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476-Rome had ruled much of Europe. This is the start of the Dark Ages because the Roman empire was conqured
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481 - Clovis 1 becomes King of the Franks.
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800-When Charlemagne was in Rome, Pope Leo III surprisingly crowned him Emperor of the Romans over the Holy Roman Empire.
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896-Alfred the Great, King of England, turns back the Viking invaders
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570-Muhammad prophet of Islam was born in Mecca in Saudi Arabia in 570.
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732-At the Battle of Tours, France, Frankish leader Charles Martel defeats a large army of Spanish Moors, halting the Muslim
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835-The Vikings would board their long ships and head across the waters to raid villages on the northern coast of Europe, including islands such as Great Britain and Scotland.
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1066-William of Normandy conquers England and he became King of England and changed the country forever.