-
486
Clovis defeats the last Roman Army in Western Europe
-
732
Charles Martel defeats Muslim invaders in the Battle of Tours
-
792
Vikings made their earliest known raid on Ireland
-
800
Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne emperor at St. Peter's Basilica
-
1088
Irnerius founded the University of Bologna in Bologna, Italy
-
1096
Pope Urban II led the First Crusades in Levant and Anatolia
-
1170
English archbishop Thomas Becket is murdered at Canterbury Cathedral
-
1209
Saint Francis of Assisi formed the Franciscan order in Rome
-
1215
King John signed the Magna Carta in Runnymede
-
1291
Al-Ashraf-Khalil in Acre fell to the Muslim Mamluks ending the Crusades
-
1347
Rats carrying the Black Plague arrive and spread across Europe and killed 1/3 of Europe's population including peasants, knights, lords, etc.
-
1492
Isabella and Ferdinand conquer Granada
