dark ages timeline By christian.onians 410 Goths sieze roman city 410 Goth leader Allerick dies 476 roman empire falls 476 Medieval period begins Feb 1, 1066 Battle of Hastings Jun 1, 1066 William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, invades England and becomes King after the Battle of Hastings. Sep 28, 1066 Norman conquest of England begins Jun 1, 1096 beginning of first crusade Jun 1, 1099 end of first crusade Jun 1, 1145 start of second crusade Jun 1, 1149 end of second crusade Jun 1, 1189 start of third crusade Jun 1, 1192 end of third crusade Jun 1, 1202 start of fourth crusade Jun 1, 1204 end of fourth crusade Jun 1, 1213 start of fifth crusade Jun 1, 1221 end of fifth crusade Jun 1, 1228 start of sixth crusade Jun 1, 1229 end of sixth crusade Jun 1, 1248 start of seventh crusade Jun 1, 1254 end of seventh crusade Jun 1, 1270 eighth crusade Jun 1, 1271 start of final crusade Jun 1, 1272 end of final crusad Jun 1, 1500 end of Medieval Period Jun 1, 2020 roman empire stopped expanding Mar 2, 2022 roman empire was at it's largest Mar 2, 2022 Goths begin attack on rome Mar 2, 2022 December 25th Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor Mar 2, 2022 halleys comet first recorded Mar 2, 2022 King arthur supposadly became king Mar 2, 2022 first viking attack