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Period: 500 to Oct 1, 1500
Middle Ages
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Uniting of the Franks
Clovis which was the Franks leader turned to the Christian god while they were battling, and after turning to the christian god the franks won. The Uniting of the Franks happened by 511 Franks uniting as one in the modern day France. -
540
Pope Gregory l
Pope Gregory was the head of the Catholic Church. He had secular power, which means he brought the church into politics. -
550
Missionaries
They were religious travelers. Their goal was to spread their religion, such as Christianity. -
560
Monks
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of other monks. They give up earthly desires to focus on religion and spiritual relationship with God. -
May 21, 717
Charlemagne's Empire
Charlemagne's Empire sent out agents to make sure the nobles were governing their counties justly. He also encouraged learning by monastaries opening the schools and expanding the libraries. -
Period: Oct 29, 751 to
Carolingian Dynasty
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Oct 30, 751
Pepin the Short
Pepin the Short was the son of Charles the Hammer. He fought Lombards who were invading Italy and threating Rome. -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England. It took place at Senlac Hill. -
Mar 7, 1075
Banning of lay investiture
The lay investiture was banned in 1705. It was banned by Pope Gregory. It was banned because church reformers felt that the bishops shouldn't be under the power of any king. -
Nov 26, 1095
Crusades 1
The Crusades were a series of religious expeditionary wars blessed by Pope Urban II and the Catholic Church.There were seven Crusades, with the first beginning in 1095 and the last ending in 1291. -
Period: Nov 2, 1096 to Nov 26, 1270
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious expeditionary wars blessed by Pope Urban II and the Catholic Church. -
Nov 26, 1099
Crusades 2
The First Crusade was the most successful from a military point of view. Accounts of this action are shocking. For example, historian Raymond of Agiles described the capture of Jerusalem by the Crusaders in 1099. -
May 29, 1176
Battle of Legnano
The Battle of Legnano was fought on May 29, 1176, between the forces of the Holy Roman Empire and led by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. -
Nov 20, 1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta, also called Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, is an Angevin charter, originally issued in Latin in the year 1215. -
Nov 20, 1295
Parliament is formed in England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. Over the centuries, the English Parliament progressively limited the power of the English monarchy which arguably culminated in the English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I in 1649 -
Period: Jan 26, 1337 to Nov 26, 1453
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France and their various allies for control of the French throne. -
Period: Feb 9, 1340 to Nov 26, 1400
Bubonic Plague
Bubonic plague is a disease, circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas. -
Nov 26, 1400
Vernacular
Vernacular is the native language or native dialect of a specific population. It is opposed to aq wider communacation. -
Nov 20, 1414
Great Schism
The East West schism is between the eastern orthodox church and the roman catholic church -
Nov 26, 1431
Joan of Arc
She was born a peasant girl in what is now eastern France. She was both a saint and a heretic. -
Crowning of the Charlemagne by the pope
They crowned Charlemagne in the 800. The church sought to influence both spiritual and politcal matters. -
Charles Martel
Charles Martel, also known as Charles the Hammer was the Frankink military and political leader. He also stopped muslim invasion into Spain. -
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Reign of Charlemagne
