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Feb 10, 711
Moors Invade Spain
In the year 711 AD, the Moors invade the country of Spain. In doing so they overran the Visigoths -
Oct 10, 732
The Battle of Tours
In the year 732, The Battle of Tours, also known as the Battle of Poitiers, had taken place. It was a battle between the Franks, led by Charles Martel, and the Islamic Army. -
Feb 10, 772
Charlemagne attacks the Saxons
In the year 772 AD, Charlemagne began his fight against the Saxons to force the faith on them. He had finally finished his fight in the year 804 as he "Christianized" the Saxon people of that time. -
Charlemagne's Coronation
In the year 800AD, Charlemagne was coronated as the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. This was a touchy time in history due to the fact that it was the pope who had crowned Charlemagne. This implied that it was God/The Papacy that had given him his power. -
The Second Council of Nicaea
In the year 787 AD, the Second Council of Nicaea was called. Its main purpose included defining heresies about Iconoclasm. Both Empress Irene and her son Emperor Constantine were present at the council