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Clovis
Clovis conquers most of France and Belgium and converting his territories into western Catholic Christianity -
Period: 500 to Nov 13, 1509
Medieval Europe
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Period: Nov 13, 600 to Nov 13, 1050
The Early Middle Ages
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Nov 13, 627
Persia is conquered
Persia is conquered by Byzantine forces. -
Nov 13, 650
The Arabs Conquer
Arab forces conquer most of the Byzantine territories, formerly occupied by the Persians. -
Nov 13, 677
Arabs try to conquer Constantinople
The Arabs attempt to conquer Constantinople but fail. -
Nov 13, 700
Conversion of England
Benedictine missionaries complete the conversion of England begun by St. Gregory the Great. -
Nov 13, 735
History of the English Church and People
Vernerable Bede writes the History of the English Church and People in Latin -
Nov 13, 750
Early Medieval Art
Irish monks established early- Medieval art -
Nov 13, 750
Beowulf
The first great English epic poem is written in Old English. -
Nov 13, 1066
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror invades England and asserts his right to the English throne at the Battle of Hastings. -
Nov 13, 1071
Seljuk Turks
The Seljuk Turks of Islam defeat the Byzantines at Manzikert in Asia Minor and reconquer most of the eastern Byzantine provinces. -
Nov 13, 1099
The First Crusade
Captured Jerusalem and killed their main inhabitants -
Nov 13, 1212
Spain reconquers
Spain reconquers the Iberian peninsula from the Muslims in the name of Christianity. -
Nov 13, 1328
The last heir of the Capetain Dynasty Dies
is replaced by the first ruler of the Valois dynasty -
Nov 13, 1347
Black Death
The plague appears during a time of economic depression and occurs frequintly until the fifteenth century -
Nov 13, 1356
War between the English and the French
A war begins between the English and the French directly following an occurrence of the Black Death in France.
