Middle Ages Timeline

By AlexusEaston
  • Dec 5, 724

    Charles Martel deafeats the Moors at Tours

    war
  • Dec 5, 1059

    The year the cardinals began to elect each new pope

    religion , politics
  • Dec 5, 1066

    William the Conqueror began his rule

    politics
  • Nov 27, 1095

    Pope Urban II calls for war

    War
  • Dec 5, 1096

    First Crusade begins

    war
  • Dec 5, 1122

    Concordat of Worms

    politics
  • Dec 5, 1145

    Second Crusade begins

    War
  • Dec 29, 1170

    Thomas Becket murdered

    Writing , religion
  • May 29, 1176

    Lombard League defeats Frederick

    War
  • Oct 2, 1187

    Salah al-Din recaptures Jerusalem

    War
  • Dec 5, 1189

    Third Crusade begins

    war
  • Dec 5, 1212

    Franciscan order founded

    writing
  • Dec 5, 1212

    Children's Crusade

    war
  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta signed

    War , Writing
  • Dec 5, 1216

    Dominican order founded

    writing
  • Jun 1, 1265

    Dante Alighieri born

    Writing
  • Dec 5, 1291

    The last Crusade, when Muslims captured Acre

    war
  • Dec 5, 1324

    Defender of the Peace written

    Writing
  • Dec 5, 1337

    Hundreds Years War begins

    War
  • Dec 5, 1343

    Geoffrey Chaucer born

    writing
  • Dec 5, 1348

    Black Death spreads into Europe

    Disease
  • Dec 5, 1411

    Jan Hus burned at the Stake

    religion
  • Oct 25, 1415

    Battle of Agincourt

    war
  • May 5, 1431

    Joan of Arc burned at the stake

    war , religion
  • Dec 5, 1453

    Hundreds Years War ends

    War
  • Dec 5, 1455

    Wars of the Roses begins

    war
  • Dec 5, 1492

    Ferdinand and Isabella order all Jews to leave Spain

    religion, war, politics

  • Clovis becomes king

    Politics

  • Charlemagne is declared "Emperor of the Romans"

    Politics

  • First Capetian king rules

    politics

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