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*{{Icon|Med}} - Events from ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]''.

*{{Icon|MedPS4}} - Events from the [[MediEvil (2019)|remake of ''MediEvil'']].

*{{Icon|Med2}} - Events from ''[[MediEvil 2]]''.

*{{Icon|FArrow}} - Events from ''[[MediEvil: The Game Prequel]]''.

! '''Years'''

! '''Events'''

! '''Sources'''

|'''Unknown'''

|[[Dragons]] of old build the [[Dragon Gate]] and create the [[Dragon Armour]].{{Gameref|MED}}{{Gameref|MED|The Gallows Gauntlet|author=Book|quote=This magical barrier was constructed by the Dragons of old. Only those brave enough to adorn the Dragon Armor may pass through this fiery gate way.}}{{Gameref|MED|The Gallows Gauntlet|author=Book|quote=The fabled Dragon Armor was forged by Dragons from an age long ago. Seek out any remaining Dragons if you are to claim this mighty armor.|id=1}}

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|'''{{circa|87th century B.C.}}'''

|[[RavenHooves the Archer]], last prince of the Centaurs, dies before or around this time.{{Gameref|MED|[[Hall of Heroes]]|author=RavenHooves the Archer|quote=I Ravenhooves, last prince of the Centaurs, have not galloped the earth in over ten thousand years.}}

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|'''Unknown'''

|The [[ancients]] trap the strong magical energy that emanates from [[Gallowmere]] in [[Rune Stones|rune stones]] which they use as keys.{{Bookref|MED-Manual}}

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|'''Unknown'''

|[[Mellowmede]] is destroyed by the [[Rhinotaurs]] in what would become known as the great [[Massacre of Mellowmede]].{{Gameref|MED2019}}{{Gameref|MED2019-Bestiary|Rhinotaurs}}

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|class="real"|Jesus Christ is born around this time.<ref name="Jesus">{{Icon|Wikipedia}} {{Cite web|title=Jesus|site=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus|retrieved=February 25, 2024}}</ref>{{Note|name="jesus"|Due to the presence of a church as well as the [[Crucifix]] it is likely that Christianity was the main religion in Gallowmere by the 14th century. This necessitates the existence of Jesus (or at least a belief in him) in the ''MediEvil'' world.}}

|class="real"|Jesus Christ is crucified. His teachings become the basis of Christianity, a religion which eventually spreads to Gallowmere.<ref name="Jesus"/>{{Note|name="jesus"}}

|class="real"|'''{{c.|43}} – {{c.|410}}'''{{Note|name="romanbritain"|Gallowmere is a kingdom in Medieval Britain. In The Gallows Gauntlet level, there is a mosaic featuring a Roman centurion, which game director Chris Sorrell suggested was likely left over from Roman occupation. Britain was occupied by the Roman Empire from about 43 AD to around 410 AD, making it the likeliest time period for Gallowmere to be occupied as well.}}

|'''{{c.|9th century}}'''

|[[The Count]] is born before or around this time.{{Gameref|MED2}}{{Gameref|MED2|[[The Count (level)|The Count]]|author=The Count|quote=You have done well to get this far, but the Count has walked this Earth for a thousand years defeating hundreds stronger than you, and for a thousand more I...}}{{Note|name="count"|The Count is [[wikipedia:Count Dracula|Count Dracula]], who is widely linked to the historical [[wikipedia:Vlad the Impaler|Vlad the Impaler]]. Vlad the Impaler was born during the 15th century. It is possible that the Count is exaggerating his age, although this cannot be confirmed one way or the other.}}

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|'''{{c.|1221}}'''{{Note|name="peregrin"|Peregrin was crowned at age 15. It is said the kingdom thrived under his reign for 50 years. Canny Tim wins the 49th Gallowmere Games in 1285. Given the odd specificity of this, it is likely the Gallowmere Games first started when Peregrin was crowned, and the 50th year of his reign is going to be 1286, the year of the war with Zarok. Therefore, if we subtract 65 from 1286, we get the rough year of Peregrin's birth, {{c.|1221}}.}}

|[[King Peregrin]] is born around this time.{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}}

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|'''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.{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}}

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|'''1254'''{{Note|name="danbirth"|The years given in ''MediEvil: The Game Prequel'' are 100 years off from the dates given in ''MediEvil 2''. For the sake of consistency with ''MediEvil 2'', 100 years have been added to all years from ''MediEvil: The Game Prequel'' in the timeline.}}{{Note|name="originalbirth"|On the official US website for the first game, Dan's year of birth was given as 715.{{Siteref|MED-US-Site|index2.html|Main Page}} This was later retconned by ''MediEvil 2'', where it was said to be "around 1250."}}

|[[Sir Daniel Fortesque]] is born to [[Lord Cedric Fortesque]].{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}}

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|'''1285'''{{Note|name="danbirth"}}

|[[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.{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}}

 

<span class="res">Some scholars believe that the people of Gallows Town clamoured for a democracy at this time.{{Gameref|MPSP|[[Sleeping Village]]|quote=The army marched south across the Silver Mountains and through the Silver Woods. Soon afterwards even the Pumpkinlands belonged to Zarok - and Gallows Town looked to be his for the taking. The people of the town cried out for help. "Save us, good King Peregrine!" they whined. And to think that, only the year before, they'd been clamouring for a democracy. King Peregrine wasn't one to bear a grudge, however, and he got his army together and marched against the undead multitude.|author=HISTORY OF GALLOWMERE, Volume 2}}</span>

