World history

This article is about the history of the MediEvil universe. For real world history, see Real world history.

The timeline on this page outlines the history of the world that the MediEvil series takes place in.

Sourcing

This section provides an overview of the sources that were used to construct the timeline. Please use the "legend" and "references" sections below to further identify specific sources. See GP:CANON for information about what sources are acceptable for use on Gallowpedia and which sources take precedence over others.

Canon sources

The core of this timeline is based on information from MediEvil intermissions, books, and other in-game references. It also uses information from the manuals, official websites, promotional materials, and interviews with the game developers.

Apocryphal sources

Information from apocryphal (non-canon) sources, such as MediEvil: Resurrection and Ghosthunter, is also used here, as it may be of general interest to readers.

Additionally, some events in the timeline are based on real world information due to concerning historical characters, events or places that are seen or otherwise referenced, directly or indirectly, in MediEvil games. These are not to be seen as being strictly canon to the MediEvil world, but rather as providing historical context for things that are known to exist in it. Such events are subject to change should future entries into the series clarify them with their own context.

If JavaScript is enabled, it is possible to filter out all non-canon information from the timeline using the "hide" buttons on the legend below.

Approximations

Historical events preceded by "c." are approximations based on given information, such as the ages of characters, and are not to be considered exact dates. They may be subject to change as new information is given.

Events marked as "Unknown" are also approximations and their placement in the timeline could be entirely wrong as there is insufficient information to place them accurately.

Legend

• - Events from Ghosthunter. [hideshow]
• - Events from MediEvil.
• - Events from the remake of MediEvil.
• - Events from MediEvil 2.
• - Events from MediEvil: Resurrection. [hideshow]
• - Events from MediEvil: The Game Prequel.
• - Events inferred from real world information. [hideshow]

