Middle Ages of Europe By Mirajane1224 486 Clovis defeats last Roman Army in Western Europe Link:https://www.penfield.edu/webpages/jgiotto/onlinetextbook.cfm?subpage=1680226. 529 Benedict of Nursia founds the first Benedictine monastery. Link: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Benedict-of-Nursia 732 Charles Martel defeats Muslim invaders in the Battle of Tours. Link: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-tours 792 Vikings make their earliest known raid on Ireland Link: https://www.yourirish.com/history/medieval/vikings-invade-ireland 800 Pope Leo lll crowns Charlemagne emperor Link: https://www.britannica.com/place/Holy-Roman-Empire/Coronation-of-Charlemagne-as-emperor 1088 University of Bologna is founded Link: http://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=2659 1096 First Crusade begins Link: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jerusalem-captured-in-first-crusade 1209 Franciscan order forms Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Franciscans 1215 Magna Carta is signed Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Magna-Carta 1291 Crusades End Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/the-crusades-an-arab-perspective/2016/12/liberation-fall-acre-crusades-161225103519869.html 1347 Plague arrives in Europe Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/spread-of-the-black-death-through-europe-4123214 1492 Isabella and Ferdinand conquer Granada Link: https://www.britannica.com/place/Spain/The-conquest-of-Granada
