Middle Ages Timeline By WhiningHercules Oct 7, 732 Charles Martel defeat the Moors at Tours Apr 2, 742 Charlemagne is declared "Emperor of the Romans" Aug 15, 1016 First Crusade begins Dec 7, 1059 Cardinals began to elect each new pope Oct 14, 1066 William the Conqueror began his rule Nov 27, 1095 Pope Urban II calls for war Dec 7, 1122 Concordat of Worms Dec 7, 1145 Second Crusade begins Dec 29, 1170 Thomas Becket murdered Dec 7, 1187 Salah al-Din recaptures Jerusalem Dec 18, 1187 Third Crusade begins May 29, 1196 Lombard League defeats Frederick Dec 18, 1201 The last Crusade Dec 18, 1212 Children's Crusade religious Jun 13, 1215 Magna Carta signed Dec 18, 1216 Dominican order founded Dec 29, 1223 Francisean order founded Jun 1, 1263 Dante Alighieri born Dec 7, 1324 Defender of the Peace written Dec 7, 1337 Hundred Years War begin Dec 18, 1343 Geoffrey Chaucer born Oct 1, 1347 Black Death spreads into Europe Oct 25, 1415 Battle of Agincourt Dec 18, 1415 Jan Hus burned at the Stake May 30, 1431 Joan of Arc burned at the stake religious Dec 7, 1453 Hundred Year War ends Dec 18, 1455 War of the Rose begins Mar 2, 2022 Clovis becomes king Mar 2, 2022 First Capetian king rules