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Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1300
The Middle Ages
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King Arthur
A semi-legendary Celtic leader resist Anglo-saxon invasion of Britain. -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
Norman invasion of England by William the Conquerer. -
Jan 1, 1096
The first crusade begins
Pope Urban issued a crusade to take the holy land for the church and bible. -
Jan 1, 1119
Origins of the knights templar
Military religious order founded for the purposes of supporting the crusades and presence of europeans in the holy land. -
Jan 1, 1147
The second crusade begins
The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa. It also created further advancements of crusader territory. -
Jan 1, 1189
The third crusade begins
Led by the three greatest monarchs in europe including Richard the lionheart. He didn't manage to take jerusalem back but he did manage to make a peace treaty with Saladin and aquire christians special rights into jerusalem. -
Jan 1, 1202
Fourth crusade begins
This crusade included the conquering of the eastern byzantinian capital of constantinople. Also creating the Latin empire. -
Aug 18, 1227
Death of Genghis Khan
This is the most accepted date of his death. Though there are many theories of how he died, the most accepted is he died of an injury from falling from his horse, desease, or infection. -
The Fall of Rome
This is when the goths invaded Rome. The lack of food destroyed the roman forces, making it easier for the goths to conquer it. Alaric was the leader of the goths -
Charlemagne crowned
He was the king of Franks and Holy Roman emperor crowned by Pope Leo the third.