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{{for|history of the game world|real world history|Real world history}}The timelines on this page outline the '''history of the world''' that the ''[[MediEvil]]'' series takes place in. They are based on information from [[manual]]s, [[books]] and other in-game references. They also use information from the [[:Category:Official websites|official websites]] and [[:Category:Promotional materials|promotional materials]].
{{for|history of the game world|real world history|Real world history}}The timelines on this page outline the '''history of the world''' that the ''[[MediEvil]]'' series takes place in. They are based on information from [[manual]]s, [[books]] and other in-game references. They also use information from the [[:Category:Official websites|official websites]] and [[:Category:Promotional materials|promotional materials]].
Historical events and story events preceded by "c." are approximations based on given information and are not to be considered exact dates, and may be subject to change as new information is given.


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<tabber>MediEvil 2=This timeline is based on real world information (eg. the birth and death of [[Ramesses II]]) and dates from ''[[MediEvil 2]]''.  
<tabber>MediEvil 2=This timeline is based on real world information (eg. the birth and death of [[Ramesses II]]) and dates from ''[[MediEvil 2]]''.  
==={{circa|8614 B.C.}}===
{| class="wikitable" style="border-spacing: 0; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%;"
*[[RavenHooves the Archer]], last prince of the Centaurs, dies around this time.
|-
==={{circa|1303 B.C.}}===
! '''Year'''
*[[Ramesses II]] is born.
! '''Event'''
==={{c.|1232 B.C.}}===
|-
*[[Kiya]] is born.
|'''{{circa|8614 B.C.}}'''
===1213 B.C.===
| [[RavenHooves the Archer]], last prince of the Centaurs, dies before or around this time.
*Kiya is selected to accompany Ramesses on his journey to the afterlife.
|-
==={{c.|1250}}===
|'''{{circa|1303 B.C.}}'''
*[[Sir Daniel Fortesque|Sir Dan]] is born.
|[[Ramesses II]] is born.<ref name="Ramesses">{{Icon|Wikipedia}} {{Cite web|title=Ramesses II|site=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesses_II|retrieved=October 30, 2019}}</ref>
 
|-
===1285===
|'''{{c.|1232 B.C.}}'''
*The people of Gallows Town clamour for a democracy.{{Gameref|MPSP}}
|[[Kiya]] is born.
 
|-
===1286===
|'''1213 B.C.'''
*[[Zarok]] returns from his exile, the [[Battle of Gallowmere]] takes place. [[Lord Kardok]], Daniel and [[Canny Tim]] die in battle. Zarok survives the battle and flees into hiding.
|Kiya is selected to accompany Ramesses on his journey to the afterlife.<ref name="Ramesses"/>
 
|-
===1386===
|'''{{c.|1250}}'''
*Zarok returns once again, but unwittingly resurrects Daniel, who eventually defeats him. (''[[MediEvil]]'')
|[[Sir Daniel Fortesque|Sir Dan]] is born.
 
|-
===1774===
|'''1285'''
*Fisherman Phil McCaven caught a Kraken off the coast of Bognor Regis.
|The people of Gallows Town clamour for a democracy.{{Gameref|MPSP}}
 
|-
===1817===
|'''1286'''
*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.
|[[Zarok]] returns from his exile, the [[Battle of Gallowmere]] takes place. [[Lord Kardok]], Daniel and [[Canny Tim]] die in battle. Zarok survives the battle and flees into hiding.
 
|-
==={{c.|1830}}===
|'''1386'''
*[[Professor Hamilton Kift]] is born.
|Zarok returns once again, but unwittingly resurrects Daniel, who eventually defeats him. (''[[MediEvil]]'')
 
|-
==={{c.|1835}}===
|'''1774'''
*The [[Mullock King]] is born.
|Fisherman [[Phil McCaven]] caught a [[Kraken]] off the coast of Bognor Regis.
 
|-
==={{c.|1840}}===
|'''1817'''
*[[Lord Palethorn]] and [[Madam Jo-jo]] are born.
|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}}
 
|-
==={{c.|1850}}===
|'''{{c.|1830}}'''
*[[Mander]] and [[Dogman]] are born.
|[[Professor Hamilton Kift]] is born.
 
|-
===1877===
|'''{{c.|1835}}'''
*In December, Lord Palethorn is expelled from the Magic Circle.
|The [[Mullock King]] is born.
 
