Medieval Europe

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  • 500

    Clovis

    Clovis
    Clovis conquers most of France and Belgium and converting his territories into western Catholic Christianity
  • Period: 500 to Nov 13, 1509

    Medieval Europe

  • Period: Nov 13, 600 to Nov 13, 1050

    The Early Middle Ages

  • Nov 13, 627

    Persia is conquered

    Persia is conquered by Byzantine forces.
  • Nov 13, 650

    The Arabs Conquer

    Arab forces conquer most of the Byzantine territories, formerly occupied by the Persians.
  • Nov 13, 677

    Arabs try to conquer Constantinople

    The Arabs attempt to conquer Constantinople but fail.
  • Nov 13, 700

    Conversion of England

    Benedictine missionaries complete the conversion of England begun by St. Gregory the Great.
  • Nov 13, 735

    History of the English Church and People

    History of the English Church and People
    Vernerable Bede writes the History of the English Church and People in Latin
  • Nov 13, 750

    Early Medieval Art

    Early Medieval Art
    Irish monks established early- Medieval art
  • Nov 13, 750

    Beowulf

    Beowulf
    The first great English epic poem is written in Old English.
  • Nov 13, 1066

    William the Conqueror

    William the Conqueror
    William the Conqueror invades England and asserts his right to the English throne at the Battle of Hastings.
  • Nov 13, 1071

    Seljuk Turks

    Seljuk Turks
    The Seljuk Turks of Islam defeat the Byzantines at Manzikert in Asia Minor and reconquer most of the eastern Byzantine provinces.
  • Nov 13, 1099

    The First Crusade

    Captured Jerusalem and killed their main inhabitants
  • Nov 13, 1212

    Spain reconquers

    Spain reconquers the Iberian peninsula from the Muslims in the name of Christianity.
  • Nov 13, 1328

    The last heir of the Capetain Dynasty Dies

    is replaced by the first ruler of the Valois dynasty
  • Nov 13, 1347

    Black Death

    Black Death
    The plague appears during a time of economic depression and occurs frequintly until the fifteenth century
  • Nov 13, 1356

    War between the English and the French

    War between the English and the French
    A war begins between the English and the French directly following an occurrence of the Black Death in France.