Music in Middle Ages

Start of the Middle Ages

476

The fall of Western Roman Empire is considered as the beginning of the Middle Ages. The last Roman emperor was Julius Nepos.

Charles "The Hammer" and the Battle of Tours

732

Charles Martel , also known as Charles "The Hammer", was a Francophone political and military leader who worked under the orders of the Merovingian kings as mayor of the palace.
In 732 AD, he defeated the Moorish invaders at the Battle of Tours, which permanently ended the Islamic invaders and their expansion into Western Europe.

Charlemagne, the Emperor of Romans

800

Charlemagne or Charles the Great was a Frankish king who expanded the Frankish kingdom and covered almost all of the Western and Central Europe. He was declared as the Emperor of Romans in 800 AD and he enjoyed the empire successfully till his death. He associated his political steps with the Church and encouraged a revival of art, religion and culture with the help of the Church.

Treaty of Verdun

843

After his death, Louis the Pious was declared his successor who ruled as the Emperor of Romans. However, after his death, the Carolingian empire faced a Civil War because of the internal tussle between the three surviving sons of Louis the Pious who struggled for the emperorship.

The Battle of Hastings

1066

On October 14, 1066, William the Conqueror , Duke of Normandy, defeated the last Anglo-Saxon king: Harold II .
William the Conqueror thus established the Norman Empire and to protect it rewarded all his Norman supporters who fought for him in the war with large tracts of land of England.
In this way, he divided all the English land into mansions and established the feudal system and manoralism.

Declaration of the Magna Carta

1215

The Magna Carta Libertatum, or Great Letter of the Freedoms of England, was originally issued in 1215 AD This letter is considered as the first step towards the constitutional government of England. The Magna Carta restricted the power of the Emperor and demonstrated the importance of a Constitution.

The Great Famine

1316

All northern Europe suffered the Great Famine, whose beginning is dated in 1315 and lasted for two years, until 1317. During this period, a large part of the population died of hunger and disease.
In addition to the lack of food, the crime rate increased to the extreme and there was cannibalism.
The great famine provoked restlessness in the peasants and even the members of the nobility suffered a setback. As a result, they became more bloodthirsty and renounced the cavalry oath.

The Hundred Years War

1337

The Hundred Years War began in 1337, when the Kingdom of England undertook the war against the Kingdom of France.
While there were many periods of peace and ceasefire between England and France during the period, this war continued again and again with different conflicts until 1453.

The Black Death

1349

The Black Death or the Black Death is the most threatening epidemic of the European Middle Ages, and significantly weakened the feudal system and the Church in Europe.Enormous masses of people suffered an untimely death due to this plague and the economic and political power of the kingdoms of Europe were significantly reduced. To take advantage of the situation, the peasants rebelled and asked for a better deal.

End of the Middle Ages

Oct 12, 1492

The Middle Ages finished in this year with the discovery of America.