The Middle Ages By tom_sinclair 410 Romans leave Britain to save Rome 476 Death of the last emperor Period: 476 to Feb 23, 1500 middle ages 570 Muhammed born Feb 23, 632 Death of Muhammed Feb 23, 711 Muslims invade Spain Feb 23, 1003 Edward the Confessor born Feb 23, 1042 Edward the Confessor comes to the throne Feb 23, 1054 The east-west schism ehich divides the church into Orthodox and Chatholic Feb 23, 1066 William the Conqueror invades England and becomes king after the battle of Hastings Feb 23, 1077 Construction of the Tower of London begins Feb 23, 1095 Pope Urban issues the Crusades to capture the Holy land Feb 23, 1099 First Crusade: Jerusalem is taken from the Muslims Sep 28, 1106 Henry I defeats older brother Rober Cutthose to become king of England Feb 23, 1117 Oxford is established Feb 23, 1118 The Knights Templar are founded to protect Jerusalem and European pilgrims entering the city Feb 23, 1135 The Anarchy begins in England Feb 23, 1147 Second Crusade: A failure Feb 23, 1187 Saladin recaptures Jerusalem Feb 23, 1189 Richard I ascends the English throne and begind taxation (to fund the crusades) Feb 23, 1189 Third Crusade Feb 23, 1202 Fourth Crusade; Croation town Zadar sacked Feb 23, 1215 The Magna Carta is sealed by king John of Engand Feb 23, 1227 Gengis Khan dies Feb 23, 1272 Ninth Crusade Feb 23, 1296 Edward I invades Scotland Jul 27, 1299 Ottoman Empire founded Period: Feb 23, 1337 to Feb 23, 1453 Hundred Year War Feb 23, 1347 The Black Death wipes nearly 50% of western europe in its first year Feb 23, 1381 Peasents revolt in England Feb 23, 1381 The bible is first translated into english Feb 23, 1399 Richard II abdicated the throne to Henry of Bolingbroke,who became Henry IV, first Landcastrian King of England Oct 25, 1415 Battle Agincourt Feb 23, 1429 Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orleans Feb 23, 1431 Trial and execution of Joan of Arc Feb 23, 1453 Constantinople falld to the Ottoman Empire May 22, 1455 War of the Roses begins Feb 23, 1487 Battle of Stroke which ends the War of Roses Feb 23, 1487 Henry Tudor bocomes king after the Battle of Bosworth Field at which he defeated richard the III Feb 23, 1492 Christopher Colubus reaches a new world Mar 2, 2022 Rome at its largest point Mar 2, 2022 Establishment of Bulgarian Empire Mar 2, 2022 Edward the Elder (son of Alfred the Great) defeats Norththumbrian Vikings Mar 2, 2022 Beginning of Charlemagnes reign Mar 2, 2022 Charlemgne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne dies Mar 2, 2022 Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England Mar 2, 2022 Alfred the Great assumes throne, first king of a united England Mar 2, 2022 Vikings attack Paris Mar 2, 2022 Death of Alfred the Great Mar 2, 2022 Otto the Great is crowned the Holy Emperor Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022 Yang Dynasty