Download (4)

The Middle Ages in the Western World

By 2003272
  • 410

    Barbarian invasion of the Western Roman Empire

    Barbarian invasion of the Western Roman Empire
    The barbarians weren't just one people group. The term "barbarian" was used to describe a wide variety of different peoples that had little to do with each other. Many of the groups that attacked and invaded the Roman Empire were Germanic tribes from Northern Europe.
  • 476

    Last Western Roman Emperor is deposed

    Last Western Roman Emperor is deposed
    www.ushistory.org/civ/6f.aspThe Angles and Saxons populated the British Isles, and the Franks ended up in France. In 476 C.E. Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome.
  • Nov 10, 793

    Vikings begin attacking Christian settlements.

    Vikings begin attacking Christian settlements.
    The Viking Age was a period of considerable religious change in Scandinavia. Part of the popular image of the Vikings is that they were all pagans, with a hatred of the Christian Church. The Vikings came into contact with Christianity through their raids, and when they settled in lands with a Christian population, they adopted Christianity quite quickly.
  • Dec 25, 800

    Charlemagne is crowned as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

    Charlemagne is crowned as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
    Charlemagne was crowned as Emperor by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800, but his dominions were divided between his heirs, with the eastern portions ultimately reunited under Otto I. After Pope John XII asked Otto for military assistance, Otto secured a papal coronation for what would become the Holy Roman Empire.
  • Jan 5, 1066

    Normans conquer England

    Normans conquer England
    The Norman conquest of England was the 11th century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled as William the Conqueror.
  • Feb 2, 1219

    Last Crusade fails

    Last Crusade fails
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_CrusadeThe Ninth Crusade, which is sometimes grouped with the Eighth Crusade, is commonly considered to be the last major medieval Crusade to the Holy Land. Others consider the Fifth Crusade of Frederick II as two crusades, making the crusade launched by Louis IX in 1270 the Eighth Crusade.