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Middle Ages

  • 476

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire
    Odoacre, king of the Heruli, overthrew the last emperor of Rome, Romulus Augustulus. Begin the Middle Ages.
  • Period: 711 to 1492

    Muslims conquer the Iberian Peninsula

    Muslims defeat the Visigoth army and remain in the Iberian Peninsula for seven centuries.
  • Period: 793 to 1066

    Viking raids in Europe

    Vikings attack and conquer almost all England and attack France (Paris), Italy (Pisa) and Spain (Seville, Lisbon and the north).
    King Harold defeat king of Norway Harald.
  • 1054

    Eastern Schism

    Eastern Schism
    Disagreements between Western and Eastern church leaders on several issues, including Papal authority and the Filioque clause of the Nicene Creed.
  • Oct 14, 1066

    Battle of hastings

    Battle of hastings
    The duke of Normandy, William "The Conqueror" defeats saxon king Harold and becomes king of England.
  • Period: 1095 to 1291

    Crusades

    Christian armies fight against Muslims to conquer Jerusalem. In the end they are rejected.
  • Jun 15, 1213

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    It was an agreement imposed on King John of England by barons to limit his power and prevent arbitrary royal acts such as confiscation of land and unreasonable taxes.
  • Period: 1333 to 1453

    100 Yerars War

    It was an intermittent conflict between France and England. In the end France manages to expel the English from its territory
  • 1347

    Black pests

    Black pests
    Yersinia pestis, a zoonotic bacteria usually found in small mammals and the fleas that parasitize them.
  • 1412

    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc
    Birth of Joan of Arc. Heroine of the French army in the 100 years war.
  • 1453

    Fall of the Eastern Roman Empire.

    Fall of the Eastern Roman Empire.
    The Ottoman army conquers Constantinople and ends the Eastern Roman Empire. End of the Middle Ages.