Middle Ages (Clayton McGar)

Islam is founded

Oct 13, 610

Is the monotheistic religion made by the Qur’an, a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God.

Battle of Tours

Oct 13, 732

A Moslem army, in a big search for land and the end of Christianity, after the conquest of Syria, Egypt, and North Africa, began to invade Western Europe.

Vikings Discover New World

Oct 13, 1000

The Viking raiders who went from their Scandinavian home to pillage the coasts of northern Europe beginning in the 8th century.

Battle of Hastings

Oct 13, 1066

The battle of Hastings took place in the year AD 1066 after a dispute over the succession to the English throne. The Battle of Hastings, both directly and indirectly, ushered in changes in English law, language and culture and laid the groundwork for the beginnings of the English feudal system.

The First Crusade

Oct 13, 1095

The leaders of the First Crusade included some of the most distinguished representatives of European knighthood. The months which followed the Council of Clermont were marked by an epidemic of religious excitement in western Europe.

Magna Carta

Oct 13, 1215

Abuses by King John caused a revolt by nobles who compelled him to execute this recognition of rights for both noblemen and regular Englishmen. It established the principle that no one, including the king or a lawmaker, is above the law.

Marco Polo

Oct 13, 1254

Marco Polo is famous for his travels through Asia. He was one of the first Europeans to travel into Mongolia and China. He became famous for his book that told the story of his travels along the Silk Road to China.

Black Plague

Oct 13, 1348

Coming out of the East, the Black Death reached the shores of Italy in the spring of 1348 unleashing a rampage of death across Europe unprecedented in recorded history. By the time the epidemic played itself out three years later, anywhere between 25% and 50% of Europe's population had fallen victim to the pestilence.

St. Benedict

Mar 2, 2022

Benedict knew that power because he took the time to let it work within him. In the fifth century, the young Benedict went to Rome to finish his school. The subject that dominated a young man's study then was rhetoric -- the art of persuasive speaking.

Carolingian Renaissance

Mar 2, 2022

Was an isolated phenomenon. Learning did not catch fire throughout Europe. Only in the royal court, schools was there any real focus on education.

Justinians Code

Mar 2, 2022

Was the Emperor Justinian's desire that existing Roman law be collected into a simple and clear system of "code."

Middle Ages (Clayton McGar)

Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Aug 16, 1348