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410
Visigoths sack Rome
The city was attacked by the Visigoths, led by Alaric I. -
455
Vandals sack Rome
The sack of 455 Rome was executed by the Vandals, who were then at war with the usurping Western Roman Emperor Petronius Maximus. -
476
Fall of Western Roman Empire
The Western Roman Empire ended officially with the abdication of Romulus Augustus under pressure of Odoacer on 4 September 476. -
Jan 1, 1054
The Great Schism
The Great Schism was the split between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches. The Great Western Schism occurred in in Western Christendom from 1378 - 1417. -
Oct 14, 1066
The Battle of Hastings
The leaders of the Battle of Hastings were Duke William of Normandy and King Harold of William. The Normans win the Battle of Hastings and the Norman conquest of England follows. -
Jan 1, 1077
The Bayeux Tapestry
The Bayeux Tapestry is not actually a tapestry at all - it is an embroidery. Coloured wool was used to embroider important scenes which led up to the Norman invasion of England and the Battle at Hastings in 1066. -
Jan 1, 1086
Domesday Book
William the Conqueror ordered this Norman survey of all the lands and possessions of England in order to assist with the Norman administration of England and impose relevant taxes. It also enabled William the Conqueror the ability to ensure that all landholders and tenants swore allegiance to him - a major requirement of feudalism or the Feudal System. -
Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1099
First Crusade
The First Crusade was a military expedition by Western Christianity to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquest of the Levant, ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem -
Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
The charter is considered to be the beginning of constitutional government in England. The Magna Carta demonstrated that the power of the king could be limited by a written grant. The influence of Magna Carta can be seen in the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. -
Jan 1, 1346
The Black Death
The Black Death victims in the Middle Ages were terrified of the deadly disease. The plague held a massive mortality rate between 30 and 40%. Victims had no idea what had caused the disease. Neither did the physicians in the Middle Ages. -
Period: Jan 1, 1377 to Jan 1, 1453
Hundred Years' War
One of the most important historical events of the Medieval era is the Hundred Years War. The Hundred Years War was fought between between England and France and later Burgundy. Joan of Arc was a major figure in the Hundred Years War. -
Period: Jan 1, 1455 to Jan 1, 1485
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses were intermittent civil wars fought by members of the House of Lancaster and the House of York. Both houses were branches of the Plantagenet royal house, tracing their descent from King Edward III. The rivalry between the house of York and the House of Lancaster started when King Richard II was overthrown by his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, in 1399. -
Jan 1, 1485
The Renaissance
The Renaissance is a period in the history of Europe following the Medieval period, also known as the Middle Ages. -
Division of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire splits into the Western Roman Empire, with Rome as the capital, and the Eastern (Byzantine) Empre, with Byzantium as the capital. -
The Viking Age begins
In England the Viking Age began dramatically when Vikings destroyed the abbey on Lindisfarne, a center of learning famous across the continent.
