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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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Jan 1, 600
Uniting of the Franks
In 451 the Western Roman Empire began to fall apart. The Franks then rose up in power and started untining the Empire again. -
Oct 26, 732
Stopping of Muslim Invasion of Poitiers
Charles Martel (The Hammer) fought and stopped the Muslims from invading Poitiers. After that no more great Muslim invasions into the Frankish Empire. -
Period: Jan 1, 751 to
Carolingian Dynasty
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Oct 26, 752
Pepin the Short's Anoitment
Pepin the Short was anoited King by the pope in 752. The Pope called him, "King by Grace of God." -
Period: Jan 1, 771 to
Reign of Charlemagne
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Nov 19, 1054
Great Schism
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Jan 1, 1066
Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings took place with the Norman-French army of William the Conquerers and King Herald II. William won the battle with the death of Herald II. -
Jan 1, 1075
Banning of Lay Investiture
Pope Gregory VII banned lay investure (a ceremony in which kings and nobles appointed church officials). The church believed that the bishops shouldn't be under the power of the king, so that's why it was banned. -
Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Dec 31, 1270
Crusades
CrusadesThe Crusades were holy wars waged by the Church. Battles were mainly fought for the Holy Land and Jerusalem. -
May 29, 1176
Battle of Legnano
Fredrick I's mounted army fought against merchants who were angered by Fredrick's actions. Then the foot soldiers of the Lombard League made history and defeated Fredrick's army for the first time in history. -
Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was a document signed by King John which gave englishmen basic political power. This was the first document forced onto an English King. -
Jan 1, 1295
Parliament is Formed
English King William I established Parliament. It included some commoners. -
Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Dec 31, 1453
Hundred Years War
Hundred Years WarThe Hundred Years War was a war between England and France. France ended up winning the war at the end. -
Period: Jan 1, 1340 to Dec 31, 1400
Bubonic Plauge - Black Death
Bubonic PlagueThe Bubonic Plague was an illness carried by rodents into England. This sickness killed about 1/3 of Europes overall population. -
Crowning of Charlemagne by the Pope
Charlemagne was crowned in 800 by the pope while he was knelt in prayer on Christmas day. He then ruled the Holy Roman Empire. -
Carloman's Short Rule
After Pepin the Short died he left his Kingdom to his son, Carloman. The Kingdom was under Carloman's rule for a very short time. Only three years after being the ruler of half of the Kingdom, Carloman dies, leaving the Kingdom of Francia to Charlemagne. -
Saxons Ruling
Starting in 919 and going on for almost four centuries the rulers of the empire were all of Saxon origin. The Saxon rulers at that time tried to perpetuate the kingdom and achievments of the Franks. -
Saxons Convert
The Germanic tribe called the Saxons were a restless group who would constantly pillage different villages within Charlemagne's kingdom, so Charlemagne fought against them. However, this wasn't his only reason to fight against the Saxons, for he fought also about religious differences. In 804 the Saxons finally convert to Christianity. -
Charlemagne Dies
On the 28 of January in the year 814 Charlemagne dies, leaving his kingdom to his son, Louis. Before this, however, Charlemagne had planned on splitting his kingdom between all of his sons, but only Louis was alive to assume the role of Emperor.
