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Invention of Wheelbarrow A.D.
The most distinctive characteristic of the wheelbarrow is its single wheel. Theoretically, the center of gravity rule should make the one-wheel cart very easy to overturn -
Jan 3, 1054
Great Schism
in the history of the roman Catholic church, the period from 1378 to 1417, when there were two, and later three, rival popes, -
Jan 13, 1099
1st crusade
The First Crusade (1096 - 1099) played a very important part in Medieval England. The First Crusade was an attempt to re-capture Jerusalem. -
Jan 14, 1144
2nd crusade
A second crusade was seen as necessary due to the capture of the County of Edessa in 1144, which meant more military reinforcements were needed. -
Jan 4, 1189
Henry II
survived wars, rebellion, and controversy to successfully rule one of the Middle Ages' most powerful kingdoms. -
Jan 12, 1200
Late Middle Ages
Although agricultural productivity had increased in the High Middle Ages, population growth had exceeded the limits of the agricultural economy by 1300. Part of the problem was that the world climate began shifting again in the mid-1200s -
Mar 3, 1215
King John and the Magna Carta
King John was born in 1167 and died in 1216. Like William I, King John is one of the more of Medieval England and is most associated with the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215. -
Jan 11, 1300
High Middle Ages A.D.
As Europe entered the period known as the High Middle Ages, the church became the universal and unifying institution. -
Jan 6, 1412
Joan of Arc and Orleans
Joan of Arc lived an extraordinary life and accomplished incredible feats during, her brief lifetime. -
Jan 8, 1500
Start of the Middle Ages A.D.
ddle Ages, the period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century ce to the period of the Renaissance (variously interpreted as beginning in the 13th, 14th, or 15th century -
Invention of the Printing Press
The Renaissance spread to Germany, France, England, and Spain in the late fifteenth and the sixteenth centuries. In its migration northward, Renaissance culture adapted itself to conditions unknown in Italy, such as the growth of the monarchical state and the strength of lay piety -
3rd Crusade
The Third Crusade is dominated by the leadership offered by the two main leaders involved - Saladin and Richard the Lionheart. As with most major leaders of the Medieval Times, we know very little about both Richard the Lionhear -
Rise of Charlemagne A.D.
Charles the Great, or Charlemagne as he is usually called, succeeded his father Pepin. He was a great statesman and a great conqueror -
Legacy AFTER CHARLEMAGNE”S DEATH A.D.
The Three Heirs to the Roman Empire: 6th-7th centuries: a new period in the history of world civilization; clear that no one empire would rule the Mediterranean world; by the 7th century