|-
===1878===
|'''{{c.|1840}}'''
*In January, Lord Palethorn and [[Professor Hamilton Kift]] embark on a journey to the North, where they enter a tomb containing some pages of Zarok's spellbook. The tomb starts to collapse as Palethorn takes the pages. He pushes the Professor aside, whose hands are crushed by the closing tomb's door. The professor barely manages to get out alive and returns to London, where he designs mechanical hands for himself.
|[[Lord Palethorn]] and [[Madam Jo-jo]] are born.
 
|-
===1885===
|'''{{c.|1850}}'''
*In March, the Professor performs experiments in an attempt to create a fully formed human specimen, but he only manages to re-animate body parts, which mutate into monsters that he is forced to release into London's underground.
|[[Mander]] and [[Dogman]] are born.
 
|-
===1886===
|'''1877'''
*Palethorn casts a spell that raises the dead, including Daniel once again. Dan teams up with the Professor and Kiya to stop him. However, Kiya is killed by [[Jack the Ripper]]. Daniel 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, Palethorn is defeated. (''[[MediEvil 2]]'')
|''December'': Lord Palethorn is expelled from the Magic Circle.
**In the [[OUTRO]] ending, Daniel and Kiya return to their eternal slumber together in the Museum.
|-
**In the [[CHALLIS]] ending, Daniel and Kiya travel back in time and wound up in [[Zarok's Lair:MediEvil|Zarok's Lair]], but instead of encountering Zarok, they are met with a [[Palethorn]] of another timeline, who used the power of [[Zarok's spell book]] to travel back in time and replaced Zarok with himself.<ref>{{Icon|Proboards}} {{cite web|site=MediEvil Boards|title=Interview with Jason Wilson|published=February 10, 2012|url=http://sirdanielfortesque.proboards.com/post/11632}}</ref>
|'''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]].<br>''January 11'': The Professor agrees to accompany Lord Palethorn.<br>''January 17'': The Professor and Lord Palethorn stay the night in the Bonny Prince Charlie inn.<br>''January 18'': The Professor and Palethorn arrive on the island where the tomb containing Zarok's spell book can be found.<br>''January 20'': The Professor and Lord Palethorn find the entrance to the tomb.<br>''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.<br>''Early February'': The Professor is found by local fishermen and transported to Inverness to heal.<br>''March 31'': The Professor constructs functional mechanical hands for himself, although he has trouble adjusting to them.<br>''April 1'': The Professor recounts the events of January 21 in his journal.
|-
|'''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'''
|Palethorn casts a spell that raises the dead, including Daniel once again. Dan teams up with the Professor and Kiya to stop him. However, Kiya is killed by [[Jack the Ripper]]. Daniel 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, Palethorn is defeated. (''[[MediEvil 2]]'')


===1902===
What happens next is disputed:
*Professor Marcus Effington Christy is born.


===1910===
*In the [[OUTRO]] ending, Daniel and Kiya return to their eternal slumber together in the Museum.
*It was believed back in 1886 that by this year, the moon will be a part of the great colonial empire.


===1962===
*In the [[CHALLIS]] ending, Daniel and Kiya travel back in time and wound up in [[Zarok's Lair:MediEvil|Zarok's Lair]], but instead of encountering Zarok, they are met with a [[Palethorn]] of another timeline, who used the power of [[Zarok's spell book]] to travel back in time and replaced Zarok with himself.<ref>{{Icon|Proboards}} {{cite web|site=MediEvil Boards|title=Interview with Jason Wilson|published=February 10, 2012|url=http://sirdanielfortesque.proboards.com/post/11632}}</ref>
*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 ''[[MediEvil 2]]'' as such.


