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476
Fall of Roman Empire
Beginning of Middle Ages - Lasts from the 5th to the 15th century. -
542
Bubonic Plague
spreads to all urban establishments in the Mediterranean Basin -
552
Byzantines in Italy
Byzantines completely conquer Italy -
570
Muhammad is born
'Be not sad, Surely ALLAH is with us." -
May 13, 622
Islamic Calendar begins
Prophet Muhammad and his followers start their journey from Mecca to Medina called Hijra. This marks the beginning of the Islamic Calendar. -
May 13, 631
Muhammad dies
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May 13, 641
Muslims in Persia
Muslims conquer Persia in the Battle of Nehawand -
May 13, 674
1st Islamic attack
First Islamic attacks on Constantinople fails -
May 13, 711
Invasion of Spain
Muslims invade Spain and it marks the beginning of Muslim rule in Iberian Peninsula -
May 13, 732
Battle of Tours
Franks defeat Islam and forbids it from spreading into Europe. -
May 13, 1066
William of Normandy
French Duke, conquers England in the Battle of Hastings. He becomes King of England. -
Jan 2, 1096
First Crusades
The First crusades issued by Pope Urban II, was an attempt to capture the Holy Lands from the Muslims. -
May 13, 1162
The Mongol Empire
Ghenkis Khan establishes the larget land empire in history by uniting nomadic tribes to conquer large chunks of Central Asia and China. The stretch was as far as Poland, Syria, and Korea. Khan allowed religous freedom, no torture, and created the first international postal system. -
Jun 15, 1215
The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta is instituted by King John. This document gave the people the right to excercise some of their rights and stated that the king was not above the law. -
May 19, 1228
Recovery of Jerusalem
Frederick II, leader of the sixth crusade, briefly recovers Jerusalem for the Christians by negotiating with the Muslims -
May 19, 1233
Ridding of Heresy
Gregory IX sends Dominican friars to root out the remains of the Catharist heresy in France, thus launching the Inquisition -
May 19, 1266
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas begins the outstanding work of medieval scholasticism, his Summa Theologiae -
May 13, 1271
1271
Marco Polo begins his venture to discover what is now Asia -
May 19, 1295
Marco Polo returns
Marco Polo is back in Venice after an absence of 25 years in the east -
May 19, 1315
Islam
Islam replaces Christianity as the religion of the kings of Dongola, in present-day Sudan -
May 19, 1330
The Black Death
European prosperity falters during the fourteenth century, with a run of bad harvests, a decline in trade and - from 1347 - the Black Death -
May 19, 1337
Hundred Years War
Philip VI of France confiscates Guienne, a fief belonging to Edward III of England - whose response begins the Hundred Years' War -
May 19, 1350
Humanism
Humanism, or the study of classical literature as a living tradition, develops into one of the main strands of the Renaissance -
May 18, 1450
Printing Press
Guntenberg's invention of the printing press -
May 18, 1453
Conquest of Constantinople
Ottoman conquest of Constantinople -
May 18, 1454
The Gutenberg Bible
The Gutenberg Bible is printed at Mainz -
May 18, 1517
Reformation
Start of the Reformation -
May 18, 1517
95 Thesis
Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg. -
May 18, 1521
Diet of Worms
Luther apperas at the Diet before Charles V to answer charges of heresy. -
May 18, 1526
English Bible
Willian Tyndale publishes a translation of the New Testament in English -
May 18, 1534
The Jesuits
St. Ignatius of Loyola started the Jesuits -
May 18, 1534
Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy
Seperation of the Church of England from Rome -
May 18, 1535
Sir Thomas More
Sir Thmas More executed by order of Henry VIII -
May 18, 1540
The Jesuits
The Jesuits are approved -
May 18, 1545
Council of Trent
Council of Trent is started -
May 18, 1547
Henry VIII
Henry VIII dies -
May 18, 1556
St. Ignatius of Loyola
St. Ignatius of Loyola dies -
May 18, 1558
Queen Elizabeth
The reign of Elizabeth begins -
May 18, 1563
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent ended -
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth dies -
Clovis King of the Franks
Becomes king at the age of 15 and manages to unite all Frankish tribes under one rule. Later marries and converts to Catholisicism. -
Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor
Unites most of Western Europe. Considered father of French and German monarchies. -
Viking invade Northern Europe
Vikings from Denmark, Norway and Sweden - invasions go on until 1042. -
Alfred the Great fights back
Alfred the Great turns back Viking invaders. -
Gregory the Great
Christianity receives a new Pope in the form of Gregory the Great under whose command the missionary works reach new heights. -
2nd Muslim attack
Second Muslim attack on Constantinople failed. -
Holy Roman Emperor
Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor in 40 years. -
Peace Movement
Formation of Peace and Truce movement by the Catholic Church. The first of its kind movement in the Medieval Europe for the control of society using non-violet means. -
Treaty of Verdun
Treaty of Verdun is signed between the three grandchildren of Charlemagne separating Holy Roman Empire and France -
Otto the Great
Otto the Great, son of Henry 1, defeats Magyars in the Battle of Lechfeld. This defining battle prevents the advance of Hungarians in Central Europe.
