The High Middle Ages is the period of European history following the early Middle Ages and preceding the late Middle Ages, and it is generally dated from around the year 1000 to about 1300. It was a time of population growth, agricultural improvement and the expansion of towns and trade. Kings and the papacy asserted new powers, as seen in the Investiture Controversy, the Crusades and the growth of royal governments in England and France. Universities were founded at Bologna, Paris and Oxford, Gothic cathedrals were built, and scholastic philosophy flourished with figures such as Thomas Aquinas. The period closed with the famines and crises of the early fourteenth century.
Before and after
- from 987 CE to 1791Kingdom of France
- 990 CEConstruction of Château de Montsoreau
- 994 CEBirth of Cnut the Great
- from 1000 to 1946Kingdom of Hungary
- from 1000 to 1300High Middle Ages
- from 10th century to 14th centurySeljuk dynasty
- 1000Rise of Romanesque art
- from 10th century to 20th centuryFoot binding
- 11th centuryConstruction of Winchester Cathedral
More in Civilizations & archaeology
The era
This moment belongs to the Medieval world (500 CE to 1500 CE), kingdoms, faiths and trade routes. You can also browse everything in the 10th century.