Medieval Timeline

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  • 476

    The Fall of Rome

  • 476

    The beginning of The Middle Ages

    The fall of Rome caused the Middle Ages
  • 500

    The start of the Middle Ages

  • Jan 1, 1087

    The reing of King William Rufus

    King William Rufus invaded Wales and built castles on the borders.
  • Jan 1, 1099

    The First Crusade

    Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II
  • Feb 13, 1100

    The reign of King Henry I

    King Henry I was the brother of William Rufus.
  • Feb 14, 1117

    The University of Oxford is founded.

  • Feb 13, 1135

    The reign of King Stephen

    King Stephen was the nephew of King Henry I
  • Feb 14, 1147

    The Second Crusade

    St. John of Clairvaux started the second Crusade when the town of Edessa was attacked by the Turks.
  • Feb 14, 1185

    Windmills are first recorded

  • Jan 1, 1187

    Saladin recaptures Jerusalem.

  • Feb 13, 1187

    Third Crusade

    Jerusalem has been captured by Saladin. Pope Geogory VIII started the third crusade which was led by Philip II of France, Richard I of England and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor.
  • Jan 1, 1202

    The Fourth Crusade

    Pope Innocent III started the Fourth Crusade
  • Jan 1, 1204

    Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.

  • Jan 1, 1228

    The Sixth Crusade

    Popr excommunicated the Emperor Frendrick II. Therefore Emperor Frendrick II set his sail from Brindisi for Syria. By talking to the Turks he had success, and Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem was given to the Crusaders for ten years without fighting.
  • Feb 14, 1228

    The Fifth Crusade

    A crusading force from Hungary, Austria, and Bavaria captured Damietta, a city in Egypt, in 1219.
  • Feb 14, 1248

    The Seventh Crusade

    Egypt attacked Jerusalem. Louis IX of France started a crusade against Egypt from 1248 to 1254.
  • Jan 1, 1270

    The Eighth Crusade

    Louis IX started the Eighth Crusade, to help the Crusader in Syria
  • Jan 1, 1271

    The Ninth Crusade

    Edward I of England started a crusade in 1271 before he was the king.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1348 to Jan 1, 1350

    The Black Death

    The plague outbroke in Europe.
    One of the most devastating pandemics in human history.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    The End of The Middle Ages

  • Jerusalem captured by Muslims.

  • The start of Vikin Period

  • The beginning of Tang Dynasty in China

  • Sack of Lindisfarne.

    Viking started to attack Britain.

  • Viking started to attack Paris

  • The division of Roman Empire

    The Roman Empire divided into Eastern Roman Empire and Western RoMan Empire.