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When he defeated The Last Roman army he then tried to take over Germanic kingdoms because he wanted more land. -
He built twelve monasteries for his followers, to be governed by twelve abbots who would be overseen by Benedict himself. In 530, he founded the great Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino, -
He built twelve monasteries for his followers, to be governed by twelve abbots who would be overseen by Benedict himself. In 530, he founded the great Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino,
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Battle of Tours, also called Battle of Poitiers, (October 732), victory won by Charles Martel, the de facto ruler of the Frankish kingdoms, over Muslim invaders from Spain. The battlefield cannot be exactly located, but it was fought somewhere between Tours and Poitiers, in what is now west-central France. -
Battle of Tours, also called Battle of Poitiers, (October 732), victory won by Charles Martel, the de facto ruler of the Frankish kingdoms, over Muslim invaders from Spain. The battlefield cannot be exactly located, but it was fought somewhere between Tours and Poitiers, in what is now west-central France.
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he first recorded Viking raid in Irish history occurred in AD 795 when Vikings, possibly from Norway looted the island of Lambay. This was followed by a raid on the coast of Brega in 798, and raids on the coast of Connacht in 807. These early Viking raids were generally small in scale and quick. -
As a way to acknowledge Charlemagne's power and reinforce his relationship with the church, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans on December 25, 800, at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. ... Charlemagne ruled from a number of cities and palaces, but spent significant time in Aachen.
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After Charlemagne’s death in 814 his empire split apart and the last Carolingian so-called emperors were confined to northern and central Italy. The last of them, Berengar of Friuli, was murdered in 924. The title became more of a reality after it passed to the kings of the East Franks in what became Germany. -
Norman Conquest, the military conquest of England by William, duke of Normandy, primarily effected by his decisive victory at the Battle of Hastings (October 14, 1066) and resulting ultimately in profound political, administrative, and social changes in the British Isles.
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The university of bologna is founded
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The earliest initiative for the First Crusade began in 1095 when Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos requested military support from the Council of Piacenza in the empire's conflict with the Seljuk-led Turks.
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The term “Franciscan” refers to followers of three orders within the Catholic Church founded by Francis of Assisi, namely the Third Order of Saint Francis, the Order of Saint Clare, and the Order of Friars Minor.