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Timeline of the Middle Ages.

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  • Last Roman emporer forced to give up his rule.
    476

    Last Roman emporer forced to give up his rule.

  • Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1491

    Medieval Europe

  • Muslim conquest of Spain concluded
    Sep 19, 715

    Muslim conquest of Spain concluded

  • William of Normandy invades England and is crowned King William I of England
    Sep 19, 1066

    William of Normandy invades England and is crowned King William I of England

  • Start of the First Crusade, the first of eight wars fought between Christians and Muslims over the next 175 years.
    Sep 19, 1096

    Start of the First Crusade, the first of eight wars fought between Christians and Muslims over the next 175 years.

  • Building work starts on the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
    Sep 19, 1163

    Building work starts on the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

  • Under the leadership of Saladin, Muslim forces capture Jerusalem, providing a motive for the Third Crusade.
    Sep 19, 1187

    Under the leadership of Saladin, Muslim forces capture Jerusalem, providing a motive for the Third Crusade.

  • Venetian Marco Polo begins a 25 year exploration of eastern countries (with time spent at the court of the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan.)
    Sep 19, 1271

    Venetian Marco Polo begins a 25 year exploration of eastern countries (with time spent at the court of the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan.)

  • Start of the One Hundred Years War between England and France.
    Sep 19, 1337

    Start of the One Hundred Years War between England and France.

  • Pandemic known as the Black Death arrives in Sicily (the 'gateway' to Europe)
    Sep 19, 1347

    Pandemic known as the Black Death arrives in Sicily (the 'gateway' to Europe)

  • The Peasant's Revolt in England; peasants revolt against strict ruloes imposed on wage rises and working conditions, following the acute labourr shortages caused by the Black Death.
    Sep 19, 1381

    The Peasant's Revolt in England; peasants revolt against strict ruloes imposed on wage rises and working conditions, following the acute labourr shortages caused by the Black Death.

  • Medici family become prominent in the rule of Florence.
    Sep 19, 1389

    Medici family become prominent in the rule of Florence.

  • Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.
    Sep 19, 1400

    Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.

  • Leonardo da Vinci born
    Sep 19, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci born

  • Henry VIII crowned King of England
    Sep 19, 1491

    Henry VIII crowned King of England

  • Charlemagne crowned by the Pope as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

    Charlemagne crowned by the Pope as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire