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410
Goths invade Rome
The Goths break in to Rome, and loot the city for three days. -
455
Vandals loot Rome
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476
Death of the last emperor of Rome
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Jan 1, 710
Dark Ages start
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Jan 1, 1066
Middle Ages begin
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Jan 1, 1066
The regin of King William the Conqueror
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Jan 1, 1073
The building of Norman castles in England including the tower of London
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Jan 1, 1096
First Crusade
The People's Crusade - Freeing the Holy Lands. Led by Count Raymond IV of Toulouse. -
Jan 1, 1100
The reign of King Henry I
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Jan 1, 1144
Second Crusade
Crusaders prepared to attack Damascus. 2nd crusade led by Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III and by King Louis VII of France -
Jan 1, 1187
Third Crusade
3rd Crusade led by Richard the Lionheart of England, Philip II of France, and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. -
Jan 1, 1202
Fourth Crusade
4th Crusade led by Fulk of Neuil French/Flemish advanced on Constantinople -
Jan 1, 1212
The Children's Crusade
The Children's Crusade led by a French peasant boy, Stephen of Cloyes -
Jan 1, 1217
Fifth Crusade
The 5th Crusade led by King Andrew II of Hungary, Duke Leopold VI of Austria and John of Brienne -
Jan 1, 1228
Sixth Crusade
The 6th Crusade led by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II -
Jan 1, 1248
Seventh Crusade
The 7th Crusade led by Louis IX of France -
Jan 1, 1270
Eighth Crusade
The 8th Crusade led by Louis IX -
Jan 1, 1271
Ninth Crusade
The 9th Crusade led by Prince Edward (later Edward I of England) -
Jan 1, 1295
Marco Polo publishes his tales of China
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Jan 1, 1307
The Knights Templar are rounded up and murdered by Philip the Fair of France
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Jan 1, 1311
The Great Famine
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Jan 1, 1347
Black Death
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Jan 1, 1350
Renaissance begins
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Jan 1, 1381
Peasants Revolt in England
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Jan 1, 1399
The reign of King Henry IV
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Jan 1, 1413
The reign of King Henry V
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Jan 1, 1415
Battle of Agincourt
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Jan 1, 1422
The reign of King Henry VI
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Jan 1, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci is born
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Jan 1, 1455
Johann Gutenberg prints the first of his Bibles on his new printing press
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Jan 1, 1455
The Wars of the Roses begins in England
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Jan 1, 1461
The reign of King Edward IV
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Roman Empire at its largest
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Goths rule Italy
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The knowledge of Vikings
The vikings begin to invade many villages. -
Erik Thorvaldsson
The leader of the vikings. -
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Early Medieval Timeline