The Middle Ages in Europe By alemartues de lorande 476 End of Western Roman Empire 481 Clovis became king of Franks 570 Birth of Muhammad, prophet of Islam 600 Invention of Windmills 732 Battle of Tours 800 Crowning of Charlemagne, king of the Franks Period: 835 to 1042 Vikings' invasion of Northern Europe Period: 871 to 899 Alfred the Great, king of Wessex 919 First Use of Gun Powder 1020 Avicenna's "The Canon of Medicine" 1054 Great Schism 1066 Battle of Hastings 1096 Start of the First Crusade Period: 1189 to 1199 Richard the Lionheart, king of England 1206 The Mongol Empire is founded by Genghis Khan 1215 King John of England signed Magna Carta 1271 Marco Polo's journey in Asia 1320 Dante Alighieri completed The Divine Comedy Period: 1337 to 1453 Hundred Years' War between England and France 1347 Black Death in Europe 1431 Joan of Arc was burned alive at 19 years 1444 German inventor Johannes Gutenberg invented printing press 1453 End of Eastern Roman Empire 1470 Invention of Parachutes 1482 Leonardo Da Vinci painted "The Last Supper" 1492 Discovery of America
