-
-
He had ALL thieves impaled even if the only thing they stole was bread. First he had them publicly tortured and then impaled.
-
Justinian the First becames Emperor of East Rome. Two years later, he publishes the Justinian Code of Law. This code of law stays for at least 5 years.
-
Born into the Qyarash clan.
-
The First Crusade was started by a speech from Pope Urban I.
-
The Knights Templar was started partly by St. Bernard and based on the Cistercian one of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
-
He was elected Pope at the age of 37. He had immense power and used it both constructively and destructively.
-
Rules that limited the power of the King. King John of England forced to sign by his barons.
-
The Housr of Valois and the Plantagenets both wanted to role as the King of France.
-
The Black Pkague killed almost 1/3 of the European population. People believe that it came from rats travelling westward from China. A song was written about the Black Plague that children today sing, it's called Ring a Ring of Roses.
-
Gregory the Great is crowned as Pope. He is known as the "Father of Christian Worship" because of his efforts to revise Roman worship. His writing is better than any Pope that has been his predecessor.