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Period: 500 to Nov 1, 1500
middle ages
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unititng the franks
Clovis the Ist increased the power of the Frankish Kingdoms by uniting them and making them all Roman Catholic. -
Nov 1, 612
mohammad begins preaching
Muhammad begin preaching to Arabs about worshipingafter hearing a voice while meditating in a cave. -
Period: Nov 1, 742 to
reign of charlemange
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Period: Nov 1, 751 to
carolingian dynasty
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Nov 20, 1066
Battle of Hastings
was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman Conquest of England. It was fought between the Norman army of William the Conqueror, and the Anglo-Saxon army led by Harold Godwinson -
Oct 29, 1078
banning of lay investiture
in the Middle Ages lay investiture was the appointment of bishops and abbots by secular rulers rather than by the Church. -
Period: Nov 27, 1096 to Nov 27, 1270
crusades
The crusades were a series of wars between Christian and Muslim states in the Middle East, lasting intermittently from 1095 to 1291. -
Nov 20, 1099
1st crusade
The People's Crusade - Freeing the Holy Lands. 1st Crusade led by Count Raymond IV of Toulouse and proclaimed by many wandering preachers, notably Peter the Hermit -
Nov 20, 1155
2nd crusade
Crusaders prepared to attack Damascus. 2nd crusade led by Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III and by King Louis VII of France. -
Oct 29, 1176
battle of legnano
astonished to read how the Italian city states bound together in a decisive battle against Frederick of Barbarossa and his German army. -
Nov 1, 1189
3rd crusade begins
led by emperor Frederick Barbossa, Philip II of France and Richard I of England -
Nov 20, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta required King John of England to proclaim certain rights respect certain legal procedures, and accept that his will could be bound by the law. -
Nov 20, 1295
parliament is formedi n england
Parliament, as a political institution, has developed over hundreds of years.During that period two distinct Houses emerged and the balance of power between Parliament and the monarchy changed dramatically. -
Period: Nov 27, 1337 to Nov 27, 1453
hundred years
The Hundred Years' War was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne, which was vacant with the extinction of the senior Capetian line of French kings. -
Period: Nov 27, 1340 to Nov 27, 1400
bubonic plague
The black plague was a widespread pandemic that was caused by a bacteria. -
Nov 20, 1414
Great schism
The split between the western Latin church ld by the Pope in Rome and the Holy Roman Emperor and the eastern Greek church led by the Byzantine Emperor. -
Nov 20, 1431
Joan of Arc
Joan was burned because she was a heretic and was considered a witch.She was important because she lead the French Army to many many victories. -
vernacular
Vernacular literature is literature written in the vernacular - the speech of the common people. -
crowning og charlemange by the pope
No one had held the title Emperor of the West since the deposition of the last Roman emperors, so it was a sign that Europe was once again united under a Christian ruler. -
Therdore Tarsusis appointed arch bishop of Canterbury by Pope to reorganise english church
he makes Canterbury centre of learning. -
Reign of Justinian
he reconquers west, issues new code of Roman law and builds Santa Sophia Church in Constantinople. -
pope gregory the first sopend mission to england under st augustine
by Christmas Augustine is made bishop, over 10,000 english are baptised. -
viking raid: london,rochester,kent,south hampton
evreyone was scared of them so they go away with a lot and they stole a lot of thing and destroyed a lot of things.
