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Theodosius I was the last Roman Emperor who ruled over a unified Roman Empire. After his death in 395, the Roman Empire was permanently divided. Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Roman_Empire Picture: http://www.michaeltotten.com/images/Western Roman Empire Map.jpg
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By 711 a speculative raiding party of 10,000 soldiers, led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad, crossed the Straits of Gibraltar and defeated the Visigothic army of King Roderic at the Battle of Guadalete. Info: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_did_the_moors_start_raiding_spain Picture: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_P_iPjMKraO8/SgxFr3HNgwI/AAAAAAAACFg/TRF6vu1IsEE/S1600-R/moors.jpg
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William, Duke of Normandy, brought an army across the English Channel to fight for his claim to the English Throne. Info: http://britishhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_battle_of_hastings__1066 Picture: http://akorra.com/uploads/1/Battle_of_Hastings.jpg
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The medieval "Crusade" was a holy war. For a conflict to be officially considered a Crusade, it had to be sanctioned by the pope and conducted against groups seen as enemies of Christendom. Picture: http://users.moscow.com/khakimian/images/crusades2.jpg http://historymedren.about.com/od/crusades/p/crusadesbasics.htm
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Small towns began to evolve everywhere across Europe. Picture: http://users.trytel.com/~tristan/towns/images/tint7_1.jpg
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Minamoto Yoritomo was Japan's first shogun and set the wheels in motion for samurai domination of the country that would last until the mid-19th century. Info: http://www.taots.co.uk/content/view/34/31/ Picture: http://www.liceoberchet.it/ricerche/geo4d_03/Giappone/istituzioni/yoritomo.jpg
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John was forced to sign the paper they put in front of him, which is known as the Magna Carta. (Magna Carta means "Great Letter" in Latin). This letter wrote down two new ideas. The first was that the king had to obey the law, like other people. And the second idea was that if the king broke the law, the lords had the right to remove that king and choose a new one. Info: http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/highmiddle/john.htm Picture: http://www.thepolesworthschool.com/life/
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The Great Council evolved into the Parliament of England. The term itself came into use during the early 13th century, deriving from the Latin and French words for discussion and speaking. Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Engand Picture: http://www.uppercanadahistory.ca/lluc/lluc2p2.jpg
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The '100 Years War' was a series of separate wars between two royal houses for the French throne, which was vacant from the death of the senior Capetian line of French kings. Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years'_War Picture: http://users.moscow.com/khakimian/images/hundred2.jpg
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The 'Black Death' killed a quarter to half of the population of Europe. In affected cities, proper burial rituals were abandoned and bodies were buried in mass graves, or abandoned in the street. Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubonic_plague Picture: http://top-10-list.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/black-death.jpg
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This was a land war, caused directly by the enclosing of the common fields of the peasants, and the break up of the accustomed rural life. Info: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/robert_ket_and_the_norfolk_risin.htm Picture: http://static.newworldencyclopedia.org/5/5f/DeathWatTyler.jpg
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Joan Of Ark drives out the English from Orleans. Picture: http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/images/JoanOfArc.JPG
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After the 1430s the tide of the war turned to the advantage of the French. There were several reasons for this. Seward notes that this had become a national war rather than the feudal conflict it started out to be. Info: http://home.eckerd.edu/~oberhot/hywend.htm Picture: http://www.partyhouseliquor.com/chmp100yrs.jpg
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Henry was crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey. Info: http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/henry8.html Picture: http://www.picturesofengland.com/img/M/1002852.jpg
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When Viking warriors left their homeland, they started raiding, pillaging and sailing all throughout European villiages. Info: http://www.family-ancestry.co.uk/history/vikings/viking_raids/ Picture: http://www.fife.50megs.com/img/Viking raid 2.jpg
