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Oct 10, 732
Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours took place on Oct. 10th, 732 AD. Charles Martel defended Europe against Muslim advance and retained Christianity as Europe's major religion. -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson went head to head at the Battle of Hastings for the throne of England. The win by William the Conqueror brought feudalism to England, and also brought the customs of Europe to England. -
Period: Mar 14, 1096 to Feb 25, 1204
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of wars fought by the Christians to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Pope promised that anyone who died fighting the Crusades were guaranteed to go to heaven. As a result, Constantinopole was ravaged, it expanded European trade, many Jews and Muslims were killed, and it encouraged the Church to spread Christianity. -
Sep 23, 1122
Concordat of Worms
The Concordat of Worms was an agreement between Pope Innocent III and Henry IV about who could appoint who. They both agreed that the Pope could only appoint Bishops, and that the King could only appoint jobs in government. -
Period: Feb 25, 1184 to Feb 25, 1250
Inquisition
The Inquisition was a church court ran by the Pope to convict and forgive people of heresy, acts against God. Inside, people would be forced to confess heresy, if they did not, they would be tortured. Once they did however, they were punished and forgiven. -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
On June 15, 1215, King John signed the Magna Carta which was a set of rules that the King had to follow. This created the basis of universal human rights that our governments and other governments use today. -
Nov 13, 1295
Parliament
Parliament was King Edward the I's first attempt at representative government. The government had 2 houses. The knights and towns people had the house of commons. High Ranking Nobles had the House of Lords. -
Period: Feb 17, 1346 to Feb 24, 1353
Black Plague
The Black Plague spread all over Europe and killed 38 million Europeans. It also however, helped with technological advances, changed the economy, decreased the population, and changed the feudal system. -
Period: Feb 25, 1346 to Feb 25, 1453
Hundred Years' Wars
Edward III and Henry V fought over who had control of France and who was the King of France. England gained control over northern France and settled that argument. -
Charlemagne/Holy Roman Empire
Charlemagne was the first king to unite most of western Europe since the Roman empire. He moved the Capital to Aachen, let the pope have the power to choose emperors and was an advocate of education. He was also crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
