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{{about|the history of the MediEvil universe|real world history|Real world history}}
{{about|the history of the MediEvil universe|real world history|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 [[manual]]s, [[books]] and other in-game references. It also uses information from the [[:Category:Official websites|official websites]], [[:Category:Promotion|promotional materials]] and [[:Category:Interviews|interviews with the game developers]]. See [[GP:CANON]] for more information about which sources take precedence.
The timeline on this page outlines the '''history of the world''' that the ''[[MediEvil]]'' series takes place in.  
==Rationale==
This timeline is based on information from [[manual]]s, [[books]] and other in-game references. It also uses information from the [[:Category:Official websites|official websites]], [[:Category:Promotion|promotional materials]] and [[:Category:Interviews|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.
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.
Events marked as "Unknown" are also approximations and their placement in the timeline could be entirely wrong.
Some events in the timeline are based on real world information due to concerning historical characters (or events), such as [[Ramesses II]] and [[Queen Victoria]]. They are thus subject to change should future entries into the series contradict them.
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==Timeline==
==Timeline==
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|The [[ancients]] trap the strong magical energy that emanates from [[Gallowmere]] in [[Rune Stones|rune stones]] which they use as keys.{{Bookref|MED-Manual}}
|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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|'''{{c.|1303 B.C.}}'''
|class="real"|'''{{c.|1303 B.C.}}'''{{Note|name="ramesses"|This year is based on information about the historial Ramesses II, as no years about his life or reign are specified in ''MediEvil 2''.}}
|[[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>
|class="real"|[[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>
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|'''1279 B.C.'''
|class="real"|'''1279 B.C.'''{{Note|name="ramesses"}}
|Ramesses II becomes Pharaoh of Egypt.<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>
|class="real"|Ramesses II becomes Pharaoh of Egypt.<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>
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|'''{{c.|1232 B.C.}}'''{{Note|name="kiyabirth"|Kiya's age is given as 19 on [[MediEvil 2|''MediEvil 2'']]'s official website. Subtracting her age from the year of the Pharaoh's death gives us her approximate date of birth.}}
|class="real"|'''{{c.|1232 B.C.}}'''{{Note|name="kiyabirth"|Kiya's age is given as 19 on [[MediEvil 2|''MediEvil 2'']]'s official website. Subtracting her age from the year of the Pharaoh's death gives us her approximate date of birth.}}
|[[Kiya]] is born.{{Siteref|MED2-EU-Site|uk/nonshocked/characters/three.htm|Princess Kiya|date=20141108104641}}
|class="real"|[[Kiya]] is born.{{Siteref|MED2-EU-Site|uk/nonshocked/characters/three.htm|Princess Kiya|date=20141108104641}}
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|'''1213 B.C.'''
|class="real"|'''1213 B.C.'''{{Note|name="ramesses"}}
|Kiya is selected to be one of Ramesses II's wives. However, Ramesses II dies before their marriage is consummated.<ref name="Ramesses"/> Nonetheless, Kiya is selected to accompany him on his journey to the afterlife. She is interred in a [[tomb at Abu Simbel]].{{Bookref|MED2-Manual|7}}
|class="real"|Kiya is selected to be one of Ramesses II's wives. However, Ramesses II dies before their marriage is consummated.<ref name="Ramesses"/> Nonetheless, Kiya is selected to accompany him on his journey to the afterlife. She is interred in a [[tomb at Abu Simbel]].{{Bookref|MED2-Manual|7}}
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|'''Unknown'''
|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.}}
| Gallowmere is likely occupied by the Roman Empire at some point.{{Siteref|MediEvil-Boards|12677|MediEvil developers - Q&A;|May 7, 2013}}
|class="real"|Gallowmere is ruled by the Roman Empire at some point.{{Siteref|MediEvil-Boards|12677|MediEvil developers - Q&A;|May 7, 2013|quote=Since MediEvil 2 was in Victorian London, its fair to say that Gallowmere must have been a 'Dark Ages' realm somewhere in Europe and hence somewhere most likely ruled by the Roman empire a good while before that? :)|author=Chris Sorrell}}
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|'''{{c.|4th century}}'''
|class="res"|'''{{c.|4th century}}'''
| [[MediEvil: Resurrection|Some scholars]] believe that [[RavenHooves the Archer]], last prince of the Centaurs, died before or around this time instead.{{Gameref|MPSP}}
|class="res"| [[MediEvil: Resurrection|Some scholars]] believe that [[RavenHooves the Archer]], last prince of the Centaurs, died before or around this time instead.{{Gameref|MPSP}}
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|'''{{c.|9th century}}'''
|'''{{c.|9th century}}'''
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|[[King Peregrin]] is born around this time.{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}}
|[[King Peregrin]] is born around this time.{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}}
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|'''1222'''
|class="res"|'''1222'''
|The Seadogs Charter of 1222 is issued, making it a requirement for pirates to have a bird companion.{{Gameref|MPSP|[[Scurvy Docks]]}}
|class="res"|The Seadogs Charter of 1222 is issued, making it a requirement for pirates to have a bird companion.{{Gameref|MPSP|[[Scurvy Docks]]}}
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|'''1236'''
|'''1236'''
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|[[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}}
|[[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}}


