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| 1054 |
| | A Russian chronicle makes the first mention of the marauding Polovtsy, who persistently raid Russian cities from the steppes | |
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| 1057 |
| | Duncan's son, Malcolm, kills Macbeth in battle at Lumphanan - and in the following year is himself crowned at Scone | |
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| 1066 |
| | Harold defeats at Stamford Bridge the joint army of his brother Tostig and of the Norwegian king, Harald Hardraade | |
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| 1066 |
| | The Normans, as seen in the Bayeux tapestry, invade England in Viking longships with fortified platforms for archers | |
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| 1071 |
| | The Seljuk Turks and the Byzantines meet in battle at Manzikert, with victory going to the Turks | |
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| 1098 |
| | After a siege of seven months, the city of Antioch falls to the knights of the first crusade | |
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| 1144 |
| | The city of Edessa is captured by Zangi, a Mameluke general, in the first setback for the crusaders in the Middle East | |
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| 1144 |
| | The fall of Edessa prompts the pope, Eugenius III, to call for a second crusade to defend the Latin kingdom | |
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| 1187 |
| | Saladin captures various Crusader fortresses and walled cities, including Acre | |
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| 1187 |
| | Saladin takes Jerusalem and treats the Christian inhabitants with a consideration unusual for the time | |
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