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476
Start of the medieval era
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481
Clovis becomes King of the Franks
His reign lasted till 511. -
732
Battle of Tours
10 Oct 732 – 11 Oct 732 -
800
Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor
His reign lasted till 814. -
835
Vikings start invading
Vikings from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden start invading Northern Europe. -
1042
Edward the Confessor becomes King of England
His reign lasted till 1066. -
1050
Seljuk Turks take control of Jerusalem
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1066
King Harold defeated by King William
Harold Godwinson becomes the king, but William of Normandy defeats him and takes over as King of England. -
1096
Start of the First Crusade
1096 – 1099 -
1154
Henry II becomes King of England
His reign lasted till 1189. -
1187
Start of the Third Crusade
Muslim forces capture Jerusalem again and the Third Crusade begins. -
1189
Richard I becomes King of England
Richard I is also known as Richard the Lionheart. His reign lasted till 1199. -
1206
Ghengis Khan founds the Mongol Empire
Ghengis Khan died in 1227. The Mongol Empire ended in 1368. -
1215
Magna Carta is signed
King John of England signs the Magna Carta. -
1271
Marco Polo starts exploring Asia
His exploration of Asia ended in 1295. -
1315
The Great Famine
1315-1317 -
1337
Hundred Years War
1337-1453 -
1347
Black Death starts in Europe
The Black Death ended in 1353. Approximately 75 to 200 million people died because of it. -
1381
Peasants' Revolt
30 May – November -
1431
Joan d'Arc is executed
She gets burned at the stake for crossdressing. -
1444
Start of the Renaissance Era
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1453
End of the medieval era
End of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) and medieval era in general.