HP Historical Fiction Timeline

The Rise of Magic

A Harry Potter Historical Timeline

The historical facts listed below are meant to give an idea of what was happening at the time. They are by no means a comprehensive list of the history of the world. This page is maintained by Ariana Deralte.

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bf. 800	Mycenaean civilization collapsed		Little Wizard Man by Tinderblast. A drabble of Herpo the Foul.
60	Boudicca's rebellion
90	Roman troops in Britain withdraw to the Newstead line		The Mark of a Wizard by J. K. Rose. Join the Ollivander family in Roman Britain.(offline)
105	Paper is invented in China
208	Emperor Septimus Severus and Caracalla invade Scotland
235	Over fifty emperors are put forward by the Roman legions until 284 AD
306	Constantine the Great rules
380	Christianity becomes the official religion of Rome
410	Rome is pillaged by Alaric I
450	The Kingdom of Ghana rises to power in West Africa
600	Buddhism is introduced to Japan
613	The Prophet Muhammad begins to preach
618	The Tang dynasty begins in China
641	The Muslims conquer Egypt
700	Beowulf is written		Thou Standest Afar Off by Malarkay. As fear and suspicion grow, four people come together in an endeavor to preserve their culture in a rapidly changing world. They will learn, though, that even the best of intentions can sometimes go astray.
800	Charlemagne is crowned Emperor
855	Russia is founded by the Vikings
915	Saxon king, Edmund the Elder, rules in Britain		Hogwarts, Estd. 920 AD by Marett Graves. A Founder fic with a dash of time-traveling Draco thrown in.
952	Arabic philosopher Al-Farabi lives and teaches in Bagdhad		Shades of Grey by Gemini. The birth of the first Founder has changed the world. Also making appearances are Muggles, hats, and wizarding feasts.
962	The Holy Roman Empire is founded under Otto I in Germany	First proof of wizards using broomsticks found in a German manuscript
965	The Heian period in Japan		Adventures of the Hogwarts Four by T.W.A.K Incorporated. An account of the Founders' lives, from the time of their meeting until the founding of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. (offline)
995	Dead Saints were first canonized.		Forget Me Not by Robin4. Ten years ago, Salazar Slytherin left Hogwarts. Now he brings war to the school he helped to build, determined to claim it as his own—and to slay all those who seek to stop him.
			Those Left Behind by Robin4. Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff are all that remains of four best friends. Together, they must face the future—but first, they must face that which the dead have left behind.
c.1000	Neo-Confucianism rises in China.	Hogwarts is founded (dates uncertain)	Before the Beginning by Arabella. A story about the beginning of Hogwarts - did you ever wonder how the ceiling in the Great Hall was created?
			The Last Battle by wabbitseason. Gryffindor and Slytherin have an argument. A drabble.
			Honest Infidelity by Sho-Ro Ko. As their lives fall to pieces around them, Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw discover the spiteful trick fate has played on them. Each were led up to a forbidden destiny they cannot succumb to - lest they bring down the wrath of society.
	The reign of Rajaraja the Great in India		Glass Rose by Kaorie Lily Marie Otome XIV. Rowena’s life was always curious… but what happened? This is before, through, and after Rowena Ravenclaw’s life.
			Moon and Stone by Andrea13 & Persephone Kore. Legends always have a basis in fact... but sometimes they change so much as to be unrecognizable.
	The Eastern European borderlands are colonized		The School Eternal by Kaesa Aurelia. A tale of the Founders, featuring a host of strange characters, bitter rivalries, Experimental Arithmancy, politics, goblin rebellions, naive demon professors, bratty children stealing sweets, and equally bratty adults.
	King Ethelred II rules in Britain		Eclipses by Siria Black. In a very different time from now, over a thousand years ago, struggles between rival factions threaten to tear apart the established order of the wizarding world. Four very different people are forced to work together in the face of political intrigue and the threat of war in an attempt to save the only life they know - but is it worth it?
			Schism by Alchemine. When Salazar Slytherin deserted Hogwarts, he left behind a secret that would lie hidden for a thousand years -- and began a rivalry between Houses that would last even longer. Contains implied slash.
			Pure Blood by Jack Ichijouji. Every shadow has a light. Every evil has a good. Every story has another. This is that of Salazar Slytherin.
	Vikings raid across Britain and are bribed with the danegeld		The Rest is Legend and So It Begins by JK. When Argus Filch tries to ban sugar quills, Dumbledore tells him a story about the beginnings of Hogwarts, and why sugar quills can't be banned.
			New Beginnings and Choices by Lez. Hogwart's founding through the eyes of the female Founders. Born of the Sun by Rose Fay. An epic Founder's tale.
	Leif Ericson lands in North America		The Last Thing by Ciircee. There is one more thing the Founders must do for Hogwarts. Translations by emilyray. Salazar Slytherin has made his decision. There's only one thing left to worry about.
			The Bloody Baron by Starzie. The Bloody Baron has haunted Hogwarts for centuries, always silent... but why? What caused the bloodstains on his robe?
			The Clear Light of Dawn by Luna. Helga Hufflepuff makes a startling discovery that will forever change her relationship with the other three Founders.
	The Toltec Empire rules Central America		Stubborn as Sin by Licca LX. Helga dislikes Salazar beyond words for what he did to Rowena. And even more for being the person he is. But how will that work when he's coming to Hogwarts?
			Legends of the Four by SlytherinPsyche. A tale of love, lust, betrayal, major disappointments, hatred, life, and death; namely, the four founders of Hogwarts.
c.1000-1100	Signs and portents are reported across Europe Macbeth rules in Scotland The Cid performs his 'legendary' deeds		Midsummer Blue by Yen. Salazar Slytherin: But, why then did he choose to help found Hogwarts instead? Message in a Rose by Yen. Salazar Slytherin gave a rose to Rowena Ravenclaw, and it has a message in it. The Bird and the Serpent by Yen. Salazar pretends to love Rowena, then realizes he truly does. For Love of Dragons by Yen. How Godric Gryffindor got his first dragon egg. The Magic Ring by Yen. This story was inspired by a French legend about Emperor Charlemagne, his chief advisor Turpin & a magic ring. Hogwart's Second Halloween by Yen. Salazar Slytherin plays storyteller. Crystals and Shadows by Yen. The light oftentimes seems too frail against darkness. So easy to destroy, harder to mend. For two said to be equal, the scales are tipped unfairly.
1002	The St. Brice's Day Massacre in Britain		Prejudice by Teluekh. Salazar Maltzurrena, called Slytherin, is a proud man in a strange and barbaric land. Circumstances conspire against him. Again.
1014	Civil war in Muslim Spain		Giving in to the Enemy by Ayla Pascal. An impetuous decision by Salazar leads to a rather compromising situation between he and Godric and makes them both question the nature of their relationship. SLASH.
	Svein Fork-Beard dies		Salazar's Betrayal by Ayla Pascal. What led Salazar Slytherin to betray the other Founders of Hogwarts? Who or what is the sinister writing that speaks to Salazar? With snogging, murder, secret societies that aren't so secret...
1021	Canute rules over England, Sweden, Norway and Denmark		The Hidden Grail by A.L. Milton. A confrontation. A murder. A tragedy. The end of the Founders and, remembered, their beginning.
1043	King Edward the Confessor is consecrated at Winchester		Aintzane: Toad of Glory by Persephone Kore. Dying forsaken by all others, Salazar Slytherin talks to a toad on his deathbed and gives her and her descendants a mission.... Aintzane: Lion's Vigil by Persephone Kore. Sequel to Toad of Glory. Godric's perspective on the situation, as he arrives just a little too late....
1066	William the Conqueror wins the Battle of Hastings
1096	The First Crusade
1170	Beckett is killed in Canterbury Cathedral
1203	Genghis Khan invades Iran	The Holyhead Harpies Quidditch club is founded
1215	The Magna Carta is signed
1269	Marco Polo arrives home from his journeys	The Snidget is first hunted at a Quidditch game
1289	Byzantium is harried by the Turks, Mongols, Venetians and Genoese	International Warlock Convention
1299	The Ottoman Empire is founded
1347	The Black Death begins
1349	The Plague still rages in Europe until 1351 AD		The Pestilence by J.K. Rose. Ron learns why exactly magic and Muggle had to intermarry ... and why Nicolas Flamel really brewed the Elixir of Life.
1381	The Peasant's Revolt in Britain		Staff Troubles by Ariana Deralte - Peasants and freemen are organizing a revolt across Britain and one wizard is about to stumble straight into the middle of it...
1393	Bulgaria is annexed by the Ottoman Empire		Wendelin by Butterfly. The story of Wendelin the Weird.
1419	Henry V conquers Normandy	A ban is placed on playing Quidditch where Muggles can see it
1453	The Fall of Constantinople
1473	Birth of Copernicus	The First World Quidditch Cup
1486	Malleus Maleficarum is published as a guide to the evils of witchcraft
1492	Columbus discovers the Caribbean		The Story of Sir Nicholas De Mimsy-Porpington by DanaMedea. How did Nearly Headless Nick become that way, only to later become the official Gryffindor ghost? The life and times of Sir Nicholas...
1499	Henry Tudor VII rules in England		Two Princes by wabbitseason - An alternate theory about the two princes in the tower.
1513	The Prince is written by Macchiavelli
1517	The Reformation begins in Germany
1538	Ivan the Terrible rules in Russia	Quidditch players are forbidden to use wands against the opposing team
1593	In Scotland, witch hunts rage on until the 1700's		Jewel of the Harem by Anise. Harry, Hermione, Ron, Neville, and Ginny have traveled backwards through time with Professor Moody.
1610	Galileo publishes the Siderial Messenger.		De Profundis by Monkeymouse. Why would a Hogwarts wizard become a Catholic friar, and then return to Hogwarts as a ghost?
1612	Protestant colonists settle in Ulster, Ireland	Goblin rebels use the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade as headquarters
1637	In Bavaria, hundreds of women are executed as witches	Werewolf Code of Conduct implemented
1647	Charles I is surrendered to Parliament		A Bloody Betrayal by Pegasus. In which the reasons behind the Bloody Baron's control over Peeves are explored.
1652	Oliver Cromwell serves as Lord Protector of England	The European Cup is established	Companions in Immortality by Agatha S. In 17th century France, an evil wizard tries to get the Philosopher's Stone from Nicholas Flamel by kidnapping his wife Perenelle.
1680	Shivaji rules the Maratha kingdom in India		Uric the Oddball and the Wild Hunt by Ariana Deralte. Uric "the Oddball" Beaufolle is starting at Hogwarts. New teachers. New students. New problems. Just how much trouble can an eleven-year old get into? Plenty.
1682	Peter the Great rules in Russia		The Lady by Ariana Deralte. Old magic stirs, the castle comes alive and Uric meets a lady with a certain fondness for badgers.
1685	Bach and Handel are born		Here, There and Back Again by Ariana Deralte. During his sixth-year, Uric has become lost in time. See the history and future of Hogwarts from an Oddball's pov.
1686	James II attempts to convert Britain to Catholicism		Uric the Oddball and the Great Goblin Uprising by Ariana Deralte. It’s Uric “the Oddball” Beaufolle’s final year at Hogwarts. Badgers, goblin raids, young love, demon summoning, evil vampires, new classes, and of course, Uric himself.
1692	The Salem witch trials begin	The International Confederation of Wizards introduces new policy on magical creatures and the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy
c.1700	Philip V rules in Spain		A Tale to Tell by Laqueta. The Triwizard Tournament is being hosted at Hogwarts, and is being hailed as a grand event by all of wizarding Europe. Little does anyone know that this will be the last Tournament for hundreds of years.
1709	The Battle of Poltava is won by Peter the Great	Dragon breeding is outlawed
1750	Scottish poet Robert Fergusson is born	Clause 73, ensuring that wizards must take care of their own countries magical creatures, is created	Walking on Broken Glass by wabbitseason. A witch dreams. A History of the Veil by SpiralOut. A page in an old textbook holds the answers.
1794	France is in the grip of revolution	First known sighting of an Acromantula
1796	Napoleon comes to power in France		Plus ça Change; the More Things Change by Storm. In 1796, a time of opportunity, bigotry and change, an ambitious Slytherin sets his sights high. Watch out for politics, prejudice and inter-house rivalry as he uses any means available to achieve his ends.
1811	Tecumseh is defeated at Tippecanoe	Minister Grogan Stump determines the definition of a 'being'
1820	The Portuguese revolution	The Cushioning Charm is invented by Elizabeth Smethwyck	Never a Tale of More Woe by Liss Havilland. The story of the Grey Lady.
1850	The Irish Potato Famine ends		Like a Fairy Tale by Indigo Ziona. A young Victorian boy is growing up, however precariously, in a world that used to make sense. But the bullies are now scared of him and his mother appears to be going mad...
1850			Amber Dreams by The Gentleman. This is the story of Albus Dumbledore and Geoffrey Ollivander, the prophecy that guided them, and the choices that they made.
1855	Czar Nicholas I dies		Two Worlds and in Between by Minerva McTabby. A saga with adventure, angst, romance (het and slash), ethical dilemmas, drama, betrayal, war, and lots of magic. Opens in 1855, at Hogwarts with the Dumbledore brothers - and Julius Marvolo, grandfather of Tom Riddle.
	World Exhibition in Paris		The Golden Elixir Books I & II by Runescriptor. This is a time-travel fic featuring Severus Snape and Albus Dumbledore and some brilliant OCs.
	The printing telegraph is invented		Wizards and Worldgates by Tailchaser. How Dumbledore and the Luggage came to be acquainted. (HP/Discworld)
			Blood and Silver by Ruxi.The Black lineage has always considered itself above all wizardry kin, with no true evidence of their blood superiority. Until in 1855, when a best left forgotten tale haunts their very lives...
			Dumbledore's Newts by Marie Von Agthoven. Albus Dumbledore sits his NEWTs.
1861	The American Civil War begins
1864	War and Peace is written by Tolstoy		Christmas Dilemma by Lloannna. Dumbledore & co. must come up with a Christmas gift for their roommate.
1870	Franco-Prussian War		The Man Who Won November by Bruno. London is a world of its own, with secrets hidden in every alley.
1875	Rebellion in Cuba	Gripping Charms are invented
1883	The Sino-French War	Hoops replace baskets as goal posts in Quidditch
1884	Grover Cleveland is elected president of the U.S.	Stooging becomes a foul in Quidditch
1890	The first moving picture is shown		Shades of Grey by Ayla Pascal. Ever wondered about the Ravenclaw ghost, the grey lady? Well it might surprise you who she was…
1891	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is published		The Fomorian Plague by Apocalyptic. Join Gracie Lewis, Alex Davies, Joseph Lupin, and Vishnu Patil for their first, rather eventful year at Hogwarts. Giants at war, mysterious plagues, the Cannons' last league win, House rivalries, and much more!
1894	Japan invades China		The Case of Missing Whiskey by Mundungus42. A stolen inheritance leads Holmes and Watson to a world that does not wish to be discovered and a bag of sherbet lemons. (HP/Sherlock Holmes)
1897	The British-Sudan War	Newton Scamander is born
1900	The Boxer Rebellion in China
1911	The Chinese Republic is founded		Raspoutine - Celui qui pensa by darkrogue. Russie, début 20eme siecle. Situé dans le monde de Harry Potter, mais sans aucun rapport avec le personnage de Harry. Meme si un des personnages fait une tres brève apparition à la fin.
1914	Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated - WWI begins
1918	World War I ends	The first edition of Fantastic Beasts is commissioned
1919	The Treaty of Versailles is signed
1920	The Prohibition begins in the U.S.

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