medieval time

battle of tours

Oct 10, 732

the battle of the tours fought on October 10, 732 between forces under the Frankish leader Charles Martel

Battle of Hastings

Oct 14, 1066

King Harold II of England is defeated by the Norman forces of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings, fought on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, England.

crusades

Feb 1, 1095

The Crusades were military campaigns sanctioned by the Latin Roman Catholic Church during the High Middle Ages and Late Middle Ages

Concordat of Worms

Mar 1, 1122

Worms, Concordat of, 1122, agreement reached by Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V to put an end to the struggle over investiture

Magna Carta

Jun 15, 1215

Magna Carta is a charter agreed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215

francis of assisi

Oct 3, 1226

Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of St. Clare

Hundred Years’ War

Feb 1, 1337

The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the House of Valois, rulers of the Kingdom of France, for control of the latter kingdom

black plague

Feb 1, 1340

The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people

Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor

Mar 2, 2022

Karl and Charles the Great, was a medieval emperor who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814. In 771, Charlemagne became king of the Franks.

Song of Roland

Mar 2, 2022

The Song of Roland is a heroic poem based on the Battle of Roncevaux in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne