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The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic , Medieval and Modern .
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences. 910: King Edward the Elder of England, son of King Alfred, defeats the Northumbrian Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall. Vikings never raid south of the River Humber again. 910: Cluny Abbey is founded by William I, Count of Auvergne.
Middle Ages c. AD 500 – 1500 A medieval stained glass panel from Canterbury Cathedral, c. 1175 – c. 1180, depicting the Parable of the Sower, a biblical narrative Including Early Middle Ages High Middle Ages Late Middle Ages Key events Fall of the Western Roman Empire Spread of Islam Treaty of Verdun East–West Schism Crusades Magna Carta Hundred Years' War Black Death Fall of ...
The pope, in turn, excommunicated the king, declared him deposed, and dissolved the oaths of loyalty made to Henry. [ 20 ] [ 94 ] The king found himself with almost no political support and was forced to make the famous Walk to Canossa in 1077, [ 95 ] by which he achieved a lifting of the excommunication at the price of humiliation.
The "small" excommunication is simply barring an individual from the Lord's Supper and "other fellowship in the church". [23] While the "great" excommunication excluded a person from both the church and political communities which he considered to be outside the authority of the church and only for civil leaders. [24]
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery .
The Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th to the 10th century. [ note 1 ] They marked the start of the Middle Ages of European history , following the decline of the Western Roman Empire , and preceding the High ...
1908: The first railroad bridge is built across the Columbia River. [11] 1910 The U.S. Census notes Washington as having over a million residents for the first time. Women are granted the right to vote in Washington. They had briefly enjoyed this right in the 1880s before Washington gained statehood. [12]