Medieval Europe

  • 474

    Clovis united Germanic tribes to form the Franks

  • 478

    The Fall of Rome and the start of the Medieval Period

  • 732

    Islam crept into Christian territory

  • 800

    Charlemagne became the first Holy Roman Emperor

  • 871

    Alfred the Great became the King of England

  • 1095

    The Catholic Church began the crusades against Muslims and other non-Catholics

  • 1215

    The Magna Carta was signed in England

  • 1377

    The Black Death began in England

  • 1453

    The Fall of Constantinople