Medieval Project

  • 476

    Romulus Augustulus

    the complex and gradual process of disintegration of Roman political and military power in the West, culminating in the deposition of the last Western Roman emperor in 476 CE
  • 610

    the origin of Islam

    began in the Arabian Peninsula around 610 CE when the Prophet Muhammad received divine revelations from God (Allah), which form the basis of the Islamic holy book, the Quran
  • Oct 10, 732

    Battle of Poitiers

    a pivotal military clash in 732 AD where the Frankish army, led by Charles Martel, defeated a large invading Muslim army near Tours, France
  • Jun 8, 793

    Viking raids

    sudden, violent attacks by Scandinavian Norsemen, primarily in the Viking Age (late 8th to early 11th centuries), targeting undefended coastal settlements and monasteries for plunder
  • Dec 25, 800

    Coronation of Charlemagne,

    Charlemagne became emperor on Christmas Day, 800 AD, when Pope Leo III crowned him "Emperor of the Romans" in Rome
  • Oct 14, 1066

    pivotal battle

    a pivotal battle where William of Normandy defeated King Harold II of England, resulting in death of Harold and the successful Norman conquest of England
  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    In 1215, Magna Carta was issued which demarcated the King's prerogative and the rights of the people. The King was subject to the law as per the document. it was made in 1215
  • 1337

    the Hundred Years' War

    a long series of conflicts between England and France over control of the French crown
  • 1346

    the black death

    a devastating 14th-century pandemic caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, which spread via infected fleas on rats and through airborne droplets
  • May 29, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    the Ottoman conquest of the Byzantine capital on May 29, 1453, following a 55-day siege by Sultan Mehmed II's forces