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486
Clovis defeats the last Roman Army in Western Europe in 486 AD
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529
Benedict of Nursia founds the first Benedictine monastery in Subiaco, Italy in the year 529 AD
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732
Charles Martel defeats Muslim invaders in the Battle of Tours in 732 near Poiters
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792
Vikings make their earliest known raid on Ireland in 792
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800
Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne emperor in 800 at St. Peter's Basilica
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962
Pope crowns Otto I emperor in 962 in Bologna, Italy
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1066
Norman's conquer England in 1066 in Normans, England
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1088
The University of Bologna is founded in 1088 in Bologna, Italy
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1096
First Crusade begins in 1096 in Western Europe with Christian knights.
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1170
Thomas Beckett is murdered in 1170 in Conterbury, UK
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1215
Magna Carta is signed by KIng John in Runnymede in 1215
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1347
Black Plague arrives in Europe in 1347