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Odoacre, king of the Heruli, overthrew the last emperor of Rome, Romulus Augustulus. Begin the Middle Ages. -
Muslims defeat the Visigoth army and remain in the Iberian Peninsula for seven centuries.
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Vikings attack and conquer almost all England and attack France (Paris), Italy (Pisa) and Spain (Seville, Lisbon and the north).
King Harold defeat king of Norway Harald. -
Disagreements between Western and Eastern church leaders on several issues, including Papal authority and the Filioque clause of the Nicene Creed. -
The duke of Normandy, William "The Conqueror" defeats saxon king Harold and becomes king of England. -
Christian armies fight against Muslims to conquer Jerusalem. In the end they are rejected.
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It was an agreement imposed on King John of England by barons to limit his power and prevent arbitrary royal acts such as confiscation of land and unreasonable taxes. -
It was an intermittent conflict between France and England. In the end France manages to expel the English from its territory
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Yersinia pestis, a zoonotic bacteria usually found in small mammals and the fleas that parasitize them. -
Birth of Joan of Arc. Heroine of the French army in the 100 years war. -
The Ottoman army conquers Constantinople and ends the Eastern Roman Empire. End of the Middle Ages.