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England and France were fighting with each other. Edward III claims he is the rightful ruler of France. -
It lasted from 1347-1350, killed 25 million people in Europe. That's 35% and 1/3 of the population. Europe was vulnerable because of overpopulation, famine, and bad health. It was spread from rats. Europe's medicine was not good at treating diseases this severe. When the Black Death ended villages were gone, but wages increased and goods got more expensive which caused merchants, artisans, and trade guilds to get very wealthy. -
Joan of Arc led French Armies to victory during the Hundred Years War. She was captured by the Burgundians and sold to the English. They put her on trial and found her guilty of heresy and dressing as a man. Joan may be dead, but her effect on the war still lasts and the French finally defeat the English in 1453. -
The printing press allowed for easier methods to create books. Before books were hard to come across and they took forever to make. The printing press spread ideas about different ideologies and allowed for easier access to literature. -
The Ottoman Empire captures Constantinople and it falls. -
The Battle of Castillon was the last battle in the Hundred Years War. Talbot was killed. Henry VI was not a warrior king like his father, Henry V. Henry VI's weak leadership and being easily manipulated was one of the reasons why the Wars of the Roses started. -
Charles the Bold agreed to help England invade France. Edward IV landed in France with an army of around 13,000 soldiers. However, Louis XI said he would offer Edward more than what Charles offered him. The treaty included that England would not try to take up arms against the French throne. This is considered by some historians to be the final end to The Hundred Years War. -
Richard III is killed and Henry VII takes the throne which begins the Tudor Dynasty in England. Henry VII brought peace to England which had been torn apart by the Wars of the Roses which began in 1455. -
Christopher Columbus sets foot in America for the first time. New trade opportunities and new goods are let into Europe. It also spreads diseases over to the Natives and 55 million die. -
Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses to the church door. The Theses which were 95 problems Luther had with the Catholic church. -
Martin Luther went to a diet in Worms, Germany. It was to determine his fate. The diet made an edict which made Martin Luther an outlaw to the church. -
In the Prince Machiavelli writes about how a prince should rule over his subjects and treat them. He inspired the term Machiavellianism. -
Henry VIII splits from the Catholic church. Henry wanted to end his marriage with Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn. He was excommunicated. He then made himself the head of the church of England. -
She restored the pope and catholicism to England. She brought back Latin Church and bibles. She had protestants burnt at the stake. -
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The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre was mob violence and targeted assassinations against the Huguenots and was part of the French Wars of Religion -
Julius Caesar is said to be one of the first Shakespeare plays to be performed. -
Queen Elizabeth had no children and was known as the virgin queen. With her death, the Tudor Dynasty and Era came to an end. King James I and VI succeeded her after her death. -
Galileo's telescope allows him to see into the sky and study the stars. The church was upset by this and sentenced him to house arrest. -
This marked the beginning of the French Revolution. They tore down the Bastille until there was nothing left. This is France's independence day. -
A vote was held to determine how Louis would die. He was outvoted and was sentenced to death. The monarchy had been abolished by the revolutionaries. -
Marie Antoinette was executed 8 months later after her husband was. It is said that her hair changed white the night before because of the stress. -
Robespierre took the French Revolution too far. He had people who were completely neutral to the revolution executed. He was contradicting the whole constitution. The people got fed up with it and had him arrested. After that he was executed. This is the end of the French Revolution. -
On May 18th (my birthday) Napoleon declared himself emperor. His coronation wasn't until December 2nd, 1804 in Notre Dame, Paris. He did not have the pope crown him so he could show that he was a strong ruler and that he wasn't controlled by people. -
Napoleon invaded Russia with 450,000-600,000 men. The Russians used scorched earth tactics and burned the countryside so Napoleon's army would be impoverished. When Napoleon got to Moscow the Russians burnt it to the ground. Napoleon and his army retreated, but Winter had begun and Napoleon's soldiers died. He returned to Paris with only 60,000 men. -
Napoleon returns from his exile in Elba to fight in the battle of Waterloo. He loses and the Napoleonic wars are ended once and for all. -
This was Napoleon's final defeat. He returned from his exile in Elba to defeat the British in battle. However, Napoleon lost. This brought an end to the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena where he died. -
Napoleon died from stomach cancer on May 5th, 1821 at the age of 51. There are theories that he was poisoned. His funeral was on December 15th. In 1840 France got permission for his remains to return home. In 1861, his remains were finally put to rest in Les Invalides.