The Dark Ages

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  • Period: 400 to Jan 1, 1300

    Dark Ages

  • 500

    Clovis converts the Franks

    Clovis converted to Christianity and essentially converted the whole Frankish Kingdom
  • Jan 22, 732

    Battle of Tours

    This battle ended Muslim expansion.
  • Jan 23, 751

    Charlemagne takes over

    Charlemagne took over as the King of The Franks
  • Jan 23, 754

    Pepin the Short

    Pepin, thee father of Charlemagne, defended Rome against the Lombards and saved the city.
  • Jan 1, 1096

    Start of The Crusades

    Crusades were a series of battles that took p;ace between the Muslims and the Christians over the holy city of Jerusalem.
  • Jan 23, 1132

    Revival of Learning

    New ideas about religion and education came forth and the general public became more educated.
  • Jan 1, 1154

    Henry II

    Henry II took over England as king.
  • Jan 1, 1170

    Thomas Beckett is killed

    Thomas Beckett, archbishop of Canterbury, is killed by knights under the pleading of Henry II.
  • Jan 1, 1215

    Magna Carta is signed

    King John of England signs the Magna Carta and describes a kings power as limited but not absolute.

  • Fuedalism starts because of Viking raids

    Fuedalism began when commoners exchanged their loyalty for protection from the vikings to the noble lords.

  • Death of Charlemagne

    when Charlemagne died, the empire was divided into East, West, and middle kingdom