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Oct 14, 1066
1066 Battle of Hastings
The battle also established the superiority of the combined arms attack over an army predominately composed of infantry, demonstrating the effectiveness of archers, cavalry and infantry working cooperatively together. -
Aug 23, 1150
Paper is first mass produced in Spain
the Moorish culture of Spain established the first paper mill in the West and by the sixteenth century the art of paper making was firmly established in Europe. -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta, also called Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England. -
Aug 23, 1270
End of the Crusades
The emperor Frederick II for a short time recovered Jerusalem by a treaty, but in 1244 A.D. the Holy City became again a possession of the Moslems. -
Aug 23, 1348
The Plague
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350 -
Aug 23, 1378
First appearance of Robin Hood in literature
Robin Hood originated in the form of folk tales, but was later recorded onto paper. -
Sep 24, 1387
Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England). -
Aug 23, 1455
War of the roses
The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic wars fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the houses of Lancaster and York (whose heraldic symbols were the "red" and the "white" rose, respectively) for the throne of England. -
Jan 28, 1485
First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned
Henry won the throne when he defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of England to win his throne on the field of battle. -
Nov 4, 1485
First printing of Le Morte d'Arthur
Le Morte d'Arthur is perhaps the best-known work of English-language Arthurian literature today.
