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Annotated Timeline Assignment

  • Jan 1, 768

    Charlemagne Becomes King of the Franks (King Charles 1)

    Charlemagne Becomes King of the Franks (King Charles 1)
    What little is known about Charlemagne’s youth suggests that he received training his by participating in the political, social, and military activities associated with his father’s court. His early years were marked by a succession of events that had immense implications for the Frankish position in the world. In 751, with the approval of the Pope, Pippin III (Charlemagne’s father) seized the Frankish throne from the last Merovingian king, Childeric III.
    When Pippin died in 768, his realm was
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Henry IV & Gregory VII Power Struggle (~1000's)

    Henry IV & Gregory VII Power Struggle (~1000's)
  • Aug 15, 1095

    First Crusade Begins

    First Crusade Begins
  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta signed by King John

    Magna Carta signed by King John
  • Jan 1, 1291

    Crusades End

    Crusades End
  • Jan 1, 1346

    Black Death

    Black Death
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Reconquista of Spain Ends

    Reconquista of Spain Ends