 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.






50. 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.