Timeline: Dates of Importance to the Middle Ages



Timeline: Dates of Importance to the Middle Ages

476: August 28: Deposition of Romulus Augustulus by Odoacer: traditional date for the Fall of Rome.

1066: William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, invades England and becomes King after the Battle of Hastings.

1078: The Construction of the Tower of London begins. The tower of London was the ultimate keep of the British Empire.

1086: The compilation of the Domesday Book. The Domesday Book is a great land and property survey commissioned by William the Conqueror to assess his new possessions. It is the first such undertaking since Roman times.

1099: First Crusade. Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II.

1118: The Knights Templar founded to protect Jerusalem and European pilgrims on their journey to the city.

1147: Second Crusade. The Second Crusade was in retaliation to the fall of Edessa, one of the first Crusader States founded in the First Crusade. This was the first Crusade to have been led by European Kings. It was an overall failure.

1190: Third Crusade. Saladin manages to unite the Muslim world and recapture Jerusalem, sparking the Third Crusade. Despite managing to win several major battles, the Crusaders did not capture Jerusalem

1200: Fourth Crusade embarks. Eventually sacks Constantinople.

1212: Children's Crusade.

1215: The Magna Carta is signed by John of England. This marks one of the first times a medieval ruler is forced to accept limits on his power.

1347: The Black Death ravages Europe for the first of many times. An estimated 20% - 40% of the population is thought to have perished within the first year

1381: Peasants' Revolt in England.

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