History By relees Feb 23, 1000 Craftspeople organize into guilds Apr 22, 1050 New cities and towns begin to arise in Europe Nov 14, 1066 William of Normandy invades England Mar 9, 1096 The first Crusade begins Feb 22, 1100 Phillip II is crowned King of France Oct 17, 1122 Concordat of Worms Dec 19, 1154 Henry II is crowned King of Engand Dec 30, 1158 First European universities appear Sep 26, 1187 Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders Nov 21, 1202 Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Dec 12, 1210 Franciscan order founded May 5, 1215 John signs the Magna Carta in Enlagnd Jun 4, 1215 Edward I creates the Model Parliament Aug 9, 1216 Dominican order of monks founded Sep 3, 1233 The Inquisition begins Jul 14, 1302 Meeting of the 1st Estates General in France Jun 22, 1337 Hundred Years War behins Sep 13, 1347 The Black Death begins in Europe Sep 26, 1378 The Great Schism begins in Europe Feb 13, 1433 Hundred Years War ends Sep 23, 1435 War of the Roses begins in Europe May 29, 1453 Ottoman Turks conquer Byzantine Empire Oct 19, 1469 Ferdinand and Isabella unite Spain by marriage Mar 2, 2022 Alfred the Great behins his rule in England Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor Mar 2, 2022 Vikings invade Throughout Europe Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Dec 21, 1500 Europe Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Nov 23, 1500 Americans Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Nov 23, 1500 Asia