Middle ages timeline

Mi Summary of Events Timeline | Timeline Key Dates | Middle Ages Timeline of Key events |
Middle Ages History Timeline
of Key Events1066 -1154 | 1066-1087 | The reign of King William the ConquerorThe Battle of Hastings and the defeat of Harold Godwinson
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| 1135-1154 | 1099: First Crusade. Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II
1118: The Knights Templarfounded to protect Jerusalem and European pilgrims on their journey to the city
1147: Second Crusade |
Middle Ages History Timeline
of Key Events1154 - 1377 | 1154-1189 | 1158: The Hanseatic Leagueis founded
1184: The first of many Inquisitions begins
1170: Thomas a Becket is murdered in Canterbury Cathedral |
| 1199-1216 | 1200: Fourth Crusade embarks. Eventually sacks Constantinople1215: Magna Carta is signed |
| 1307-1327 | The reign of King Edward II (son of Edward I)
1307: The Knights Templar are rounded up and murdered by Philip the Fair of France, with the backing of thePope
1311-1315: The Great Famine |
| 1327-1377 | 1337: The Hundred Years War begins. England and France struggle for dominance of Western Europe
1347: The Black Death ravages Europe for the firstof many times. An estimated 20% - 40% of the population is thought to have perished within the first year |
| 1422-1461 | 1429: Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orleans for the Dauphin of France,enabling him to eventually be crowned at Reims
1430: Capture, trial, and execution of Joan of Arc
1434: The Medici family rises to prominence in Florence
1452: Leonardo da Vinci is born
1453: TheHundred Years War ends |

Timeline
476 - The fall of the Roman Empire. Rome had ruled much of Europe. Now much of the land would fall into confusion as local kings and rulers tried to grab power.This is the start of the Dark Ages or the Middle Ages.
481 - Clovis becomes King of the Franks. Clovis united most of the Frankish tribes that were part of Roman Province of Gaul.
570 - Muhammad,...