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476
Fall of Rome
Wikipedia Article After about 500 years, Rome finally fell. It was a great and powerful empire in its height, but like all good things, it had to come to an end. -
Nov 5, 1054
The Church Splits into Two – Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
Orthodox Article The church had been fighting over who would rule the empire, as everyone had different opinions. Eventually, the eastern and western church split into two: the western church called themselves the Roman Catholic and the eastern church called themselves the Eastern Orthodox. -
Oct 14, 1066
The Battle of Hastings
Battle of Hastings The Battle of Hastings was against the Normans and the Norman Conquest of England. It started on the 14th of October and took place at Senlac Hill. -
Dec 24, 1066
William the Conqueror is Crowned
William the Conqueror was crowned on the 24th of December after he defeated Harold Hardraade, king of Norway. He was however promised the throne in 1051. -
Dec 25, 1066
William the Conqueror is crowned
BBC Article William the Conqueror was crowned. He was however promised the throne in 1051. -
Nov 27, 1095
Pope Urban II kicks off the crusades to the Holy Land
Multiply Article Pope Urban ll kicks off the crusades with a very persuasive speech. His words are not remembered exactly, but his words were so powerful that he had the crowd cheering "God wills it!" -
Nov 4, 1291
End of the crusades
West Tech Article The Crusades finished for many reasons. One reason is because the Christian Europeans started to lose faith in their of recovering the holy land. Another reason is because men started to think more about what was happening in the present than what would happen in the future. -
Aug 5, 1348
The Plague begins
Wikipedia Article The plague (a.k.a The Black Death) was caused by fleas that were on the rats from trade boats. The plague travelled all the way from Europe to Asia, and killed 25 million Europeans in ten years. -
Apr 29, 1429
Joan of Arc leads French to break English siege of Orleans
Catholic Bridge In 1429 she demonstrated that she had the ability to match her ambitions and she led French forces to liberate the city of Orleans from an English siege. -
Nov 5, 1450
The invention of the Printing Press
The History GuideThe printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg. His printing press was easier to use than the other printing presses, as it had small, metal letters that were individual and easier to move and make into words -
Nov 5, 1491
Copernicus Begins His Study of the Night Sky
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?gtrack=pthc&ParagraphID=hhs Nicolaus Copernicus was Polish and began to study the night sky in 1491. While studying, he used maths to conclude that the sun was in the center of the solar system. -
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Oct 31, 1517
Martin luther post his 95 theses
Wikipedia Article The arrival of Johann Tetzel in Saxony in 1517 prompted Luther to post his historic 95 theses on the door of the castle church. -
Charlemagne's death
Lycose Retriever article Charlemagne was the King of the Franks from 768 to the time of his death. He was seized with a high fever and then develpoed pleurisy. -
Charlemagne is crowned holy roman emperor
Charlemagne Article Charlemagne did not even want the title as the Hoy Roman Emperor, but he knew that he could not refuse a honor such as this. Instead of the title giving him more power, it actualy took away power.
