| Henry III. | | | | | Pontificate of Gregory VII. | | | | | (Hildebrand). Beginning | | | | | of the struggle between | | | | | Papacy and Empire (Henry | | | | | IV.) | | | | | First Crusade. | | |1100 +--------------------------+-----------------------------+1100 | | | | Development of Papal power. | | | | | ENGLAND: Organisation of | | | | | central government under | | | | | Henry I. checked under | | | | | Stephen. | | | | | Norman kingdom of Sicily. | | | | | Conrad, first Hohenstaufen | | | | | emperor. Beginning of | | | | | Guelphs (Papal) and | | | | | Ghibellines (Imperial). | | |1150 +--------------------------+-----------------------------+1150 | | | | The Angevin dominion of | | | | | II., comprising half | | | | | France. | | | | Establishment of | ENGLAND: End of feudal | | | | Mohammedan (Ghori) | anarchy. Maximum power of | | | | dynasty at Delhi. | Crown. Henry worsted in | | | | | the struggle with the | | | | | Church. | | | | Conquests of the Saracens| Chivalry typified in Richard| | | | under the Seljuk | Cœur-de-Lion. | | | | Saladin. | Frederick Barbarossa | | | | | emperor, 1155-1190. | | | | Third Crusade | City development. Lombard | | | | (Cœur-de-Lion). | League; and German Free | | | | | Cities. | | | | | Advance of Moors in Spain. | | |1200 +--------------------------+-----------------------------+1200 | | | Genghis Khan: Tartar | Highest power of Papacy, | | | | conquests in Asia and | under Innocent III. | | | | irruption into Europe. | Francis of Assisi: | | | | Buddhism obsolescent in | institution of Mendicant | | | | India. | Friars. | |