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The Middle Ages Timeline

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  • 476

    The Fall of the Western Roman Empire

    The Fall of the Western Roman Empire was caused by outsiders attacking which caused the Western Roman Empire to be defeated.
  • Charlemagne, the Emperor of Romans
    Dec 25, 800

    Charlemagne, the Emperor of Romans

    Charlemagne was crowned the Emperor of Romans because he gave money and land to the Christian church and protected the popes.
  • The First Crusade is decreed
    1095

    The First Crusade is decreed

    During the First Crusade, Christian knights from Europe capture Jerusalem after seven weeks of siege.
  • Magna Carta is signed.
    1215

    Magna Carta is signed.

    Magna Carta was signed as a piece treated between King John and his subjects, and demanded that every person had to obey the law, including the king.
  • Period: 1315 to 1317

    The Great Famine

    The Great Famine was when the potato crop failed in successive years. The crop failures were caused by late blight, a disease that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots, or tubers, of the potato plant.
  • Period: 1348 to 1350

    The Black Death

    The Black Death was a plague in the middle ages killing half the population of Europe.
  • Period: 1378 to 1417

    The Great Schism

    The Great Schism came about due to a complex mix of religious disagreements and political conflicts.