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Medieval Timeline

  • Oct 10, 734

    Battle of Tours

    Battle of Tours
    The battle was fought to help keep Europe a Christian region. Charles Martel led the Franks against the Muslims and defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours. By defeating the Muslims this stopped Muslim advance and and Christianity remained Europe’s major religion.
  • Oct 14, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

    Battle of Hastings
  • Sep 23, 1122

    Concordat of Worms

    Concordat of Worms
    The new pope & the German king agreed that only the pope could choose bishops, & only the emperor could give jobs in the government.
  • Period: Jan 30, 1185 to Feb 24, 1250

    Inquisition

    People urged to confess heresy, would be tortured, told to ask for forgiveness. If the people refused to confess of heresy then they would be tortured and killed.
  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Created the basis for the concept of universal human rights, like trial by jury, no forced marriages, and limited power to kings. The angry barrons forced King John to sign and agree to these terms.
  • Nov 13, 1295

    Parliment

    Parliment
    There were two houses, The house of Lords ,for the high-ranking nobles and lords, and the House of commons ,for the knights and townspeople. The parliment was created by King Edward and it was the first attempt at representative government.
  • Period: Feb 27, 1346 to Apr 16, 1453

    Hundred Years' War

    English kings claimed a right to the land and in 1337 the English king Edward III declared himself king of France. This angered the French even more when he became king of France and so war began and it lasted for over 100 years. The first major battle of the Hundred Years’ War took place at Crécy
  • Period: Mar 11, 1346 to Feb 26, 1353

    The Black Plague

    Helped inventions, changed economy, changed number in population, changed feudal system
  • Period: Jun 27, 1478 to Aug 8, 1501

    Spanish Inquisition

    Spanish inquisition tortured people who did heresy and so Muslims went somewhere else.
  • Charlemagne/Holy Roman Empire

    Charlemagne/Holy Roman Empire
    He became the new emperor to Roman Empire and he moved the capital of Roman Empire to Aachen, Charles went to the aid of the pope when the Lombards tried to regain their territory and he went to the aid of the pope when the Lombards tried to regain their territoy and so he got crowned king of Rome or a holy roman emperor. He invaded Germany and defeated the Saxons living there and then invaded Spain and gained control of the northeastern corner from the Muslims.