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Ten Most Relevant Events From Medieval Europe

By August Hagimoto
  • 550

    Birth of Muhammad

    Birth of Muhammad
    The birth of the religious leader Muhammad happened on this year
  • 768

    Charlemagne becomes sole king of the Franks

    Charlemagne becomes sole king of the Franks
    Charlemagne becomes king of the Franks when his brother, Carloman, passed away and Charlemagne became sole ruler of the Franks
  • Period: 793 to 1066

    The Viking era

    The Viking Era was a period of the late Early Ages and early High Ages of Medieval Europe.
  • 1054

    Creation Of The Orthodox Church

    Creation Of The Orthodox Church
    The orthodox church is the second largest christian church with approximately 220 million baptised members
  • Period: 1095 to 1291

    Catholic Church Supports A Series Of Crusades

    The Crusades were a series of religious wars in 1095 by the Roman Catholic Church to seize the Holy Lands from Muslim control.
  • 1215

    Signing Of The Magna Carta

    Signing Of The Magna Carta
    The Magna Carta is a document that was forced upon by king John of England, by a group of lords and high church officials.
  • 1305

    First Recorded Use Of The Habeas Corpus

    First Recorded Use Of The Habeas Corpus
    The Habeas Corpus is used to bring a prisoner before the court or determine if the prisoners imprisonment is lawful
  • Period: 1347 to 1351

    The Black Death

    The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic and is one of the most fatal pandemics in human history, killing as many as 50 million europeans.
  • 1431

    Joan Of Ark Burned At The Stake

    Joan Of Ark Burned At The Stake
    Joan of Arc is a national heroine of France, believing that she was acting under divine guidance, led the French army in a momentous victory at Orléans in 1429 that repulsed an English attempt to conquer France during the Hundred Years' Wars
  • 1500

    Feudalism Largely Ends In Europe

    Feudalism was First introduced by Charlemagne. Feudalism was a system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return.