The Great Schism

I interviewed a Christian who was alive during the time of the Great Schism to find out some general information out about the Great Schism. What he told me was that The term Great Schism is used to refer to two major events in the history of Christianity: the division between the Eastern (Orthodox) and Western (Roman) churches, and the period (1378 - 1417) during which the Western church had first two, and later three, lines of popes. 

Columbus Leaves Spain

I emailed Christopher Columbus so i could ask him when he left spain. He finally emailed me back and told me he left Spain in 1492.

CharlemagneI

I interviewed charlemagne in order to find out some information out on his past. His response was, "In 768, when Charlemagne was 26, he and his younger brother Carloman inherited the kingdom of the Franks. In 771 Carloman died, and Charlemagne became sole ruler of the kingdom. At that time the Franks were falling back into barbarian ways, neglecting their education and religion. The Saxons of northern Europe were still pagans. In the south, the Roman Catholic church was asserting its power to recover land confiscated by the Lombard kingdom of Italy. Europe was in turmoil."

The Crusades

The Franks were a part of the Crusades which is my reasoning for interviewing a few of them. My first question was who were involved in the crusades? They responded "The crusades were a series of religiously sanctioned military campaigns waged by much of Roman Catholic Europe, Particularly the Franks of France and the Holy Roman Empire." My next question was, what was the point of the crusades? The Franks responded "The specific crusades to restore Christian control of the Holy Land were fought over a period of nearly 200 years, between 1095 and 1291. My final question was, who were the main fighters in the crusades? what i learned is that the crusades were fought mainly by Roman Catholic forces against the Muslims.

The Magna Carta

To find out more information on the Magna Carta I interviewed King John. I first asked him what the Magna Carta is. He replied "The Magna Carta is an English charter, originally issued in the year 1215, and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions that omits certain temporary provisions, including the most direct challenges to the monarch's authority. The charter first passed into law in 1225."

 My final question was how did the Magna Carta get passed? King John replied "The Magna Carta was the first document forced onto an English King by group of his subjects, which were the Barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their privileges. It was preceded and directly influenced by the 1100 Charter Liberties, when King Henry the 1st had specified particular areas where his powers would be limited." 

The Battle of Tours

I interviewed Charles Martel in order to have my questions answered about the Battle of Tours. I had many questions such as, Who was this battle between? He told me that it was between the Franks and the Caliphates. He also answered my question on who the the leaders and commanders were. He told me the Caliphates Leader was Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi and the Franks commander was himself, Charles Martel. He also told me that the battle took place on October 10, 732 near Tours, France. My final question was, What were the ending results? he taught me that the Franks had won the battle after 23 years of fighting.

William the Conqueror

William the Conqueror taught me much about himself during my interview with him. He was kind enough to meet up with me downtown and discuss his life in history. I had many questions to ask him, my first being, Why are you an important figure in history? he responded " I was the first Norman King of England." I than asked, How did you press your claim to the English crown? "I invaded England in 1066, leading an army of Normans, Bretons, Flemings, and Frenchmen to take victory over teh English forces of King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest.