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400
government
The dramatic increase in population, and change in population distribution caused by the Industrial Revolution necessitated similarly dramatic reform in local administration in England, which was achieved gradually throughout the 19th century. Much of the 20th century was spent searching for an idealised system of local government. -
500
uniting the franks
The Franks provide the dynasty which can be seen as the first royal house of France. From them, in origin one of the Germanic tribes, the word France derives. The dynasty itself is called Merovingian, from Merovech - a leader of the tribe in the mid-5th century of whom nothing is known but his name. -
Period: 500 to Oct 26, 1500
middle ages
500 Clovis, founder of the Frankish state, conquers most of France and Belgium, converting his territories to Western Catholic Christianity. He founds the Merovingian dynasty and passes his kingdom on to his sons, who begin fighting one another for additional territory. -
Period: Oct 26, 751 to
carolingian dynasty
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Period: Nov 26, 1098 to Nov 26, 1270
Crusades (1096-1270)
There were eight major military crusades inspired by the Roman Catholic Church in the attempt to free the Holy Land (ancient Israel) from Muslim dominance and Jewish influences. -
May 29, 1176
battle of legnano
Battle between Frederick Barbarossa and the Lombard cities allied with Milan. Frederick had called for German aid in his struggle in Italy, and the army that had responded had reached Como. The Emperor was based at Pavia, with Milan lying on a direct line between the two places. Barbarossa quickly made to Como, and determined to march back to Pavia with his new army, skirting around Milan. The Milanese heard news of Barbarossa's movements, and moved their own army into a position where they coul -
May 30, 1254
downfall of charlemagne's empire
The three centuries which follow the downfall of the empire of Charlemagne laid the foundations of modern Europe, and made of it a world wholly different, politically, socially, and religiously, from that which had preceded it. -
Period: Nov 26, 1337 to Nov 26, 1463
Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453)
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. It was the result of a dynastic disagreement dating back to William the Conqueror who became King of England in 1066, while remaining Duke of Normandy. -
Period: Nov 26, 1340 to Nov 26, 1400
Bubonic Plague – Black Death (1340-1400)
Bubonic plague is a zoonotic disease, circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas,[1] and is one of three types of bacterial infections caused by Yersinia pestis (formerly known as Pasteurella pestis), which belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. Without treatment, the bubonic plague kills about two thirds of infected humans within 4 days. -
Jan 28, 1469
pepin the short
He is sometimes called the Short or the Little or, rarely the Great. As he was named for his grandfather, Pepin of Heristal, in turn named for his grandfather, Pepin of Landen, both mayors of the palace, Pepin the Short has sometimes been numbered Pepin III. -
pope gregory 1
Throughout the Middle Ages he was known as the Father of Christian Worship because of his exceptional efforts in revising the Roman worship of his day. -
charles the hammer
He is remembered for winning the Battle of Tours in 732, in which he defeated an invading Moorish army. This victory is traditionally credited with halting northward Islamic expansion in western Europe. -
battle of hastings
The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II.[a] It took place at Senlac Hill, approximately 10 km (61⁄4 miles) northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory. -
monastery
Monasteries may vary greatly in size, comprising a small dwelling accommodating only a hermit, or in the case of communities anything from a single building housing only one senior and two or three junior monks or nuns, to vast complexes and estates housing tens or hundreds. A monastery complex typically comprises a number of buildings which include a church, dormitory, cloister, refectory, library, balneary and infirmary. -
magna carta
Magna Carta (Latin for Great Charter)[1], 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. -
Parliament is formed in England (1295)
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, -
Great Schism (1414)
The Western Schism or Papal Schism was a split within the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417. Two men simultaneously claimed to be the true pope. Driven by politics rather than any theological disagreement. -
One event must be related to Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc,[2] IPA: [ʒan daʁk]; ca. 1412[3] – 30 May 1431), nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" (French: La Pucelle d'Orléans), is a folk heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. She was born a peasant girl in what is now eastern France -
One event must be related to vernacular
A vernacular is the native language or native dialect of a specific population, as opposed to a language of wider communication that is a second language or foreign language to the population, such as a national language, standard language, or lingua franca. -
crowning of charelmagne by the pope
Before Charlemagne was crowned Emperor, there was a considerable amount of tension between the pope and Constantinople. Relations between them had been strained since the time of Justinian. In 753 AD pope Stephen III allied with Pepin the Short, the Frankish king, which insured the success of the Franks. This alliance with the Franks was important for the papacy. During the 8th century they were being threatened by Byzantine's rivals, the Lombards. Through military campaigns, the Lombard kings t -
banning of lay investiture
Lay investiture was the appointment of bishops, abbots, and other church officials by feudal lords and vassals. No one questioned a king or noble's right to grant a bishop or abbot a fief and have him become a vassal, but the church did object to kings and nobles naming bishops or abbots. There was a close association between church and state which, in a sense, had started with the pope's crowning of Charlemagne in 800AD. With whom the final authority rested was unclear. In theory, the clergy, -
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reign of charlemagne
