Middle Ages Timeline

  • Dec 4, 732

    charles martel defeats the moors at tours

    war
  • Dec 5, 1066

    William the conqueror began his rule

    politics
  • Nov 27, 1095

    Pope Urban II calls for war

    War
  • Dec 4, 1095

    year the cardinals began to elect each new pope

    religion
  • Dec 5, 1096

    first crusade begins

  • Sep 23, 1122

    Concorda of Worms

    politics
  • Dec 4, 1145

    Second Crusade begins

    war
  • Dec 29, 1170

    thomas becket murdered

    potlicits, war
  • May 29, 1176

    Lombard League defeats Frederick

    war
  • Dec 4, 1187

    Salah al-Din recaptures Jerusalem

    politics, war
  • Dec 5, 1189

    third crusade begins

    war
  • Dec 4, 1209

    franciscan order founded

    politics
  • Dec 5, 1212

    childrens crusade

    war, religion
  • Dec 4, 1215

    magna carta signed

    poltics
  • Dec 4, 1216

    dominican order

    politics
  • Jun 1, 1265

    dante aligheri born

    writing
  • Dec 5, 1291

    the last crusade

    war, religion.
  • Dec 4, 1324

    defender of the peace written

    writing
  • Dec 4, 1337

    Hundred Years War begins

    disease
  • Dec 5, 1343

    geoffrey chaucer born

    writing
  • Oct 4, 1347

    Black Death Spreads into Europe

    war
  • Dec 5, 1415

    battle of agincourt

    war
  • Dec 5, 1415

    jan hus burned at stake

    religion
  • Dec 5, 1431

    joan of arc burned

    religion, war
  • Dec 4, 1453

    Hundred Wars End

    War
  • Dec 5, 1455

    wars of roses begins

    war
  • Dec 5, 1480

    ferdinand and isabella order all jews to leave spain

    war
  • Clovis becomes king

    Politics
  • Charlemagne is declared Emperor of the Romans

    Politics
  • first capetian rules

    politics