High Middle Ages 1000–1300
Papacy versus Empire, the Crusades, the Norman Conquest and the first universities.
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Timeline
| Year | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1030 | Battle of Stiklestad | Battle of Stiklestad |
| 1054 | East–West Schism | Istanbul |
| 1066 | Battle of Hastings; Norman Conquest | Battle of Hastings |
| 1071 | Battle of Manzikert | Battle of Manzikert |
| 1077 | The walk to Canossa | Canossa |
| 1095 | Council of Clermont calls the Crusade | Clermont |
| 1099 | Crusaders take Jerusalem | Jerusalem |
| 1187 | Saladin retakes Jerusalem | Jerusalem |
| 1204 | Fourth Crusade takes Constantinople | Istanbul |
| 1212 | Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa | Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa |
| 1215 | Magna Carta | Runnymede |
| 1223 | Battle of the Kalka: the Mongols reach Rus' | Battle of the Kalka River |
| 1240 | Mongols take Kyiv | Kyiv |
| 1242 | Battle on the Ice | Battle on the Ice (Lake Peipus) |
Battles and sites
- Battle of Stiklestad · 1030
- Battle of Hastings · 1066
- Battle of Manzikert · 1071
- Canossa · 1077
- Clermont · 1095
- Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa · 1212
- Runnymede · 1215
- Battle of the Kalka River · 1223
- Battle on the Ice (Lake Peipus) · 1242