Middle Age Timeline

  • Oct 10, 732

    Charles Martel defeats the Moors at Tours

    war
  • Dec 5, 772

    Charlemagne is declared ''Emperor of the Romans"

    religion
  • Dec 7, 1059

    the year the cardinals began to elect each new pope

    religion and polities
  • Dec 25, 1066

    William the Conqueror began his rule

    war
  • Dec 5, 1095

    Pope Urdan 2 calls for war

    war
  • Dec 7, 1096

    First Crusade begans

    war and religigon
  • Sep 23, 1122

    Concordat of Worms

    religion
  • Dec 5, 1146

    Second Crusade begins

    war
  • Dec 29, 1170

    Thomas Becket murdered

    religion
  • May 29, 1176

    Lombard League defeats Frederick

    war
  • Dec 5, 1187

    Salah al-Din recaptures Jerusalem

    religion
  • Dec 7, 1189

    Thrid Crusda begins

    war and religion
  • Apr 16, 1209

    Franciscan order founded

    politics and religion
  • Dec 7, 1212

    Children's Crusade

    writing and religion
  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta signed

    politics
  • Dec 7, 1216

    Dominican order founded

    religion
  • Jun 1, 1265

    Dante Alighieri born

    writter
  • Dec 7, 1291

    the last Crusade, when Muslims captured Acre

    war and religion
  • Dec 5, 1324

    Defender of the Peace was written

    written
  • Dec 5, 1337

    Hundred Years War begins

    War
  • Dec 7, 1345

    Geoffrey Chaucer born

    Writer
  • Dec 5, 1347

    Black Death spreads into Europe

    war
  • Dec 7, 1369

    Jan Hus burned at the stake

    religion
  • Dec 7, 1415

    Battle of Agincourt

    writing and war
  • May 30, 1431

    Joan of Arc burned at the stake

    religion and politics
  • Dec 5, 1453

    Hundred Years Wars ends

    war
  • Dec 7, 1455

    Wars of the Roses begans

    war
  • Jan 2, 1492

    Ferdinand and Isabella order all Jews to leave Spain

    religion and politics
  • Clovis becomes king

    politics
  • First Capetian king rules

    polities