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476
The fall or the Roman Empire
Romulus Augustulus, the last emperor of Rome, was deposed in 476 AD when a Germanic warlord from an unknown tribe invaded Italy and took control of the peninsula. -
Period: 590 to 1000
Early middle ages
The early Middle Ages began with the fall of Rome. -
799
Charlemagne crowned as Holy Roman Emperor
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Period: 1000 to 1200
High Middle Ages
Europe as we know it today had begun to take shape. -
1066
The battle of Hastings
In popular imagination 1066 is the date of the last successful invasion of England, the year in which William, Duke of Normandy, defeated England's Saxon army, killed the king, Harold, and seized the throne. The battlefield survives remarkably intact. -
Period: 1095 to 1099
First Crusades
Pope urban II delivers speech at council of Clermont, calling for the first crusade. This speech urged Christians to take up arms and reclaim the Holy land from Muslim control. -
Period: 1147 to 1149
Second Crusades
The Second Crusade, led by European kings like Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany, ends in disappointment with failed attempts to recapture territories lost to the Muslims. -
Period: 1187 to 1192
Thid Crusade
Philip II of France, Richard I of England (The Lionheart) and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor lead the Third Crusade. They took back many territories from Saladin but failed to win back Jerusalem. -
Period: 1200 to 1500
Late Middle Ages
Saw the end of the great growth and wealth of the high Middle Ages. Famines and plagues such as the black death killed millions of people. -
Period: 1202 to 1204
Fourth Crusade
Pope Innocent III declares the Fourth Crusade to take back Jerusalem. -
1212
Childrens Crusade
Started by a French child named Stephen of Cloyes. Tens of thousands of children gathered to march to the Holy Land. This ended in total disaster. None of the children made it to the Holy Land and many were never seen again. They were likely sold into slavery. -
1215
The magna Carta was signed
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Period: 1217 to 1272
Crusades five through nine
Over the next several years there would be 5 more Crusades. None of them would be very successful in terms of gaining control of the Holy Land. -
1443
Gutenberg invents printing press
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Period: 1509 to 1547
King Henry viii ruled England
To some, Henry VIII was a strong and ruthless ruler, forcing through changes to the Church-State relationship which excluded the papacy and brought the clergy under control, thus strengthening the Crown's position and acquiring the monasteries' wealth. -
1534
King henry viii started the church of england