===1963===
*In ''[[MediEvil: Fate's Arrow]]'', it is shown 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.
*Prof. Marcus Effington Christy dies.
|-
|-|Medievil Times=This timeline is composed entirely of dates from the ''[[Medievil Times]]'' promotional newspaper.{{Gameref|Medievil-Times}} The contents of this timeline are generally not considered {{w|Canon (fiction)|canon}} due to inconsistencies with other sources. However, non-conflicting information can be used to complement established canon.
|'''1902'''
===74 million years ago===
|Professor Marcus Effington Christy is born.{{Bookref|MED2-Manual|4}}
*An Albertaosaurus is born and/or dies.
|-
===72 million years ago===
|'''1910'''
*A Diplodocus is born and/or dies.
|It was believed back in 1886 that by this year, the moon will be a part of the great colonial empire.
===70 million years ago===
|-
*A Centrosaurus is born and/or dies.
|'''1962'''
===66 million years ago===
|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}}
*A Triceratops is born and/or dies.
|-
==={{c.|114 BC}}===
|'''1963'''
*Yama is born and/or dies.
|Prof. Marcus Effington Christy dies.{{Bookref|MED2-Manual|4}}
==={{c.|1220}}===
|-
*Demanoid is born and/or dies.
|}
===1286===
|-|Medievil Times=This timeline is composed entirely of dates from the ''[[Medievil Times]]'' promotional newspaper.{{Gameref|Medievil-Times}} The contents of this timeline are generally not considered {{w|Canon (fiction)|canon}} due to inconsistencies with other sources and the nature of its origin. However, non-conflicting information can be used to complement established canon.
*Gangrene is born and/or dies.
{| class="wikitable" style="border-spacing: 0; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%;"
===1386===
! '''Year'''
*Zarok returns once again, but unwittingly resurrects Daniel, who eventually defeats him.
! '''Event'''
==={{c.|1662}}===
|-
*Plague is born and/or dies.
|'''74 million years ago'''
==={{c.|1666}}===
|An Albertaosaurus is born and/or dies.
*Evil Eye  is born and/or dies.
|-
==={{c.|1706}}===
|'''72 million years ago'''
*Poisone is born and/or dies.
|A Diplodocus is born and/or dies.
==={{c.|1711}}===
|-
*Seth is born and/or dies.
|'''70 million years ago'''
==={{c.|1787}}===
|A Centrosaurus is born and/or dies.
*Evil One is born and/or dies.
|-
==={{c.|1819}}===
|'''66 million years ago'''
*Penelope Margaret Bryan is born.
|A Triceratops is born and/or dies.
==={{c.|1821}}===
|-
*Harry Bellows is born.
|'''{{c.|114 BC}}'''
==={{c.|1828}}===
|Yama is born and/or dies.
*Anne Jackson is born.
|-
==={{c.|1830}}===
|'''{{c.|1220}}'''
*[[Lord Palethorn]] is born.
|Demanoid is born and/or dies.
==={{c.|1834}}===
|-
*Angelo Bewicke and Earnest Dawson are born.
|'''1286'''
==={{c.|1836}}===
|Gangrene is born and/or dies.
*Disaster is born and/or dies.
|-
==={{c.|1838}}===
|'''{{c.|1662}}'''
*Mrs. Ford is born.
|Plague is born and/or dies.
==={{c.|1840}}===
|-
*Alexander Critchen and Mrs. Crowe are born.
|'''{{c.|1666}}'''
==={{c.|1854}}===
|Evil Eye  is born and/or dies.
*Mary Giles is born.
|-
==={{c.|1857}}===
|'''{{c.|1706}}'''
*Dementia is born and/or dies.  
|Poisone is born and/or dies.
===1886===
|-
*'''April 1''': Earnest Dawson, son of the late William Dawson, dies at the age of 52.
|'''{{c.|1711}}'''
*'''April 3''': Mrs. Crowe dies at her residence at the age of 46.
|Seth is born and/or dies.
*'''April 5''': 4 healthy daughters and a healthy son are born to Warren Denton. Mary Giles, widow of the late Thomas Joseph Simmons, dies at the age of 32.
|-
*'''April 6''': Alexander Critchen dies of a weak heart, at the age of 46. Anne Jackson, wife of the late Ali Jackson, dies at the age of 58.
|'''{{c.|1787}}'''
*'''April 8''': Gangrene, Plague and Poisone are resurrected.
|Evil One is born and/or dies.
*'''April 10''': Lord Palethorn is arrested and is taken to Brixton Hill lock-up. Harry Bellows dies in shock at the age of 65. Angelo Bewicke dies suddenly at the age of 52. Demanoid is resurrected.
|-
*'''April 11''': Lord Palethorn is brought before the magistrate, where it is decided that he shall be released on bail at the sum of £20. Dementia is resurrected.
|'''{{c.|1819}}'''
*'''April 12''': A son is born to Mose Weird. Evil Eye and Evil One are resurrected.
