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Period: 395 to 476
Fall of Rome
The Fall of Rome was a period in time when the Roman Empire collapsed from many factors, including overexpansion, government corruption, foreign invaders, and loss of Roman tradition. -
Oct 10, 732
Battle of Tours
At the Battle of Tours, Charles Martel and his army defeated the Spanish Moors, preventing Islam from spreading further into Europe. Abd-ar-Rahman, the Muslim governor of Cordoba, was killed during battle and the Moors retreated from Gaul. -
Period: 768 to 814
Reign of Charlemagne
Charlemagne was an emperor during the Middle Ages who ruled a majority of Western Europe. His mission was to unite all Germnic people under one kingdom and convert them to Christianity. During most of his reign, he was in battle with other Germanic tribes. In addition to converting others to Christianity, he donated money and land to the Christian Church and protected the popes. He was crowned emperor of the Roman Empire in 800. -
Period: 793 to 1066
Viking Age
The Viking Age was a time during the Middle Ages in which VIkings migrated and began trading throughout Europe and North America. In the 700s and 800s, Vikings began migrating from Scandinavia into Russia to trade and collect tribute from Slavic people. The Viking Age declined around 1066 when Viking tribes began converting to Christianity. -
Period: 862 to 879
Rurik begins rule over Novgorod
Rurik was a ruler during the Viking Age and the founder of the Rurik Dynasty in Kievan Russia. -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings is an important event in the history of Europe; it was the last successful invasion of England by foreign peoples. King Harold II of England was defeated by William the Conqueror and his forces form Normandy. Harold was killed in battle and William was crowned the king of England on Christmas Day of 1066. -
Period: 1237 to 1242
Golden Horde invades Russia
From 1237 to 1242, Batu, the grandson of Genghis Khan, led Mongol armies into Russia, by which they looted and burnt Russian towns. The army was called the Golden Horde (because of their tent color). The Mongols conquered Russia, and rulers had to pay tributes to the Mongols while respecting them as overlords. -
Period: 1337 to 1453
Hundred Years War
The Hundred Years War was a long-lasting conflict between England and France over France's independence from the English and succession of the French throne. The war ended on October 19th, 1453, when Bordeaux surrendered and left Calais as the last French possession of the English. -
Period: 1346 to 1353
The Black Death
The Black Death was an [bubonic plague] epidemic stretching Europe to Asia from 1346-1353, killing almost than 25 million people. The plague is caused by the bacteria "Yerisinia pestis", which came from fleas on rats that came along with trade ships in the 1300s. Along with unsanitary living conditions and no vaccine, the plague spread quickly and killed many. Treatments (such as boil-lancing) were unsanitary and ineffective. -
1429
Joan of Arc leads the French Revolution
Joan of Arc, a peasant girl from northern France, led the French to victory at Orleans in 1429 after believing God had told her to assist the troops in taking back France. After the English retreated, she led the French troops to more victories against the English troops. In May of 1430, she was captured and tried for heresy by the English. On May 30, 1941, she was burned at the stake in Rouen, France.
