The Middle Ages

  • 476CE: The Fall of the West-Roman Empire
    476

    476CE: The Fall of the West-Roman Empire

    West-Rome was invaded by Germanic leader Odoacer.
    He was the first Barbarian to rule Rome.
  • 800CE: Charlemagne, the Emperor of Romans
    800

    800CE: Charlemagne, the Emperor of Romans

    Charles the Great was a king and emperor of the Franks. He also created the Holy Roman Empire.
  • 1095CE: The First Crusade is decreed
    1095

    1095CE: The First Crusade is decreed

    The First Crusade is the first bunch of wars on religion that started, and many times were in the medieval period at the Latin Church.
  • 1215CE: Magna Carta is signed
    Jun 15, 1215

    1215CE: Magna Carta is signed

    Magna Carta Libertatum is a royal charter rights that was accepted by King John of England.
    Basically, it includes the right to a fair trial and the right to justice.
  • 1315-1317CE: The Great Famine
    1315

    1315-1317CE: The Great Famine

    The Great Famine of 1315 is the first of the large crisis in Europe in the 14th century. It mostly affected Europe, affecting Eastern Russia and Italy as well.
  • 1348-1350CE: The Black Death (Bubonic Plague)
    1347

    1348-1350CE: The Black Death (Bubonic Plague)

    The Bubonic Plague, more commonly known as the Black Death, is (currently) the most fatal pandemic in all of human history, containing deaths up to 200 million in Eurasia and North Africa. It was at its peak at 1347.
  • 1378-1417CE: The Great Schism
    1369

    1378-1417CE: The Great Schism

    The Western Schism is also known as the PapalSchism, the Great Occidental Schism, and the Schism of 1378. It was a split in the Catholic Church when two men continuously claimed they were the true pope and excommunicate each other simultaneously.