Capture of Bari
Bari was reduced in April 1071, and Byzantine forces were finally ousted from southern Italy
Historical events in 1071
58 historical records
April 10711 historical events
June 10713 historical events
Exile of Romanus IV
Romanuss blinding is carried out so brutally that he soon died because of the injury and subsequent infection. Brought back to Constantinople, Romanos is blinded (June 29, 1072) and sent into exile to the island of Proti
Capture of Earl Morcar
Earl Morcar is captured after the collapse of resistance at Ely.
Ely Stronghold Overcome
William's forces overcome the rebel position at Ely, ending the last major organized Anglo-Saxon resistance to his rule.
August 107118 historical events
Battle of Manzikert
Romanos is unaware of the loss of Tarchaneiotes and continues to Manzikert, which he easily captures
Battle of Manzikert
The Armenian general Basilaces was sent out with some cavalry, as Romanos did not believe this was Arslans full army; the cavalry was destroyed and Basilaces taken prisoner. Romanos draws up his troops into formation and sends the left wing out under Bryennios, who was almost surrounded by the Turks and is forced to retreat once more
Battle of Manzikert
Romanos rejects a Seljuk peace embassy as he wanted to settle the Turkish problem with a decisive military victory and understood that raising another army would be both difficult and expensive
Battle of Manzikert
The Byzantine army gathers itself into a battle formation and marches on the Turkish positions with the left wing under Bryennios the right wing under Theodore Alyates and the centre under the Emperor
Battle of Manzikert
The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert and the capture of the Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes undermines Byzantine control Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia
Battle of Manzikert
The Byzantine army gathers itself into a proper Battle formation and marches on the Turkish positions, with the left wing under Bryennios, the right wing under Theodore Alyates, and the centre under the Emperor
Arrest of Romanus IV
Isolated from the bulk of his army, which turns to flight, believing that the Emperor had been killed, the withdrawal of the Byzantine army allows the Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan to capture Romanos IV
Battle of Manzikert
Doukas escapes from the Battle of Manzikert and marches back to Constantinople where he leads a coup against Romanos and proclaimed Michael VII as basileus
Battle of Manzikert
The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia
Battle of Manzikert
The fallout from Manzikert was disastrous for the Byzantines, resulting in civil conflicts and an economic crisis that severely weakened the Byzantine Empire's ability to adequately defend its borders
Siege of Manzikert
Romanos IV launches a large scale expedition against the Seljuk stronghold of Manzikert
Battle of Manzikert
The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia
Battle of Manzikert
Victory at the Battle of Manzikert cuts off pilgrim routes to Jerusalem, prompts the 1st Crusade
Battle of Manzikert
Victory at the Battle of Manzikert enables the Turks to consolidate control of the central Anatolian plateau
Battle of Manzikert
Victory at the Battle of Manzikert opens up Asia Minor to the Turks
Battle of Manzikert
Victory at the Battle of Manzikert over the Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV who is captured
Rule of Anatolia
The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia
Rule of Armenia
The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia
October 10713 historical events
Succession
After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor
Coronation
After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor
Succession
After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor
Capture of York
The rebels, aided by the Dane Jarl Osbiorn, capture York
Earldoms
Creates the Earldoms of Hereford, Chester & Shrewsbury for loyal Normans
Reballion of North" led by Hereward the Wake
Puts down the "great uprising of the North" led by Hereward the Wake
Exile of Hereward the Wake
William attacks Hereward the Wakes stronghold, Hereward the Wake goes into exile
Siege of Ely
William attacks Hereward the Wakes stronghold, Hereward the Wake goes into exile
Battle of Cassel
William Fitz Osbern is killed at the Battle of Cassel
Death of William Fitz Osbern
William Fitz Osbern is killed at the Battle of Cassel
Arrest of Morcar
When the island is opened to the Normans, Morcar is captured and imprisoned, he remained in captivity until Williams death in 1087
Reballion of Morcar joins the
When the island is opened to the Normans, Morcar is captured and imprisoned, he remained in captivity until Williams death in 1087. Morcar joins the rebellion, initiated by the Abbot of Ely and tactically organized by Hereward the Wake, against William the Conqueror at the Isle of Ely
Campaign Against Ely
William concentrates forces against the remaining resistance based in the marshes around Ely.
Exile of William I the Conqueror
William attacks Hereward the Wakes stronghold, Hereward the Wake goes into exile
Reballion of North" led by Hereward the Wake
Puts down the "great uprising of the North" led by Hereward the Wake
Siege of Ely
William attacks Hereward the Wakes stronghold, Hereward the Wake goes into exile
Birth of Geoffrey IV Martel II
Birth of Geoffrey IV Martel II, son of Fulk IV
Capture of Bari
Captures Bari & eliminates the last Byzantine foothold in Italy
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, 2nd term
Rule of Bari
The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard
Rule of Italy
The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard
Siege of Bari
The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire
Death of Romanus IV
Romanuss blinding is carried out so brutally that he soon died because of the injury and subsequent infection
Abdication
The Caesar John Doukas and Michael Psellos relegated Eudokia to a monastery and easily prevailed upon Michael VII to declare Romanos IV deposed. Attacked and defeated by Constantine and Andronikos Doukas, the sons of the Caesar John Doukas
Abdication
Besieged by Andronikos Doukas in a fortress in Cilicia, Romanos surrendered after promising to resign his claims to the throne and enter a monastery
Arrest of Romanus IV
Released by Alp Arslan in exchange for a Treaty and the promise of a hefty ransom
Siege of Cilicia
Besieged by Andronikos Doukas in a fortress in Cilicia, Romanos surrendered after promising to resign his claims to the throne and enter a monastery
Birth of Edmund
Birth of Edmund, 2nd son of Malcolm & his English wife Margaret
Capture of Galicia
Captures Galicia from his brother Garcia
Arrest of Romanus IV
Romanus IV is freed after peace terms are agreed
Arrest of Romanus IV
Sultan Arslan of the Seljuk Turks defeats Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV who is captured
Capture of Anatolia
Establishes a Seljuk state as part of the Seljuk Empire. Defeats the Byzantine Emperor
Peace
Romanus IV is freed after peace terms are agreed
Rule of Anatolia
Establishes a Seljuk state as part of the Seljuk Empire
Seljuk State
Establishes a Seljuk state as part of the Seljuk Empire