5/20/2014

511 AD - Clovis unite Franks into one kingdome

600 AD - Chuch + Franks rulers convert many

Fear of muslims in southern Europe spur many to become Christians

520 AD - Benadict wrote the rules for monks and monasteries

His sister Scholastica did the same for nuns in convents

731 AD - the Venerable Bede wrote a killer history of England

Monks opened schools, maintained libraries and copied books (Bible, Greek, texts)

Major domo - Mayor of the palace

Charles Martel - the hammer - defeated Muslim army  in 732

Son is Pepin the short (King by the grace of God)

He had two sons Charles and Carolman

Carolman died and Charles takes thrown as Charlemagne

Charlemagne
 6' 4"
built best empire since Rome
Faught Muslims in Spain
Pope leo III Crowned him in 800 AD
Regularly visited all of his kingdom