The Reconquista of France

The year 1000 was a period in history when the Capitian dynasty rose to power. The rise of the Capitians signaled the end of the Carolingian ruling dynasty that had been glorious under Charlemagne 200 years earlier. One of the most significant moments in the centuries long story of the Reconquista came when the caliphate of Cordova collapsed. Although some have suggested that the turn of the year 1000 created a wave of panic in Europe, this doesn’t appear to be accurate. Some believed that theend of the millennium would signal the coming of the Antichrist and the end-of-the world but it also suggested that this anxiety was particularly noted in England and