• Dec 11, 733

    charles martel defeats the moors at tours

    war
  • Dec 7, 1059

    the year the cardinals began to elect each new pope

    religion
  • Dec 25, 1066

    william the conqueror began his rule

    politics
  • Dec 7, 1095

    pope urban II calls for war

    war
  • Dec 12, 1096

    first crusade begins

    war
  • Dec 7, 1122

    concordat of worms

    religon
  • Dec 7, 1145

    second crusade begins

    war
  • Dec 7, 1170

    thomas becket murdered

    war
  • Dec 7, 1187

    Salah al-Din recaptures jerusalem

    war
  • Dec 12, 1189

    third crusade begins

    war
  • Dec 12, 1212

    franciscan order founded

    religion
  • Dec 12, 1212

    children's crusade

    war
  • Dec 7, 1215

    magna carta signed

    writing
  • Dec 12, 1216

    dominican order founded

    religion
  • May 26, 1226

    lombard league defeats frederick

    war
  • Jun 1, 1265

    dante alighieri born

    politics
  • Dec 12, 1291

    the last crusade, when muslims captured acre

    war
  • Dec 11, 1324

    defender of the peace written

    writing
  • Dec 7, 1337

    hundred years war begins

    war
  • Dec 12, 1343

    geoffrey chaucer born

    politics
  • Dec 11, 1347

    black death spreads into europe

    politics
  • Dec 12, 1415

    battle of agincourt

    war
  • Dec 12, 1415

    jan hus burned at the stake

    religion
  • May 12, 1431

    joan of arc burned at the stake

    religion
  • Dec 7, 1453

    hundred war year ended

    war
  • Dec 12, 1455

    war of the roses begin

    war
  • Dec 12, 1492

    ferdinand and isabella order all jews to leave spain

    religion
  • clovis becomes king

    politics
  • charlemagne is declared "emperor of the romans"

    politics
  • first capetian king rules

    politics