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486
Clovis defeats the last Roman army in Western Europe
People: Clovis
Place: Europe -
Period: 486 to 1492
Middle Ages Europe
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529
Benedict of Nursia founds the first Benedictine monastery
People: Benedict of Nursia
Place: England -
732
Charles Martel defeats Muslim invaders in the Battle of Tours
People: Charles Martel
Place: Between Tours and Poitiers -
792
Vikings make their earliest known raid on Ireland
People: Vikings
Place: Ireland -
800
Pope Leo lll crowns Charlemagne emperor
People: Pope Leo lll and Charlemagne
Place: England -
962
Pope crowns Otto l emperor
People: Pope and Otto l emperor
Place: England -
1066
Normans conquer England
People: Normans
Place: England -
1088
Crusades end
People: Muslim Mamluks
Place: The Holy Lands -
1170
English archbishop Thomas Becket is murdered
People: Thomas Becket
Place: England -
1215
Magna Carta is signed
People: King John
Place: England -
1347
Plague arrives in Europe
People: Plague
Place: Europe -
1492
Isabella and Ferdinand conquer Granada
People: Isabella and Ferdinand
Place: Granada