Some scholars believe that the people of Gallows Town clamoured for a democracy at this time.{{Gameref|MPSP}}
<span class="res">Some scholars believe that the people of Gallows Town clamoured for a democracy at this time.{{Gameref|MPSP}}</span>
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|'''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''.}}
|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:'''
|'''Original timeline:'''


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A few days later, King Peregrin dies from choking on a Brussels sprout.{{Gameref|MED2019-Bestiary|King Peregrin}}
A few days later, King Peregrin dies from choking on a Brussels sprout.{{Gameref|MED2019-Bestiary|King Peregrin}}
 
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<div class="main-page-box" style="padding: 5px;">'''Time loop timeline:'''
|'''Time loop timeline:'''
{{Main|Time loop}}
{{Main|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]].{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}}
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]].{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}}
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On the day of the battle, the undead Dan swaps places with his [[Captain Fortesque|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.{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}} 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.{{Siteref|MediEvil-Boards|21953|Q&A with Chris Sorrell|February 3, 2020}}
On the day of the battle, the undead Dan swaps places with his [[Captain Fortesque|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.{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}} 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.{{Siteref|MediEvil-Boards|21953|Q&A with Chris Sorrell|February 3, 2020}}


A few days later, King Peregrin dies from choking on a Brussels sprout.{{Gameref|MED2019-Bestiary|King Peregrin}}</div>
A few days later, King Peregrin dies from choking on a Brussels sprout.{{Gameref|MED2019-Bestiary|King Peregrin}}
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|'''Unknown'''
|'''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.
|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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|'''1877'''
|'''1877'''
|''December'': Lord Palethorn is expelled from the Magic Circle.
|'''December''': Lord Palethorn is expelled from the Magic Circle.
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|'''1878'''
|'''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]].
|'''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]].


''January 11'': The Professor agrees to accompany Lord Palethorn.
'''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 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 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 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.
'''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.
'''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.
'''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.
'''April 1''': The Professor recounts the events of January 21 in his journal.
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|'''1885'''
|'''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]]}}
|'''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'''
|'''1886'''
|''April 21'': The ''[[Medievil Times]]'' newspaper issue No. 666 is published.{{Bookref|Medievil-Times}}
|'''April 21''': The ''[[Medievil Times]]'' newspaper issue No. 666 is published.{{Bookref|Medievil-Times}}


Palethorn casts a spell that raises the dead, including Sir Dan.{{Gameref|MED2|[[INTROP3]]}} Dan teams up with the Professor and Princess Kiya to stop him.
Palethorn casts a spell that raises the dead, including Sir Dan.{{Gameref|MED2|[[INTROP3]]}} 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.{{Gameref|MED2|[[Dankenstein]]}}
'''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.{{Gameref|MED2|[[Dankenstein]]}}


Later, Kiya is killed by [[The Ripper]]. Dan travels back in time using the Professor's [[Chrono-chair|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.
Later, Kiya is killed by [[The Ripper]]. Dan travels back in time using the Professor's [[Chrono-chair|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.
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What happens next is disputed:
What happens next is disputed:


One outcome sees Daniel and Kiya return to their eternal slumber together in the Museum.{{Gameref|MED2|[[OUTRO]]}}
*One outcome sees Daniel and Kiya return to their eternal slumber together in the Museum.{{Gameref|MED2|[[OUTRO]]}}


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.{{Gameref|MED2|[[CHALLIS]]}}{{Siteref|MediEvil-Boards|11632|MediEvil developers - Q&A;|February 10, 2012}}
*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.{{Gameref|MED2|[[CHALLIS]]}}{{Siteref|MediEvil-Boards|11632|MediEvil developers - Q&A;|February 10, 2012}}


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.{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}}
*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.{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}}
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|'''20th – 21st centuries'''
|'''20th – 21st centuries'''
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