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406
The Barbarian invasion of the Western Roman Empire.
Fall of the Western Roman empire -
467
The last Western Roman Emperor is deposed.
Romulus Augustulus was deposed by Odoacer. He was the last Western Roman Emperor. -
Dec 25, 800
Charlemagne is crowned as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
Charlemagne was crowned as Emperor by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800, but his dominions were divided between his heirs, with the eastern portions ultimately reunited under Otto I. After Pope John XII asked Otto for military assistance, Otto secured a papal coronation for what would become the Holy Roman Empire. -
Jan 1, 1066
The Normans conquer England
The Norman conquest of England was the 11th century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled as William the Conqueror -
Feb 1, 1066
The Vikings begin attacking Christian settlements.
Vikings attack Europe and Ireland, seriously threatning Europe -
Jan 1, 1099
The First Crusade captures Jerusalem from the Muslims.
During the First Crusade, Christian knights from Europe capture Jerusalem after seven weeks of siege and begin massacring the city's Muslim and Jewish population. -
Feb 1, 1220
The Mongols invade Afghanistan, Persia, Russia, parts of Eastern Europe and China.
Mongols invade and take over Eastern Europe and China -
Jan 1, 1271
The last Crusade fails.
It took place in 1271–1272. Louis IX of France's failure to capture Tunis in the Eighth Crusade led Henry III of England's son Edward to sail to Acre in what is known as the Ninth Crusade.