Medieval Period

By laceydylan
  • Clovis, founder of the Frankish state conquers most of France and Belgium.
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    Clovis, founder of the Frankish state conquers most of France and Belgium.

  • Persia is conquered by Byzantine.
    Oct 5, 627

    Persia is conquered by Byzantine.

  • Mar 25, 750

    The first great English epic poem, Beowulf, is written in Old English.

  • German Emperor Henry III arrives in Italy and names a German monastic reformer as pope.
    Feb 26, 1046

    German Emperor Henry III arrives in Italy and names a German monastic reformer as pope.

  • The crusaders of the Fourth Crusade capture Constantinople.
    Feb 16, 1204

    The crusaders of the Fourth Crusade capture Constantinople.

  • Louis VIII, Philip Augustus' son, rules for three years and conquers most of southern France.
    Feb 24, 1223

    Louis VIII, Philip Augustus' son, rules for three years and conquers most of southern France.

  • Dante Alighieri is born.
    Dec 5, 1265

    Dante Alighieri is born.

  • Eyeglasses are invented and later improved in the late medieval period.
    Aug 20, 1280

    Eyeglasses are invented and later improved in the late medieval period.

  • Bad weather and crop failure result in famine across northwestern Europe.
    Jun 21, 1315

    Bad weather and crop failure result in famine across northwestern Europe.

  • Italy is divided into five major regions: Venice, Milan, Florence, the Papal States and the southern kingdom of Naples.
    Feb 24, 1454

    Italy is divided into five major regions: Venice, Milan, Florence, the Papal States and the southern kingdom of Naples.

  • Pepin of Heristal, a Merovingian ruler, unites the Frankish territories and builds the center of his kingdom in Belgium and other Rhine regions

    Pepin of Heristal, a Merovingian ruler, unites the Frankish territories and builds the center of his kingdom in Belgium and other Rhine regions