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Expansion of France

  • First Crusade
    May 17, 1099

    First Crusade

    Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II.
  • Other crusades follow including the eighth crusade, but the armies still fail to capture Jerusalem
    May 17, 1270

    Other crusades follow including the eighth crusade, but the armies still fail to capture Jerusalem

  • Hundred Years' War with England
    May 17, 1337

    Hundred Years' War with England

  • 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.
    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.

  • Charlemagne rules as King of the Franks and is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor

    Charlemagne rules as King of the Franks and is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor