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410
410AD- Roman Soldiers leave Briton to defend Rome
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450
450AD- The Anglo Saxons invade Briton
In 450AD the Britons were fighting amongst themselves. Vortigern called the Anglo Saxons to come and help them. But when they got there they later saw an advantage to invade Briton, so they did. -
476
476AD- The fall of the Roman Empire and the start of the Medieval Period
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500
In 500AD- King Arthur was the legendary British leader
In 500AD lived King Arthur. He was King of Britain who defeated the Saxons and established an empire over Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Norway and Gaul. The fact that King Arthur actually lived is very debatable. But there are many legends about him such as the round table, the sword from the stone etc. In the early 6th century King Arthur died at the hands of his nephew and was taken by boat to be burried at the isle of Avalon. -
Feb 23, 1066
1066AD
1066AD was a very turbelent year. Starting with the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest - when William the Conqueror effectively took all of the lands from the Saxon English and gave them to French nobles. -
Feb 20, 1095
1095- 1099AD- The First Crusade
Pope Urban issues the Crusades to capture the Holy Land, and to repel the Seljuk Turks from the Byzantine Empire from Alexios I Komnenos. -
Feb 20, 1147
1147- 1149AD- The Second Crusade
The Second Crusade was lead by King Louis VII who was enlisted by Bernard of Clairvaux, it was a disasterous failure including the loss of one of the four Latin Kingdoms, the Duchy of Edessa. -
Feb 20, 1188
1188- 1192AD- The Third Crusade
The Third Crusade was proclaimed by Pope Gregory VIII in the wake of the catastrophe of the second crusade, which conducted by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, King Philip Augustus of France and King Richard "Coeur-de-Lion" of England. -
Feb 20, 1202
1202- 1204AD- The Fourth Crusade
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Feb 21, 1212
1212AD- The Childrens Crusade
The Children's Crusade in 1212AD is the name given to a disastrous Crusade by Christian children to expel Muslims from the Holy Land. -
Feb 20, 1217
1217- 1221AD- The Fifth Crusade
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Feb 20, 1228
1228- 1229AD- The Sixth Crusade
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Feb 20, 1248
1248- 1250AD- The Seventh Crusade
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Feb 15, 1328
1328AD- The start of the Black plague
The Black Death was a horrific disease. It is estimated to have killed 30–60 percent of Europe's population, reducing world population from an estimated 450 million to between 350 and 375 million in the 14th century. -
Feb 21, 1337
1337AD- The One Hundred Year War Begins
In 1337AD the war started because when Charles IV of France died in 1328 without a son. Edward III of England thought he had the right to become the new king of France through his mother. But the french didnt want this so the war begun. -
Feb 21, 1351
1351AD- The Black Plague ended
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Feb 21, 1381
1381AD- The bible was translated in to english
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Feb 15, 1400
1400AD- The beginning of the Renaissance
Renaissance means rebirth. This period saw a rebirth in knowledge. The Renaissance was turning from God to man. Science and the arts were becoming more important than christianinty. The Renaissance begun in Italy. -
Feb 21, 1453
1453AD- The One Hundred Years War ended
In 1453AD The One Hundred Years War ended. The war actually went for 116 years instead of 100 years. -
Feb 22, 1491
1491AD- King Henry The Eighth
In 1491AD- King Henry The Eighth was crowned king of Ireland. He is known for his six marriages all in which he murdered and for separating the christian church. -
Feb 22, 1547
1547AD- King Henry The Eighths Death
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1600AD- The end of the Renaissance
The renaissance ended at about 1600AD and people begun to start turning towards christianity again. -
Period: to Feb 15, 1500
Medieval Timespan
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180AD- The Roman Empire reached its full potential.
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814AD- Death of Charlemagne
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800AD- Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor
In 800AD Charlemagne was very successful and had lots of power. The office of the pope, recognized Charlemagne's power. The pope crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800AD. -
866AD- Vikings "Great Army" arrives in England
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768AD- The beginning of Charlemagnes reign
768AD- Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, was King of the Franks from 768AD. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that included much of Western and Central Europe.
