Dark Ages Timeline

  • Period: 400 to 1500

    Dark Ages Timeline

    Dates and Events leading up to the end of the dark age.
  • Vandals Sack Rome
    455

    Vandals Sack Rome

    With the assassination of Roman emperor Valentinian III, a germanic group of people named The Vandals, raid Rome and takes control due to an invalidated peace treaty.
  • Massacre of Verden
    782

    Massacre of Verden

    During the Saxton war, King Charlemagne declares the death of 4500 Saxons (Modern day Wales and England)
  • Charlemagne Dies
    Jan 28, 814

    Charlemagne Dies

    Roman emperor known for uniting most of Europe, Charlemagne dies.
  • King Alfred of England
    871

    King Alfred of England

    Alfred the Great was the King west Saxons and dominated Most of England.
  • Domesday Book
    1086

    Domesday Book

    The Domesday book was essentially used to see who controls what land and what are their assets.
  • Genghis Khan
    1206

    Genghis Khan

    The first emperor of the largest empire in history The Mongols. Taking over merely half of Asia.
  • Magna Carta
    Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    The Magna Carta (translated to "The Great Charter"), stating that everyone is subject to law, even the king. Signed in June 15th, 1215 by King John in fear of a rebellion.
  • Marco Polo
    1271

    Marco Polo

    A Venetian traveler who served under one of Asia's rulers Kublai Khan.
  • Joan Of Arc
    1492

    Joan Of Arc

    A peasant girl that led the french in the Hundred Year War. Was Burned to death on a stake for many reasons being, Witchcraft, Impersonation of a Man, and Heresy. Later named as a catholic saint in 1920 by the church.