Middle Ages Timeline

By crainey
  • Oct 10, 732

    Charles Martel defeats the Moors at Tours

    politics, war
  • Sep 10, 1059

    The year the cardinals began to elect each new pope

    religion
  • Dec 25, 1066

    William the Conqueror began his rule

    politics
  • Nov 27, 1069

    Pope Urban II calls for war

    religion, politics, war
  • Nov 27, 1096

    First Crusade begins

    religion, politics
  • Sep 23, 1122

    Concordat of Worms

    politics
  • Sep 8, 1145

    Second Crusade begins

    religion, politics
  • Dec 29, 1170

    Thomas Becket murdered

    politics, religion
  • Oct 2, 1187

    Salah al-Din recaptures Jerusalem

    relligion, politics
  • Aug 7, 1191

    Third Crusade begins

    religigon, politics
  • Jun 8, 1209

    Franciscan order founded

    politics, religion
  • Apr 17, 1212

    Children' Crusade

    religion
  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta signed

    politics
  • Dec 22, 1216

    Dominican order founded

    politics, religion
  • Aug 18, 1226

    Lombard League defeats Fredrick

    politics, war
  • May 14, 1262

    Dante Alighieri born

    writing
  • Apr 16, 1324

    Defender of the Peace written

    writing
  • Aug 14, 1337

    Hundred Years War begins

    polittics, war
  • Oct 25, 1343

    Geoffrey Chaucer born

    writing
  • Oct 5, 1348

    Black Death spreads into Europe

    politics
  • Jun 8, 1415

    Jan Hus burned at stake

    religion
  • Oct 14, 1415

    Battle of Agincourt

    politics, war
  • May 30, 1431

    Joan of Arc burned at the stake

    religion, politics
  • Mar 6, 1453

    Hundred Years War ends

    politics, war
  • Mar 8, 1455

    Wars of the Roses begins

    politics, war
  • Apr 10, 1492

    Ferdinand and Isabella order all Jews to leave Spain

    politics, religion

  • The last Crusade when Muslims capture Acre

    religion, politics

  • Clovis become king

    polititcs

  • Charlemagne is declared "Emperor of the Romans"

    politics

  • First Capetian king rules

    politics, religion

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