World History Chapter 8: 800-1099 A.D. Section 7: 1000-1099 Political History
By Dallin Hardy 11th Century
1000-1099 High Middle Ages
1000-1300
Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
1000-1918 Spain
Reconquista
1000-1492 Italy
Rise of Italian City-states
11th century Genoa
Republic of Genoa
1005-1797 Byzantine Empire
Battle of Thessalonica
1014
Russia
Yaroslav the Wise
1019-1054
Grand Prince of Kiev & Novgorod Catholic Church
Benedict VIII
1012-1024
Pope Celibacy for Priests
1022 Truce of God
1027 Burgundy
1032-1477 Aragon
1035-1706 Seljuk Empire
Seljuk Empire
1037-1194 England
Marriage of Æthelred & Emma
1002 Emma
1002-1035
Queen consort of England
Viking Invasion of England
1013 Sweyn Forkbeard
1013-1014
King of England Agreement of 1014
1014 Æthelred II, the Unready
1014-1016 A.D.
King of England
2nd time
Edmund II
1016
King of England
Danish Conquest of England
1016 Cnut I
1016-1035
King of England
“Cnut the Great”
Restored
England Marriage of Cnut & Emma
1017 Cnut I
1018-1035
King of Denmark Cnut I
1028-1035
King of Norway
Harold I, Harefoot
1035-1040
King of England Harthacanute
1040-1042
King of England Edward the Confessor
1042-1066
King of England
His death
Led to the Norman invasion
Harold II
January-October, 1066
King of England Battle of Stamford Bridge
September 25, 1066
English vs. Vikings
Results
English Victory
William
1035-1087
Sought
English throne
Norman Invasion
1066
October 14, 1066
William I, the Conqueror
1066-1087
King of England
Coronation of William I
1066
Westminster Abbey
Norman Dynasty
1066-1154
Castles Early Castles
Made of wood
Drawbacks
Fire
Rot
Motte-and-Bailey Castles 11th century
Stone Castles Durable
Fireproof
Introduction of French 1066
Introduction of Feudalism
1066
Medieval European political system
Based on
Land
Protection
Kings and Queens Nobles Knights Peasants
Manorialism
Economic system
Two Components
Land
Protection
Village farms
Owned by a lord Center of agrarian economy
1078
Commissioned by
William I
Domesday Book
1086
Survey of
Wealth of England
William II
1087-1100
King of England
Christendom
Great Schism
1054
Pope & Patriarch
Excommunicated one another Holy Roman Empire
Henry IV
1056-1105
Holy Roman Emperor Catholic Church
Gregory VII
1073-1085
Pope
Sought to reform
Church
Attack on Lay Investiture
1075
Gregory VII
“We decree that no one of the clergy shall receive the investiture with a bishopric or abbey or Church from the hand of an emperor or king or of any lay person”
Gregory VII Investiture Controversy
1075-1085
Conflict
Between rulers
Church
State
Over appointment of
Clergy
Sack of Rome
1084
By
Normans
Seljuk Empire
Battle of Manzikert
1071 The Crusades
Crusades
1095-1291
9 Crusades
Series of religious wars Directed by the Church
Against
Infidels
Heretics Byzantine Empire
Alexios I 1081-1118 Byzantine Emperor
Crusades
Council of Clermont
1095
Pope Urban II
Called for
Crusade First Crusade
1095-1099
Sought to regain
Holy Land
Siege of Antioch 1097-1098 Results Crusader victory
1098-1268 County of Edessa
1098-1144 Siege of Jerusalem 1099
Kingdom of Jerusalem
1099-1187
Christian
Godfrey of Bouillon
1099-1100
Defender of the Holy Sepulcher Spain
El Cid
1094-1099
King of Velencia