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395
The Roman Empire falls
The Western Roman empire falls and eventually falls and ancient history eventually comes to an end, starting medieval history -
500
The start of the middle ages
The middle ages begin soon after the fall of the Western Roman Empire
Causing many territories in Europe to become uninhabited -
732
Battle of Tours
Charles Martel became famous for defeating the Islamic Umayyad Empire in the battle of tours and saving Europe from being dominated by Islam -
800
The vikings arrive in Europe
Viking civilization begin to arrive in Europe and conquer land eventually becoming very powerful -
800
The Holy Roman Empire is created
Charlemagne founds the holy roman empire in 800 and is later crowned by the pope and other bishops in 962 -
1096
The first crusade
A collation of nations blessed by the church go to Jerusalem to take back the holy city where Jesus had died. -
1147
The 2nd crusade
After the country Edessa fell to Zengi the second crusade was launched. -
1337
The hundred years' war
A series of battles between England and France in the late middle ages -
1346
The Black Plague
The black plague was a global plague that spread throughout Medieval Europe quickly killing around 25 million people -
1453
The end of the middle ages
The middle ages come to an end, marked by Constantinople being captured by the Ottoman empire and the fall of the Byzantine Empire. This would lead to the beginning of the renaissance and modern history
