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400
Government
Small Germanic Kingdoms replace Roman provinces. Families ties and personal loyalty rather than citizenship and written law became the focus. -
400
Franks & Christianity
The frank leader was Clavis and brought Christianty to his people. -
400
Monasteries and Monks
Religious communities bult and maintained by monks. Giving up earthly goods and desires to focus on religion and spiritual relationship with God. -
Period: 500 to Nov 6, 1500
Middle Ages
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540
Pope Gregory
Head of the Catholic church and wanted to spread christianinty westward Europe. -
Nov 7, 600
Government
Small communties governed. -
Nov 7, 676
Charles The Hammer
Extended The Frankish kingdom and thus spread Chatholism. -
Period: Nov 6, 751 to
Carolingian Dynasty
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Nov 7, 752
Pepin The Short
He was the son of charles the hammer. Fought the lombards who were invading Italy and threating Rome. -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
It took place at Senlac Hill, approximately 10 km (61⁄4 miles) northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory. Harold II was killed in the battle. -
Nov 20, 1071
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious expeditionary wars blessed by Pope Urban II and the Catholic Church, with the stated goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem. -
Nov 7, 1078
Banning Of Lay Investiture
Emperor Henry IV called a meeting with the bishops and with their approval he sent Pope Gregory VII a letter ordering him to step down. -
Period: Nov 20, 1096 to Nov 20, 1270
Crusades
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Nov 7, 1176
Battle Of Legnano
Battle was fought between the forces of the Holy Roman Empire led by led by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, and the Lombard League. -
Nov 20, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was translated in vernacular-French. The charter first passed into law in 1225. -
Nov 20, 1249
Parliament Is Formed In England
The Model Parliament is the term, attributed to Frederic William Maitland, used for the 1295 Parliament of England of King Edward I. This assembly included members of the clergy and the aristocracy, as well as representatives from the various counties and boroughs. -
Period: Nov 20, 1337 to Nov 20, 1453
Hundred Years Of War
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Period: Nov 20, 1340 to Nov 20, 1400
Bubonic Plague - Black Death
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Nov 20, 1412
Joan Of Arc
She was born a peasant girl in what is now eastern France. She led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the coronation of Charles VII of France. -
Nov 20, 1414
Great Schism
The Council of Constance successfully ended the Schism by deposing two Popes. The third Pope abdicated - and electing a successor in Martin V. -
Vernacular
A vernacular is the native language or native dialect of a specific population, as opposed to a language of wider communication that is a second language or foreign language to the population, such as a national language, standard language, or lingua franca. -
Crowning of Charlemagne
He was the son of Pepin the short. Wanted to expand the empire and Christianity.