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410
Sacking of Rome
Rome is attacked by the Visigoths, lead by their King, Alaric the first. -
476
Fall of Western Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was in complete control of various Barbarian groups. -
Jan 1, 622
Rise of Islam
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Jan 1, 742
Charlemange Born
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Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
The Norman army defeats the English army on Senlac Hill. -
Dec 25, 1066
Crowning of King William
William the Conquerer is crowned king of England. -
Jan 1, 1086
Domesday Survey
A survey or census conducted throughout England and Wales, with the results being recorded in the Domesday Book. -
Jan 1, 1095
First Crusade
Fought between the Christians and the Turks. -
Period: Jan 1, 1095 to Jan 1, 1291
The Crusades
A number of battles fought on religious grounds occured. -
Jan 1, 1119
Rise of Knights Templar
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Jan 1, 1140
Invention of the Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press. -
Jan 1, 1147
Second Crusade
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Jan 1, 1180
Mirrors Were Invented
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Jan 1, 1187
Third Crusade
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Jan 1, 1202
Fourth Crusade
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Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta Issued
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Jan 1, 1217
Fifth Crusade
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Jan 1, 1228
Sixth Crusade
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Jan 1, 1248
Seventh Crusade
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Jan 1, 1270
Eighth Crusade
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Feb 16, 1315
The Great Famine
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Jan 1, 1337
Hundred Years' War starts
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Jan 1, 1348
Bubonic Plague
The Bubonic Plague peaks and is estimated to have killed around 200 million people. -
Jan 1, 1377
First Ship Recorded To Be Quarantined
In Dubrovnik all ships and people that arrived at the port were required to be quarantined for 40 days. This measure was taken to try and prevent the spread of Black Death (the bubonic plague). -
Jan 1, 1381
The Bible is Translated into English
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Jan 1, 1381
Peasant's Revolt
Wat Tyler leads the largest revolt in English history -
Jan 1, 1453
Hundred Years' War Ends
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Apr 6, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
The capital of the Byzantine Empire is invaded. This is often regarded as the end of the middle ages. -
Vikings Raid Lindisfarne
The Vikings raid the sacred island of Lindisfarne, located off the north-east coast of England. -
Visigoths Control
The Visigoths control the entire Iberian Peninsula. -
Charlemange Crowned King of the Franks
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Charlemange becomes Emperor of Western Roman Empire
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Charlemange Dies
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Period: to Jan 1, 1066
Viking Era