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|rowspan="2"|'''1286'''{{Note|name="originaldeath"|Dan's year of death was listed as being 747 on the original game's official US website.{{Siteref|MED-US-Site|index2.html|Main Page}} This was retconned by ''MediEvil 2''.}}

|'''Original timeline:'''

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|'''Time loop timeline:'''

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|'''13th – 14th centuries'''

|Zarok's [[Shadow Demons]] are sealed under [[The Enchanted Earth]] by a great hero{{Gameref|MED2019-Bestiary|Shadow Demons}} in an impregnable box of King Peregrin's design using the [[Shadow Artefact]]. Eventually, Zarok gets his hands on the Artefact.

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|'''1383'''

|[[Wartilda]] wins the Jolliest Witch in Gallowmere Award, beginning her winning streak.{{Gameref|MED2019-Bestiary|Pumpkin Witch}}

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|'''1386'''{{Note|name="date"|An article about ''MediEvil'' from July 1997 lists the year 1332 as the year when the game's events take place.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/HobbyConsolas070EspecialMedievil Hobby Consolas No. 70, Especial ''MediEvil'' - El nacimiento de una leyenda (o casi)]. Published in July 1997 by Axel Springer España.</ref> Later, the game's [[MediEvil US site|official US website]] listed the year 847 instead.{{Siteref|MED-US-Site|index2.html|Main Page}} However, no year was ever given in the game itself. Both dates were eventually retconned by ''MediEvil 2''.}}

|Wartilda wins the Jolliest Witch in Gallowmere Award for the fourth consecutive year.{{Gameref|MED2019-Bestiary|Pumpkin Witch}}

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|'''15th – 19th centuries'''

|Magicians and occultists spend centuries searching for [[Zarok's spell book]].{{Gameref|MED2|[[The Professor's Lab]]|author=The Professor|quote=Well, people like myself have been searching for that book for centuries.}}

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|'''1774'''

|Fisherman [[Phil McCaven]] catches a [[Kraken]] off the coast of [[wikipedia:Bognor Regis|Bognor Regis]].{{Gameref|MED2|[[The Museum]]|author=Book|quote=The great Kraken, that could smash a boat between its fearsome jaws - some still suppose that the deepest seas still hold creatures like this great beast. Fisherman, Phil McCaven, caught this example off the coast of Bognor Regis in 1774.}}{{Note|name="regis"|The suffix "Regis" ("of the King") usually recalls the historical ownership of lands or manors by the Crown. However, Bognor Regis is the exception, being a modern example of the granting of the suffix "regis". In 1929, [[wikipedia:George V|George V]], having spent several months recuperating from a serious illness in the seaside resort of Bognor, allowed it to be renamed as "Bognor Regis". This means the museum book in ''MediEvil 2'' calls the town Bognor Regis 43 years ahead of it being named as such in the real world.}}

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|'''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.{{Bookref|MED2-Manual|7}}

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|'''{{c.|1830}}'''

|[[Professor Hamilton Kift]] is born.{{Siteref|MED2-EU-Site|uk/nonshocked/characters/two.htm|Professor Hamilton Kift|date=20141108104632}}

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|'''{{c.|1835}}'''

|The [[Mullock King]] is born.{{Siteref|MED2-EU-Site|uk/nonshocked/characters/ten.htm|Mullock King}}

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|'''{{c.|1841}}'''

|[[Lord Palethorn]] and [[Madam Jo-jo]] are born.{{Siteref|MED2-EU-Site|uk/nonshocked/characters/five.htm|Lord Palethorn}}

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|'''{{c.|1849}}'''

|[[Mander]] is born.

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|'''{{c.|1851}}'''

|[[Dogman]] is born.

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|'''1877'''

|'''December''': Lord Palethorn is expelled from the Magic Circle.

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|rowspan="2"|'''1878'''

|'''January 10''': Lord Palethorn asks Professor Hamilton Kift to accompany him on a [[Expedition of '78|journey]] to the last resting place of [[Zarok's spell book]].

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|'''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.{{Gameref|MED2|[[Dankenstein]]}}

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|'''1886'''

|'''April 21''': The ''[[Medievil Times]]'' newspaper issue No. 666 is published.{{Bookref|Medievil-Times}}

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|'''20th – 21st centuries'''

|Scholars spend years studying Professor Kift's [[Chrono-chair|Time Machine]] blueprints. However, no evidence of the Time Machine being in his collection is found.{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}}

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|'''1902'''

|[[Professor Marcus Effington Christy]] is born.{{Bookref|MED2-Manual|4}}

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|'''1910'''

|It was believed back in 1886 that by this year, the moon will be a part of the great colonial empire.{{Gameref|MED2|[[The Time Machine]]|author=Book|quote=By the year 1910, the moon will become part of the great colonial empire.}}

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|'''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.{{Bookref|MED2-Manual|4}}

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|'''1963'''

|Prof. Marcus Effington Christy dies.{{Bookref|MED2-Manual|4}}

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|'''Modern Day'''

|A [[Captain Fortesque|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.{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}}

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