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455
Vandals sack Rome
Roman Emperor Valentinian III, breaks treaty with Vandals that pledged Eudocia as the bride to be of Gaiseric. -
511
Clovis King of the Franks
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547
St.Benedict of Nursia
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Oct 10, 732
Battle of Tours
Frankish leader, Charles Martel, and the Frankish army stop the Muslim Moors form invading Europe. -
735
Saint Bede
Benedictine monk who wrote the first book about the history of the English people. -
768
Missi dominici
The missi dominici were the eyes & ears of C -
782
Massacre of Verdun
Charlemagne ordered 4,500 warriors murderer to due their pagan beliefs & who is the dominant authority in Europe. -
793
Vikings Raid Lindisfarne
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Jan 28, 814
Charlemagne
Charlemagne, dies 814, King of the Frankish king & emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Started cultural revival in Europe after fall of Rome known as the Carolingian Renaissance. -
899
King Alfred of England
King Alfred was famous for the translation of Latin books into English, beginning education, defeating the Vikings. -
932
Muhammed al-Razi
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Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hasting
Anglo-Saxon king Harold II vs. Wm. of Normandy fight for the crown of England. The Normans defeated the Anglo-Saxon. -
1085
Domesday Book
William The Conqueror, the Norman, commissioned the first record of taxes & census in Britain with the "Domesbook." -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Document signed by King John of England granting rights to rebellious lords. The "rule of law" would apply to the king & lords equally. -
Aug 18, 1227
Genghis Khan
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1255
Sundiata Keita
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1324
Mansa Musa Hajj
Mansa Musa starts his pilgrimage to Mecca to satisfy the Five Pillars of Islam. -
Jan 8, 1324
Marco Polo
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Jul 25, 1368
Guy de Chauliac
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Oct 25, 1400
Geoffrey Chaucer
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1405
Christine de Pisan
First (1st) professional female writer publishes her book "The Book of the City of Ladies." -
May 30, 1431
Joan of Arc
The "Maid of Orleans"