Timeline

Years	Events	Sources
Unknown	Dragons of old build the Dragon Gate and create the Dragon Armour.
c. 87th century B.C.	RavenHooves the Archer, last prince of the Centaurs, dies before or around this time.
Unknown	The ancients trap the strong magical energy that emanates from Gallowmere in rune stones which they use as keys.
c. 1303 B.C.	Ramesses II is born.
1279 B.C.	Ramesses II becomes Pharaoh of Egypt.
c. 1232 B.C.	Kiya is born.
1213 B.C.	Kiya is selected to be one of Ramesses II's wives. However, Ramesses II dies before their marriage is consummated. Nonetheless, Kiya is selected to accompany him on his journey to the afterlife. She is interred in a tomb at Abu Simbel.
27 B.C.	The Roman Empire is founded.
Unknown	Mellowmede is destroyed by the Rhinotaurs in what would become known as the great Massacre of Mellowmede.
c. 6–4 B.C.	Jesus Christ is born around this time.
c. 30 or c. 33	Jesus Christ is crucified. His teachings become the basis of Christianity, a religion which eventually spreads to Gallowmere.
c. 43 – c. 410	Gallowmere is ruled by the Roman Empire at some point.
c. 4th century	Some scholars believe that RavenHooves the Archer, last prince of the Centaurs, died before or around this time, instead.
c. 9th century	The Count is born before or around this time.
1209	The University of Cambridge is established.
c. 1221	King Peregrin is born around this time.
1222	The Seadogs Charter of 1222 is issued, making it a requirement for pirates to have a bird companion.
1236	King Peregrin is crowned at age 15. Zarok's dog, Mr Snuffy, is killed by one of Peregrin's Royal Guards the day of the coronation. Zarok later leaves Gallowmere to become an evil sorcerer's apprentice. The first Gallowmere Games take place this year.
1254	Sir Daniel Fortesque is born to Lord Cedric Fortesque.
1285	Canny Tim wins top prizes in every single archery category during the 49th Gallowmere Games, which prompts King Peregrin to offer Tim a place in his army. Some scholars believe that the people of Gallows Town clamoured for a democracy at this time.
1286	Original timeline: 50 years after Peregrin's coronation, a terrible famine sweeps over Gallowmere. The King tasks his Court Magician, Mazok the Muddled to come up with a solution. Mazok's attempts lead to the creation of the Jabberwocky. King Peregrin hires Zarok to be his Court Magician who singlehandedly makes the famine disappear. The Jabberwocky is chased from the kingdom by Dirk Steadfast. Zarok invades Gallowmere with an army of undead. He is fought by the King’s Militia at the Battle of Gallowmere. Zarok’s Champion Lord Kardok and Sir Daniel die in the battle. Zarok ultimately loses the battle and flees into hiding. A few days later, King Peregrin dies from choking on a Brussels sprout.
	Time loop timeline: Main article: Time loop The undead Sir Daniel Fortesque from 1886 finds himself in Gallowmere, just one day before the Battle of Gallowmere. He joins forces with Canny Tim and the fairies to thwart an attack on Castle Peregrin by the Jabberwocky. On the day of the battle, the undead Dan swaps places with his living self to ensure history happens as it should. Lord Kardok and Dan die in the battle, while Zarok survives the battle and flees into hiding. This locks the Sir Dan from the original timeline in a time loop and makes all other timelines, including the original one, fade away. Zarok's defeat in the Battle of Gallowmere is thus ensured across all of time. A few days later, King Peregrin dies from choking on a Brussels sprout.
13th – 14th centuries	Zarok's Shadow Demons are sealed under The Enchanted Earth by a great hero in an impregnable box of King Peregrin's design using the Shadow Artefact. Eventually, Zarok gets his hands on the Artefact. At some point, Zarok obtains a spell book of Black Magic. The Town Mayor steals the Shadow Artefact from Zarok's Tower. Zarok later searches Gallows Town for it and turns many of its citizens into goats which plummets the Mayor's ratings.
1383	Wartilda wins the Jolliest Witch in Gallowmere Award, beginning her winning streak.
1386	Wartilda wins the Jolliest Witch in Gallowmere Award for the fourth consecutive year. Zarok returns to conquer Gallowmere once again, but unwittingly resurrects Sir Dan, who eventually defeats him. Zarok's spell book is lost in the battle.
15th – 19th centuries	Magicians and occultists spend centuries searching for Zarok's spell book.
1415	A member of the Fortesque family fights and dies at the Battle of Agincourt.
1473	St Catharine's College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, is established as "Saynt Kateryns Hall of Cambridge."
1774	Fisherman Phil McCaven catches a Kraken off the coast of Bognor Regis.
1759	A nine-acre botanic garden is established within the pleasure grounds at Kew.
1815	A member of the Fortesque family fights and dies at the Battle of Waterloo.
1817	Many possessions of Ramesses' are recovered from a Tomb at Abu Simbel, including Kiya's tomb, and are brought and placed into the Great Museum in Kensington.
1819	Queen Victoria is born.
c. 1830	Professor Hamilton Kift is born.
c. 1835	The Mullock King is born.
1837	Queen Victoria ascends the throne of the United Kingdom.
1840	Kew Gardens are opened to the public for the first time.
c. 1841	Lord Palethorn and Madam Jo-jo are born.
c. 1849	Mander is born.
c. 1851	Dogman is born.
1863	The first London underground railway opens to the public.
1877	December: Lord Palethorn is expelled from the Magic Circle.
1878	January 10: Lord Palethorn asks Professor Hamilton Kift to accompany him on a journey to the last resting place of Zarok's spell book. January 11: The Professor agrees to accompany Lord Palethorn. January 17: The Professor and Lord Palethorn stay the night in the Bonny Prince Charlie inn. January 18: The Professor and Palethorn arrive on the island where the tomb containing Zarok's spell book can be found. January 20: The Professor and Lord Palethorn find the entrance to the tomb. January 21: The Professor and Lord Palethorn enter the tomb. As Palethorn takes the spell book, the tomb begins to collapse. He pushes the Professor aside, whose hands are crushed by the closing tomb's door. Early February: The Professor is found by local fishermen and transported to Inverness to heal. March 31: The Professor constructs functional mechanical hands for himself, although he has trouble adjusting to them. April 1: The Professor recounts the events of January 21 in his journal.
	Colonel Freddie Fortesque is born around this time.
1885	March 12: The Professor performs experiments in an attempt to create a fully formed human specimen, but only manages to re-animate body parts, which mutate into monsters that he is forced to release into the London Underground.
1886	April 21: The Medievil Times newspaper issue No. 666 is published. Palethorn casts a spell that raises the dead, including Sir Dan. Dan teams up with the Professor and Princess Kiya to stop him. May 23: The Professor writes in his journal about Kiya's usefulness in helping him with his experiments in creating a fully formed human specimen. Later, Kiya is killed by The Ripper. Dan travels back in time using the Professor's time machine to change this course of events. He saves Kiya and merges with his past self, creating the Super Armour. Eventually, they defeat Palethorn. What happens next is disputed: One outcome sees Daniel and Kiya return to their eternal slumber together in the Museum. Another sees Daniel and Kiya travel back in time (but also to an alternative timeline), where they end up in Zarok's Lair. However, instead of encountering Zarok, they are met with Palethorn, who used the power of Zarok's spell book to travel back in time and replaced Zarok with himself. Another chain of events shows that Dan and Kiya use the Time Machine to travel through time. However, the time machine malfunctions and separates them. Dan ends up in 1286, one day before the Battle of Gallowmere while Kiya is transported back to her own lifetime.
20th – 21st centuries	Scholars spend years studying Professor Kift's Time Machine blueprints. However, no evidence of the Time Machine being in his collection is found.
1901	Queen Victoria dies.
1902	Professor Marcus Effington Christy is born.
1910	It was believed back in 1886 that by this year, the moon will be a part of the great colonial empire.
1930	The Hobson's building, a part of St Catharine's College in Cambridge, is built.
1940	A member of the Fortesque family fights and dies at the Battle of Dunkirk.
1945	Colonel Freddie Fortesque, last of the Fortesque line, dies at sea.
1962	The "Essays on Popular Delusion and the Madness of the Masses", written by Prof. Marcus Effington Christy, are released. Among these delusions is included The Autumn of Death which describes the events of 1886 as such.
1963	Prof. Marcus Effington Christy dies.
2008	The Corpus Clock is unveiled in Cambridge.
Modern Day	A mysterious man meets with Professor Darrow of Cambridge Archaeology, who is a researcher of the life, death, and resurrections of Sir Daniel Fortesque. They meet in Hobson's building, a part of St Catharine's College. He tells her about the events following Palethorn's defeat and the events preceding the Battle of Gallowmere.