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Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1500
middle ages (500-1500)
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Franks become Christian
Clovis, the Franks' leader prayed the Chrisitan God asking him to help them win the war, and if they won he would get his whole kingdom to convert to Christianity -
Period: Oct 31, 700 to Oct 31, 1000
European Invasions
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Period: Jan 1, 715 to
Reign of Charlemagne (715-814)
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Jan 1, 750
Pepin the Short
Fought the Lombards who were invading Italy and threatening Rome. The Pop anointed Pepin "King by grace of God." He began the reign of Frankish rulers. -
Period: Jan 1, 751 to
Carolingian Dynasty (751-987)
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Nov 24, 1066
Battle of Hastings
Normans and Saxons fought the battle that changed the course of history. -
Oct 29, 1075
Banning of lay invesiture
The Investiture Controversy or Investiture Contest was the conflict between Church and state in medieval Europe. In the 11th and 12th centuries, a series of Popes challenged the authority of European monarchies over control of appointments, or investitures, of church officials such as bishops and abbots. -
Nov 24, 1093
First Crusade
Alexius Comnenus (Byzantine emperor) sent an appeal to Pope Urban II. He wanted help against the Muslim Turks. So Pope Urban II issued a call for a "holy war", or Crusade to gain control of Jerusalem. -
Period: Nov 24, 1096 to Nov 24, 1270
Crusades
CrusadesEconomic goals and religious motives. Seen to get rid of quarrelsome knights who fought eachother. -
May 29, 1176
Battle of Legnano
Foot soldires of the Lombard League faced Frederick's army of mounted kinghts at the Battle of Legnano. In their victory the foot soldiers used corssbows to defeat feudal knights for the first time in victory. -
Nov 24, 1215
Magna Carta
This document guaranteed certain basic political rights. John (Softsword) was forved to agree to signing this document. -
Nov 24, 1295
Parliament in England
Parliament consisted of two burgesses from every borough and two knights from every county served in this legislative group -
Period: Nov 24, 1337 to Nov 24, 1453
Hundred Years' War
WarEnglish kinds claimed that they ruled France and this is what started the war. -
Period: Nov 24, 1340 to Nov 24, 1400
Bubonic Plague
PlagueThis plague traveled through Europe killing many. -
Nov 24, 1400
Vernacular
Dante Alighieri wrote The Diving Comedy in italian. Geoffret Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in English. Christine de Pisan wrote The Cirt of Ladies in French. -
Nov 24, 1431
Joan of Arc
She was cannonized as a saint after her stories were proven to have nothing to with witchcraft. -
Nov 24, 1492
Reconquista
An effort to drive Muslims out of Spain. Muslims eventually only held the tiny kingdom of Granada. Granada fell to the Christian army of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Spanish monarchs. -
uniting of the franks
The first royal house of France which is the dynasty that was provided by The Franks. The word France derives from them, in the orgin one of the Germanic tribes. -
Crowning of charlemagne by the pope
There was a considerable amount of tension between the pope and Constantinople, before Charlemagne was crowned Emperor. Relations between them had been strained since the time of Justinain. -
Vikings v. France
In an attempt to stop the Viking raids Charles agrees to give Rollo Normandy. -
Gregory the Great
Pop Gregory I expands the authority of the papacy. He also brings politics into the Church. -
Downfall of Charlemagne's Empire
Louis the empire to all three of his sons. They foughts over it and eventually it would split up the land. There is no central auhtority or strong leadership so the empire becomes weak.
