The Dark Ages

  • The Fall Of Rome
    476

    The Fall Of Rome

    This is when the light of Rome was extinquished and the dark ages began. When the germanic goths took over and destroyed after a siege.
  • Clovis conquers and Converts
    500

    Clovis conquers and Converts

    Clovis ,the founder of the Frankish state ,conquers most of France and Belgium and converts to Christianity. He wa the first of the Frankish Kings to unite the Frankish tribes under one ruler
  • Founding of the Benectine Order
    520

    Founding of the Benectine Order

    Saint Benedict founded the benedictine order . He also set the basic rules of monacstitism
  • Battle of Tours
    Oct 1, 732

    Battle of Tours

    Charles Martel fights of muslim expansion into Europe in north central France.
  • Battle of Hastings
    Oct 14, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

    During the Norman conquest of England . Duke William of Normandy defeated King Harold.
  • The First Crusade
    Jan 1, 1099

    The First Crusade

    The Holy war was the reaction of the massacre of Christian pilgrims going to the holy land . Launched by Pope Urban. The city of Jerusalem was taken from the muslims
  • The Second Crusade
    Jan 1, 1147

    The Second Crusade

    The second crusade was the outcome of muslim union and the attack of the city of Edessa . The crusaders came to defend the holy land . The crusader armies were defeated and they accomplished nothing at the end in 1149.
  • The Third Crusade
    Oct 21, 1189

    The Third Crusade

    Muslim ruler Saladin attacked Christian citys and eventually took Jerusalem. This sparked the western cry for a third crusade and after long battles Richard the Lion Heart made a truce with Saladin and the crusade was over in 1192
  • The Fourth Crusade
    Jan 1, 1202

    The Fourth Crusade

    Pope Innocent called Christians to combine forces against Muslims . Those who answered the call were to attack Egypt ,but instead they took other Christian cities for wealth rather than god.The fourth crusade really wasn't a crusade .It ended in 1261.
  • Franciscan Order formed
    Jan 1, 1209

    Franciscan Order formed

    Son of a wealthy Italian merchant , Saint Francis also known as Goivani Francesco started the Catholic order of monks known as the Franciscan Order.
  • Magna Carta is signed
    Jan 1, 1215

    Magna Carta is signed

    This document signed by King John of England limits the Kings power and proclames that even the king has to obey the laws.
  • The Plague
    Jan 1, 1347

    The Plague

    The Bubonic plague was caused by fleas coming on ships coming from the Orient. The plague approximately killed more than half of the European population.
  • Battle of Agincourt
    Oct 24, 1415

    Battle of Agincourt

    A major English victoy in the hundred years war.
  • Crowning of Charlemagne

    Crowning of Charlemagne

    One of the greatest kings ever Charlemagne or "Charles the great is crowned Holy Roman Emperor