Fall of Roman Empire to Age of Revolution

  • 476

    Fall of Roman Empire, also start of the Middle Ages

    The formal date when the Westeren Roman Empire fell due to the deposition of the last Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulus. They were conquerored by Germanic tribes.
  • Period: 476 to

    Dark Ages

  • Period: 476 to Feb 6, 1454

    Middle Ages

  • Feb 6, 1054

    The Great Schism

    The Great Schism was the seperation of the Westeren and Easteren Christian Churches, which started to rise up through the dark and middle ages.
  • Oct 14, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

    The battle of hastings was a norman conquest lead by the Duke, William of Normandy to claim the crown is deserved from the current king of the time, Harold Godwinson. Harold and his army kept up a tough battle, but were eventually defeated by the Normans, Harold being shot in the head by an arrow.
  • Dec 25, 1066

    William the Duke of Normandy becomes King of England

    The norman duke was crowned king shortly after the battle hastings, and was then known as William the Conqueror. His reign lasted for 23 years.
  • Feb 6, 1086

    Introduction of Domesday Book into England

    William the Conqueror introduces the Domesday book, a survey/census that was used throughout England to record wealth, stock, land and any other possesions of the English people. This data was then used to then levy taxes.
  • Feb 6, 1096

    First Crusade

    This was the first crusade of the Roman Catholic Empire, to reclaim the holy land of Israel, instructed by Pope Urban II.
  • Jun 7, 1099

    Siege of Jerusaken

    This was the end of the first crusade, with the crusaders victorious and successful, reclaiming Jerusalem.
  • Feb 5, 1337

    The start of the Hundred Years War

    France and England compete for dominance and ownership of westeren Europe.
  • Feb 6, 1347

    Black Death peaks in Europe

    Black death reaches its worse in Europe between 1347 and 1351.
  • Spanish Armada

    The spanish armanda was a fleet of Spanish ships that attempted to invade England, lead by King Phillip II of Spain to try and return England back to the Roman Catholic faith.
  • Start of Age of Revolution

  • Start of the French Revolution

    The rise against the absolute monarch of France, resulting in equal rights and citizenship.
  • Christianity reaches Russia