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476
Fall of Rome
Odoacer deposes last emperor of Western Roman Empire. -
Period: 527 to 565
Reign of Justinian
Famous for codification of all Roman law in the corpus juris civilis and building the Hagia Sophia. -
Jun 8, 632
Muhammad dies
Thus starts one hundred years of Muslims taking over everything. -
Period: Jan 1, 714 to Oct 22, 741
Reign of Charles Martel
Martel takes over the HRE after he's Mayor of the Palace and the Merovingians don't do anything anyway. He wins the Battle of Tours. Charlemagne's grandpappy who lays the foundation for the Carolingian Empire. -
Oct 1, 732
Battle of Tours
HRE Charles Martel halts Muslim takeover of Europe in this battle in modern-day France. -
Jan 1, 1054
Great Schism
The Eastern Orthodox Church breaks off from the Roman Catholics over issues such as papal jurisdiction. -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
William of Normandy defeats the English King Harold II and gets a whole bunch of England. England (and English) as a result is Normanized. William of Normandy becomes King William I of England. -
Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Dec 31, 1099
First Crusade
Byzantine Emperor appeals to the Pope, because the Muslims are doing pretty awful stuff. So the Pope calls a crusade and the Christians (Knights Templar, yay!) take Jerusalem in a 1099 bloodbath. -
Sep 23, 1122
Concordat of Worms
HRE Henry V and Pope Calixtus II agree to end lay investiture. -
Period: Jan 1, 1202 to Dec 31, 1204
Fourth Crusade
The Christians decide it's high time to reconquer Jerusalem, but have a hard time getting started. Eventually, troops get bored and decide to just take Constantinople instead. -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Charta
Various noblemen, bishops, etc. force King John to sign this charter that gaurantees rights for Englishman such as freedom for the English church and that no freeman could be punished except by the law of the land. -
Nov 18, 1302
Unam Sanctam
Pope Boniface stresses the importance of church unity and submission to the pope. Temporal rulers are really mad about it. -
Oct 25, 1415
Battle of Agincourt
HV destroys the French in the Hundred Years' War -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
Constantinople is taken by the Turks. -
Charlemagne crowned HRE
Charlemagne made his Frankish kingdom HUGE in western Europe. Pope Leo III crowns him. Caesaropapism. -
Otto the Great crowned HRE
Otto basically restarts the HRE. Defeats the Magyars. Fan of lay investiture. -
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Charlemagne's Rule
First he's King of the Franks, then in 800 he's crowned HRE. Pretty much starts the Carolingian Empire and makes the HRE awesome.