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The Dark Ages

By JacintoA
  • 476

    The fall of Rome

    The fall of Rome
    The start of the middle ages or dark ages.
  • 481

    Clovis Becomes King

    Clovis Becomes King
    Clovis unites most of the germanic tribes that were on the province of Rome, gaul under one king.
  • 570

    Muhammad the prophet of Islam is born

    Muhammad the prophet of Islam is born
    Muhammad is born and later in his life creates Islam. He creates one of the biggest empires in history.
  • Oct 6, 732

    Battle of Tours

    Battle of Tours
    The Franks defeat the Muslims turning back Islam from Europe.
  • Oct 6, 800

    Charlemagne, King of the Franks

    Charlemagne, King of the Franks
    Charlemagnen is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. Charlemagne united much of Western Europe.
  • Oct 6, 835

    Vikings Invade

    Vikings Invade
    The Vikings from Scandinavian lands start invading northern Europe.
  • Oct 6, 896

    Alfred The Great and Vikings

    Alfred The Great and Vikings
    Alfred The Great starts to turn back the Vikings from Northern Europe.
  • Oct 6, 1042

    Vikings Stop Invading

    Vikings Stop Invading
    The Vikings go back to Scandinavian lands and stop invading Northern Europe.
  • Oct 14, 1066

    The New King

    William Normandy becomes the new king of England and changes the country for ever.
  • Oct 14, 1096

    The First Crusade

    The first crusade between the Holy Roman Empire and Muslims over holy land. There would be crusades over the next 200 years.
  • Oct 14, 1189

    Richard the Lionheart

    Richard the Lionheart, becomes King of England
  • Oct 14, 1206

    The Mongol Empire

    The Mongol Empire starts. It is founded by Genghis Khan.
  • Oct 14, 1215

    Magna Carta

    King John of England signs the Magna Carta. This document gave the people some rights and said that the king was not above the law.
  • Oct 14, 1271

    Marco Polo

    Marco Polo leaves on his famous journey to explore Asia.
  • Oct 14, 1337

    The Hundred Years War

    The Hundred Years War begins between England and France for the control of the French throne.
  • Oct 14, 1347

    The Black Plague

    The Bubonic Plague starts in Europe. It kills around half of the people in Europe.
  • Oct 14, 1431

    Joan of Arc

    French heroine Joan of Arc is executed by England at the age of 19.
  • Oct 14, 1444

    Johannes Gutenberg

    The german inventor Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.
  • Oct 6, 1453

    Ottoman Empiere and Byzanthium Empiere

    The Ottoman Empiere takes over constantinople and its the end of the eastern Roman Empiere or the Byzanthium Empiere.
  • Oct 6, 1486

    Leonardo Da Vinci and the Renasence

    Leonardo Da Vinci and the Renasence
    Leonardo Da Vinci painted The Last Supper and started the movement of the renaissance.