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Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
the name given to a century-long series of military conflicts between the French and the English
Troubadour
a type of secular poet-musician that flourished in southern France during the 12 and 13th centuries who sang songs of love
Chanson
a French term used broadly to indicate a lyrical song from the Middle Ages into the 20th century
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Fall of the 2nd temple
313
Decriminalization of Christianity, emperor Constantine
379-380
Christianity becomes the official religion of the Roman Empire, Emperor Theodosius
476
Fall of Rome
1163
Construction of Notre Dame begins
1450-1460
Gutenburg printing press gains prominence
1337-1453
Hundred years war between England and France
1453
Constantinople falls, later becoming Istanbul
1492
Christopher Columbus reaches North America
1501
First music book printed in Venice
1517
Benedictine Monk Martin Luther- Posts theses on the church door in wittenberg, germany ushering the protestant movement
1530
Madrigal Craze Begins