The Middle Ages

By hprie6
  • 476

    Middle Ages begins

    The Middle Ages starts when the Roman Empire collapses.
  • Period: 476 to 1492

    Middle Ages

  • 481

    Clovis becomes King of the Franks

  • 570

    Muhammad, Islamic prophet is born

  • 800

    Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor

  • 835

    Vikings begin to raid across Northern Europe

  • Oct 26, 899

    Alfred the Great dies

  • 1066

    William of Normandy (William the Conqueror) conquers England

  • 1189

    Richard I (Richard Lionheart) becomes King of England

  • 1206

    The Mongol Empire begins

  • 1215

    King John of England signs the Magna Carta

  • 1271

    Marco Polo leaves on his famous journey to explore Asia

  • 1347

    The Black Death begins

  • 1431

    Joan of Arc is executed by England

    Heroine of France, even lead an army
  • 1453

    Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Empire

    The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Constantinople
  • Aug 22, 1485

    Battle of Bosworth Field

  • 1492

    The Middle Ages ends

    Columbus arrives in America, starting the Modern Age.

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