Timeline

This is a timeline of the Nolanverse.

BBB = "before Batman Begins" BB = events during Batman Begins. BTDK = events before The Dark Knight TDK = events during The Dark Knight

All dates are approximate.

30 years BBB:

21 years BBB:

Bruce is friends with Rachel Dawes, who is the daughter of the Wayne family maid^[1]
Bruce falls into the Batcave. Later his parents Thomas and Martha are killed by Joe Chill^[1]

7 years BBB:

Bruce throws away his identification and leaves the United States to better understand criminality^[1]
Ra's al Ghul begins training Bruce to become a member of the League of Shadows

BB:

Bruce overcomes his fear of bats
Bruce creates the Batman persona
As a favour to Carmine Falcone, Scarecrow declares Victor Zsasz insane to spare him from Blackgate Prison, and sends him to Arkham Asylum
Batman takes out a Falcone drug shipment, capturing Carmine Falcone himself
Carmine Falcone is incarcerated in Arkham where Scarecrow drives him insane
Batman saves Rachel Dawes from Scarecrow at Arkham Asylum
Wayne Manor is burned down by the League of Shadows (on Bruce Wayne's birthday)
Batman stops Ra's al Ghul from destroying Gotham using Scarecrow's toxin. He leaves Ra's for dead
Sgt James Gordon is promoted to Lieutenant
The Joker starts his life of crime in Gotham

BTDK:

TDK(10 months after Batman Begins):

The Joker attacks and steals from the Gotham National Bank (a mob bank)
The Mobsters meet with Joker who bargains to kill Batman
Batman goes to Hong Kong to bring back Lau
The Joker kills Gambol
The Joker has Judge Surillo and Comissioner Loeb murdered
The Joker attacks Bruce's party in order to try to kill Dent
The Joker attempts to kill Mayor Garcia at the funeral procession for Commissioner Loeb, wounding Lt. Gordon
Dent turns himself in as "Batman". Joker tries to kill Dent but is apprehended by Batman
Gordon is promoted to Commissioner
Batman interrogates the Joker, who reveals he has kidnapped Rachel and Dent. While Batman and Gordon rush to save them, the Joker escapes custody with Lau
The Joker kills Rachel. Harvey Dent is horribly scarred
The Joker kills Lau and the Chechen
The Joker threatens to blow up a hospital. He meets with Dent and turns him insane, creating Two-Face
Two-Face kills Sal Maroni and Det. Wuertz, but spares Det. Ramirez
Joker holds two ferry boats hostage as part of a "social experiment". He is stopped by Batman and the GPD
Two-Face holds Gordon's family hostage, threatening to kill his son. Gordon's son is saved by Batman but Harvey Dent is killed. Batman takes the blames for Harvey's death and those he killed
Batman is declared a fugitive and the Batsignal is destroyed

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Young Bruce is stated as 8 in the credits, Chill served for fourteen years, then another 7 years passed.