Middle ages

The Middle Ages

  • Western Roman Empire Ends
    476

    Western Roman Empire Ends

  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500

    THE MIDDLE AGES

    The time when many things went wrong
  • Birth of Muhammad
    570

    Birth of Muhammad

  • Moors start raiding Spain
    Jan 1, 711

    Moors start raiding Spain

  • William of Normandy wins Battle of Hastings and becomes King of England.
    Jan 1, 1066

    William of Normandy wins Battle of Hastings and becomes King of England.

  • Crusades Start
    Jan 1, 1096

    Crusades Start

  • Small towns start springing up over Europe
    Jan 1, 1100

    Small towns start springing up over Europe

  • Minamoto Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of Japan
    Jan 1, 1192

    Minamoto Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of Japan

  • Genghis Khan was elected as Khagan of the Mongols and the Mongol Empire was established
    Jan 1, 1206

    Genghis Khan was elected as Khagan of the Mongols and the Mongol Empire was established

  • Children's Crusade
    Jan 1, 1212

    Children's Crusade

  • King John of England signs the Magna Carta
    Jun 15, 1215

    King John of England signs the Magna Carta

  • First meeting held in England of a parliament
    Jan 1, 1275

    First meeting held in England of a parliament

  • Crusades end
    Jan 1, 1291

    Crusades end

  • The Great Famine breaks out in Northern Europe
    Jan 1, 1315

    The Great Famine breaks out in Northern Europe

    Until 1317
  • 100 Years' War starts
    Jan 1, 1337

    100 Years' War starts

  • Black Death Plague breaks out in Europe
    Jan 1, 1347

    Black Death Plague breaks out in Europe

  • Wat Tyler leads a revolt of English peasants to win more freedom from landowners
    Jan 1, 1381

    Wat Tyler leads a revolt of English peasants to win more freedom from landowners

  • Joan of Arc drives out the English from Orleans.
    Jan 1, 1429

    Joan of Arc drives out the English from Orleans.

  • 100 Years' War ends
    Jan 1, 1453

    100 Years' War ends

  • Henry Tudor (Henry VII) is crowned King of England
    Jan 1, 1485

    Henry Tudor (Henry VII) is crowned King of England

  • Vikings start raiding Europe

    Vikings start raiding Europe

    Starting from England (Lindisfarne Monastery).
  • Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor

    Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor

    His kingdom was the largest kingdom since the fall of the Roman Empire.