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500
500 A.D.
Clovis conquers France and Belgium. -
Feb 24, 610
610 A.D.
Heraclius becomes Emperor in Constantinople as the Persian Empire is attempting the takeover of Byzantine civilization. -
Feb 24, 700
700 A.D.
Benedictine missionaries complete the conversion of England begun by St. Gregory the Great. -
Feb 24, 750
750 A.D.
The first great English epic poem, Beowulf, is written in Old English. -
Feb 24, 1189
1189 A.D.
Richard the Lionhearted, son of Henry II, assumes the English crown. -
Feb 24, 1228
1228 A.D.
Frederick II, leader of the Sixth Crusade, begins a diplomatic negotiation with Islam for control of Jerusalem. -
Feb 24, 1315
1315 A.D.
Bad weather and crop failure result in famine across northwestern Europe. -
Feb 24, 1509
1509 A.D.
Henry VIII succeeds his father, Henry VII, for the English crown. End of medieval period. -
800 A.D.
On Christmas Day, Charlemagne is crowned emperor by the pope in Rome. -
871 A.D.
King Alfred the Great of England constructs a system of government and education which allows for the unification of smaller Anglo-Saxon states in the ninth and tenth centuries. -
936 A.D.
Otto the Great is crowned king in Germany and is responsible for Germany's strength through part of the eleventh century.
