Middle Ages By ashwings 476 Fall of Roman Empire. Dark ages begin Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1453 Middle Ages Jan 1, 1095 Crusades begin Jan 1, 1291 Last Crusade Jan 1, 1337 Beginning of 100 years’ war Jan 1, 1347 Black Plague Jan 1, 1351 End of Black Plague Jan 1, 1453 End of 100 years’ war with England and France Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne's Empire Mar 2, 2022 Treaty of Verdun ends Charlemagne's empire