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Clovis unites Franks under christain rule
Clovis was the first king of the Franks to unite all of the Frankish tribes under one ruler, changing the form of leadership from a group of royal chieftains to rule by a single king and ensuring that the kingship was passed down to his heirs -
Jan 1, 732
charles Martel stops muslim invasion
Charles Martel was a Frankish statesman and military leader -
Jan 1, 1066
norman invasion of england
he Norman conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later William the Conqueror. -
Jan 1, 1095
first crusade begins
The First Crusade (1096–1099) started as a widespread pilgrimage (France and Germany) and ended as a military expedition by Roman Catholic Europe to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquests of the Levant (632–661), ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem in 1099. -
Jan 1, 1190
holy roman empire weakens
Invasions, weak gevernment, and a weak military is what caused the roman empire to weaken. -
Jan 1, 1215
king john approves magna carta
Magna Carta was the first document forced onto a King of England by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their privileges. -
Jan 1, 1347
bobonic plague strikes europe
the pathogen responsible was the Yersinia pestis bacterium, probably causing several forms of plague.[4][5]
The Black Death is thought to have originated in the arid plains of central Asia, where it then travelled along the Silk Road, reaching the Crimea by 1346. From there, it was most likely carried by Oriental rat fleas living on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships. -
Jan 1, 1453
hundred years' war ends with french victory
The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France for control of the French throne -
charlemagne crowned emperor by the pope
Charlemagne's empire united most of Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire. -
otto the great crowned emperor
Otto was "the first of the Germans to be called the emperor of Italy" -
benedictine abbey founded at cluny, France
Order of Saint Benedict is a Roman Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of Saint Benedict -
capetian dynasty begins in france
The Capetian dynasty also known as the House of France, is among the largest and oldest European royal houses, consisting of the descendants of King Hugh Capet of France in the male line.
