Medieval Europe

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  • 476

    Collapse of Roman Empire

    Roman Empire collapsed because the migrants it of its tax base.
  • 800

    Charlemagne is crowned emperor of Western Europe

    In 800 Charlemagne was crowned emperor of Western Europe
  • 1042

    Edward the Confessor becomes King of England

  • 1066

    The Battle of Hastings

    The Battle of Hasting was fought between the Norman-French army of William and an English army.
  • 1086

    The Domesday Book is compiled

  • 1096

    The First Crusade Begins

  • 1099

    The Crusaders capture the holy city of Jerusalem

  • 1215

    The Magna Carta is signed by King John of England

  • 1315

    The Great Famine of Europe

    The Great Famine all begin with bad weather in spring of 1315 this was the first of many large scale crisis that struck Northen Europe.
  • 1337

    Start of The Hundred Year War between France and England

    This war lasted over 110 years from 1337 to 1453 It all started when the King of France died with no heir to the throne.
  • 1347

    The Black Death sweeps across Europe

    This plague wiped out 25 million people across Europe.
  • 1450

    Johannes Gutenberg invents the first printing press.