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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. Muslims under Tarik invade Spain.Will begin a period of Muslim rule within in the Iberian peninsula (with various portions of land) until nearly the end of the Fifteenth Century.






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






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






4. The Hanseatic League is founded.This marks a new period of trade and economic development for northern and western Europe.






5. Battle of Nineveh.The Byzantines - under Heraclius - crush the Persians.






6. Muslims capture Bari and much of southern Italy.






7. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.






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






9. Viking state in Russia founded under Rurik - first at Novgorod - then Kiev.






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.






16. Song Dynasty begins after Emperor of Taizu usurps the throne from the Later Zhou Dynasty - last of the Five Dynasties.A 319 year period of Song rule (Northern & Southern combined) goes underway.






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






18. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.






19. Windmills are first recorded.






20. Vasco da Gama begins his first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.Vasco da Gama was the first European to sail directly to Eastern Asia directly from Europe.






21. Muslims capture Bari and much of southern Italy.






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






23. Eric the Red - exiled from Iceland - begins Scandinavian colonization of Greenland.






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






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






26. The compilation of the Domesday Book - a great land and property survey commissioned by William the Conqueror to assess his new possessions.This is the first such undertaking since Roman times.






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. The Cistercian Order is founded.Was a return to the original observance of the Rule of St. Benedict.






35. Muhammed is born.Professed receiving revelations from God - which were recorded in the Qur'an - the basis of Islamic theology - in which he is regarded as the most important prophet.






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






37. 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.






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






39. The first known merchant guild.






40. 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.






41. Succession of Hugh Capet to the French Throne.Beginning of Capetian Dynasty.






42. North South States Period begins in Korea.






43. Chinese Naval Expeditions of Southeast Asia and theIndian Ocean (to Eastern Africa) begins - under the leadership of Zheng He.This will be the first of seven of the Ming Dynasty-sponsored expeditions - lasting until 1433.






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






45. Founding of the University of Paris.






46. Division of Charlemagne's Empire between his grandsons with the Treaty of Verdun.Sets the stage for the founding of the Holy Roman Empire and France as separate states.






47. Otto deposes Pope John XII who is replaced with Pope Leo VIII.Citizens of Rome promise not to elect another Pope without Imperial approval.






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






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






50. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.