|Penelope Margaret Bryan is born.
*'''April 13''': The dearly beloved wife of Francis Ford dies at the age of 48.
|-
*'''April 14''': Disaster is resurrected.
|'''{{c.|1821}}'''
*'''April 15''': A son is born to Evelyn Weirder. Penelope Margaret Bryan, daughter of the late Sir Alexander Bryan, dies at the age of 67. Seth is resurrected.
|Harry Bellows is born.
*'''April 16''': A Centrosaurus is resurrected.
|-
*'''April 18''': Yama is resurrected.
|'''{{c.|1828}}'''
*'''April 19''': A Diplodocus, a Triceratops, an Albertaosaurus and Hobo are resurrected.
|Anne Jackson is born.
*'''April 20''': [[Mary Swinton]] is murdered by [[Jack the Ripper]].
|-
*'''April 21''': The ''Medievil Times'' newspaper issue No. 666  is published. [[Sir Daniel Fortesque]] is resurrected.
|'''{{c.|1830}}'''
|[[Lord Palethorn]] is born.
|-
|'''{{c.|1834}}'''
|Angelo Bewicke and Earnest Dawson are born.
|-
|'''{{c.|1836}}'''
|Disaster is born and/or dies.
|-
|'''{{c.|1838}}'''
|Mrs. Ford is born.
|-
|'''{{c.|1840}}'''
|Alexander Critchen and Mrs. Crowe are born.
|-
|'''{{c.|1854}}'''
|Mary Giles is born.
|-
|'''{{c.|1857}}'''
|Dementia is born and/or dies.  
|-
|'''1886'''
|''April 1'': Earnest Dawson, son of the late William Dawson, dies at the age of 52.<br>''April 3'': Mrs. Crowe dies at her residence at the age of 46.<br>''April 5'': 4 healthy daughters and a healthy son are born to Warren Denton. Mary Giles, widow of the late Thomas Joseph Simmons, dies at the age of 32.<br>''April 6'': Alexander Critchen dies of a weak heart, at the age of 46. Anne Jackson, wife of the late Ali Jackson, dies at the age of 58.<br>''April 8'': Gangrene, Plague and Poisone are resurrected.<br>''April 10'': Lord Palethorn is arrested and is taken to Brixton Hill lock-up. Harry Bellows dies in shock at the age of 65. Angelo Bewicke dies suddenly at the age of 52. Demanoid is resurrected.<br>''April 11'': Lord Palethorn is brought before the magistrate, where it is decided that he shall be released on bail at the sum of £20. Dementia is resurrected.<br>''April 12'': A son is born to Mose Weird. Evil Eye and Evil One are resurrected.<br>''April 13'': The dearly beloved wife of Francis Ford dies at the age of 48.<br>''April 14'': Disaster is resurrected.<br>''April 15'': A son is born to Evelyn Weirder. Penelope Margaret Bryan, daughter of the late Sir Alexander Bryan, dies at the age of 67. Seth is resurrected.<br>''April 16'': A Centrosaurus is resurrected.<br>''April 18'': Yama is resurrected.<br>''April 19'': A Diplodocus, a Triceratops, an Albertaosaurus and Hobo are resurrected.<br>''April 20'': [[Mary Swinton]] is murdered by [[Jack the Ripper]].<br>''April 21'': The ''Medievil Times'' newspaper issue No. 666  is published. [[Sir Daniel Fortesque]] is resurrected.
|}
|-|MediEvil=This timeline is based on dates from [[MediEvil|''MediEvil'']]'s promotional materials and [[MediEvil US site|official website]]. {{w|Retroactive continuity|Retconned}} by ''[[MediEvil 2]]''.
|-|MediEvil=This timeline is based on dates from [[MediEvil|''MediEvil'']]'s promotional materials and [[MediEvil US site|official website]]. {{w|Retroactive continuity|Retconned}} by ''[[MediEvil 2]]''.
==={{circa|9285 B.C.}}===
{| class="wikitable" style="border-spacing: 0; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%;"
*[[RavenHooves the Archer]], last prince of the Centaurs, dies around this time.
! '''Year'''
===715===
! '''Event'''
*[[Sir Daniel Fortesque|Sir Dan]] is born.
|-
===747===
|'''{{circa|9285 B.C.}}'''
*[[Zarok]] returns from his exile and the [[Battle of Gallowmere]] takes place. [[Lord Kardok]], Daniel and [[Canny Tim]] are killed. Zarok survives the battle, however.
|[[RavenHooves the Archer]], last prince of the Centaurs, dies around this time.
===847===
|-
*Zarok returns once again. Daniel is raised from the dead and defeats Zarok. (''[[MediEvil]]'')
|'''715'''
|[[Sir Daniel Fortesque|Sir Dan]] is born.
|-
|'''747'''
|[[Zarok]] returns from his exile and the [[Battle of Gallowmere]] takes place. [[Lord Kardok]], Daniel and [[Canny Tim]] are killed. Zarok survives the battle, however.
|-
|'''847'''
|Zarok returns once again. Daniel is raised from the dead and defeats Zarok. (''[[MediEvil]]'')
|}
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