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476
Fall Of The Roman Empire
The Roman Empire began to decline from about the 2nd or 3rd century however the final nail in the coffin was when the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, Romulus Augustus was deposed by Odoacer, a Germanic chieftain. This led to the loss of a great amount of knowledge and began what is called the dark ages. -
Period: 476 to Oct 14, 1066
The Dark Ages
After the fall of the Roman Empire a great amount of knowledge was lost and Europe entered what is known as the dark ages -
Period: 476 to Aug 22, 1485
The Middle Ages
The middles ages were the time between the end of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. -
570
Birth of the Prophet Muhammed
Muhammad was a prophet who wrote the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, from revelations he got from god -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
William of Normandy and the Norman army invaded modern day England. His army killed the reigning English king Harold the Seconded with an arrow to the eye. -
Feb 12, 1086
Domesday Book
William I of England comprised a book that listed all that was owned in the newly conquered land and how much it was worth. -
Nov 27, 1095
The First Crusade
The crusades were a series of military campaigns with the aim of retaking the holy lands for the Catholic Church. It resulted in the crusading army taking Jerusalem. This started a series of taking and retaking of the city that would last of about two century’s -
May 12, 1117
The University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is founded. The university of oxford if the oldest university in the United Kingdom -
Dec 1, 1145
Second Crusade
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Apr 18, 1189
The Third Crusade
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Jan 3, 1193
First Guild
The guilds were vital in the Middle Ages as they were an enablement that helped merchants find places where their services were needed and were a place for people of a certain perfection could come together -
May 13, 1202
The Fourth Crusade
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Sep 14, 1212
Children's Crusade
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Aug 28, 1225
Magna Carta
Magna Carta was the first document forced onto a King of England by a group of his subjects. The signing of the Magna Carta ment that the king did not have complete power over the people. -
Jun 9, 1272
Ninth Crusade
The last major crusade -
Jul 27, 1299
The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was one of the superpowers of the middle ages, it lasted up until the 1920’s -
Sep 6, 1346
The Black Death
The Black Death was a bacterial disease. It was one of if not the most devastating event ever in terms of human casualties. It killed up to 200 million people ( 30–60% of the total population). The disease was carried on rat fleas however the people did not know this at the time. The Black Death was one of the main causes of the decline of the feudal system. -
Sep 3, 1381
Bible in English
The Bible is the holy book of the christen church. It’s traslati0on into English made it more assessable then when it was in Latin. The Bible is one of the most influential books ever. -
May 30, 1431
Execution of Joan of Arc.
Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake for heresy because she wore mans cloths. Although this was the official reason the real reason was that she was a girl and she turned the tide of the ‘Hundred Years War’ for the French. She was eventually made a saint on the 16th of May 1920 (489 years after her death) -
Aug 22, 1485
Battle of Bosworth Field
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Viking attack at Lindisfarne
Viking riders sacked the monastery no the holy island of Lindisfarne heralding the begging of the Viking age and sending shock waves through the catholic world. -
Death of Alfred the Great
English King Alfred the Great, noteable for his sucsesful defence of England from the Vikings. -
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Viking Age
The Viking Age was a time of terror when the people of Western Europe lived in fear of being attacked by the Norse invaders. It ended with the king of France making an agreement with the Viking leader.
