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. It is based on information from manuals, books and other in-game references. It also uses information from the official websites, promotional materials and interviews with the game developers. See GP:CANON for more information about which sources take precedence.

Historical 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.

Events marked as "Unknown" are also approximations and their placement in the timeline could be entirely wrong.

Timeline

Year	Events
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.
Unknown	Gallowmere is likely occupied 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.
Unknown	Mellowmede is destroyed by the Rhinotaurs in what would become known as the Massacre of Mellowmede.
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.
Unknown	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 spend centuries searching for Zarok's spell book.
1774	Fisherman Phil McCaven catches a Kraken off the coast of Bognor Regis.
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.
c. 1830	Professor Hamilton Kift is born.
c. 1835	The Mullock King is born.
c. 1840	Lord Palethorn and Madam Jo-jo are born.
c. 1849	Mander is born.
c. 1851	Dogman is born.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Modern Day	A mysterious man meets with Professor Darrow, a researcher of the life, death and resurrections of Sir Daniel Fortesque. He tells her about the events following Palethorn's defeat and the events preceding the Battle of Gallowmere.