Timeline 3

By JonathanGable
  • Period: 570 to 632

    Muhammed

    People - Lifespan of the Islamic prophet Muhammed
  • 622

    Year 0 of the Muslim calendar

    Year 0 of the Muslim calendar
    Religion - Muhammed and his followers undertake 'the Hegira', and travel to Medina
  • Period: 987 to 996

    Hugh Capet's reign in France

    Hugh Capet is 'elected' by the other nobility in France to be King in 987
  • 1066

    Battle of Hastings

    Battle of Hastings
    Warfare - Normans, led by William I of Normandy, invade England
  • 1073

    Pope Gregory VII's papacy

    Pope Gregory VII's papacy
    Religion - After his birth in 1015, Gregory VII ascends to the papacy, where he will remain until his death in 1085
  • Period: 1096 to 1099

    First Crusade

    Warfare - years during which the First Crusade was fought alongside the Byzantine Empire. Called for by Pope Urban II and the Council of Clermont in 1095. Resulted in a victory.
  • Period: 1100 to 1135

    Henry I

    People - duration of King Henry I's rule in England
  • 1137

    Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Louis VII

    Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Louis VII
    People - Eleanor of Aquitaine marries the then-King of the Franks, a marriage that lasted 1152
  • Period: 1147 to 1149

    Second Crusade

    Warfare - years during which the Second Crusade was fought, called for by Pope Eugene III. Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany also participated, though it resulted in a victory for the Muslims.
  • 1152

    Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henry II

    Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henry II
    After her marriage with Louis VII had been annulled, Eleanor marries Henry II of England, eventually mothering Richard I with him
  • Period: 1154 to 1189

    Henry II

    People - duration of King Henry II's rule in England
  • Period: 1189 to 1192

    Third Crusade

    Warfare - years during which the Third Crusade was fought, led chiefly by Henry II of England and Philip II of France, aiming to recapture Jerusalem from Saladin. Richard I and Saladin ultimately signed a treaty to end this crusade in 1192.
  • Period: 1199 to 1216

    King John's rule in England

    People - Duration of John of Lackland's rule in England
  • 1202

    Genghis Khan's reign begins

    Genghis Khan's reign begins
    People - After being born in 1162, but before his death in 1227, Genghis Khan assumes leadership of the Mongol Empire
  • Period: 1202 to 1204

    Fourth Crusade

    Warfare - years during which the Fourth Crusade was fought, called for by Pope Innocent III, intending to invade Egypt and capture Jerusalem. Instead, Constantinople was eventually sacked instead.
  • Period: 1336 to 1405

    Tamerlane

    People - Lifespan of Tamerlane, also known as Timur, the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia