Expansion of France By Tayla Marieeee May 17, 1099 First Crusade Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II. May 17, 1270 Other crusades follow including the eighth crusade, but the armies still fail to capture Jerusalem May 17, 1337 Hundred Years' War with England May 17, 1348 The Black Death invades Europe for the first of many times. It is believed that one third of the population perished within the first year. Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne rules as King of the Franks and is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor