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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Dec 31, 1500
Ch.14 sec.3 and4 timeline
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May 13, 1154
1154-1189
Henry II ruled England. He strengthened the royal courts of justice by sending royal judges to every part of England at least once a year. They collected taxes, settled lawsuits, and punished crimes. -
May 13, 1180
1180-1223
One of the most powerful Capetians was Philip II this is when he ruled. -
May 13, 1199
1199-1216
John ruled the brother of Richard the lion hearted.He failed as a military leader earning the nickname John Softsword.He lost all of his land including Normandy and Northern France to the French under Philip Augustus. -
Jun 15, 1215
6-15-1215
The most celebrated document in English history was made, the magna carta.This guaranteed certain politcal rights. -
May 13, 1226
1226-1270
France became very strong under the reign of Louis IX, Philip II grandson. -
May 13, 1285
1285-1314
Philip IV ruled France when he got into a quarrel with the Pope. The Pope refused to allow priests to pay taxes to the king. Philip would dispute the right of the Pope's control. -
May 13, 1295
1295
Knights, burgesses, bishops, and lords met together in Westminster, London to form the model parliment. -
May 13, 1300
1300
Pope Boniface VIII attempted to enforce papal authority on Kings. He created a document stating that kings must always obey popes. -
May 13, 1305
1305
Philip IV persuaded the College of Cardinals to choose a French archbishop as the new pope.Clement V the new pope moved from Rome to the city of Avignon. The Popes would live there for the next 69 years. -
May 13, 1337
1337-1453
The war that Edward III launched for the throne continued on and off. It became known as the Hundred Years War. -
Aug 26, 1346
8-26-1346
The English were outnumbered 3-1 in a battle and came out with a victory. -
May 13, 1347
1347
A fleet of Genoese merchant ships arrived in Sicily carrying bubonic plauge. -
May 13, 1414
1414
The Council of Constance attempted to end the Great Schism by choosing a single pope.The council forced 3 popes to resign. Jan Hus was seized by church leaders and tried as a heretic. -
May 13, 1415
1415
Jan Hus was burned at the stake. -
May 13, 1420
1420
The French signed a treaty that Henry V would inherit the French crown upon the death of the French king Charles VI. -
May 13, 1421
1421-1453
The French rallied and drove the English out of France entirely, except for the port of Calais. -
May 13, 1429
1429
A teenage peasant girl named Joan of Arc felt moved by god to rescue France from its English conquerors. -
May 30, 1431
5-30-1431
Joan was burned at the stake. -
May 13, 1453
1453
The twin pillars of the medieval world, religous devotion and the code of chivalry, both crumbled