Historic events from 500-1800AD

By Finnis
  • Oct 14, 1066

    The Battle Of Hastings

    The Battle Of Hastings
    The battle of Hastings occurred on the 14 of October 1066 AD, between the Norman-French army of Duke William 2 of Normandy and the English army under King Harold the 2. The battle happened at Senlac hill. Harold 2 was killed during battle. William gained control of England, becoming England’s first Norman king. The cause of the Battle was that William Wanted to rule England. The effects were the language In England, it was German before but Williams Rule hade it change to French.
  • Jan 1, 1085

    Domesday Book

    Domesday Book
    The doomsday book was finished on the year 1085. One of the main purposes of the Domesday Book was to determine who held what and what taxes had been liable under Edward the Confessor. The doomsday book was written in Latin. The book to this day is now held in the The National Archives, Kew, in South West of London,
  • Nov 27, 1095

    The First Crusade

    The First Crusade
    The First crusade was a military expedition by Roman Catholic Europe to regain the holy lands Stolen by the Muslim conquests of Levant, resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem. It happened on the 27 November 1095. During the crusade, knights, peasants from Western Europe travelled towards Jerusalem. The First Crusade was part of the Christian response to the Muslim conquests, and was followed by the Second Crusade to the Ninth Crusade. It was a first step towards international trade in the West.
  • Jan 1, 1145

    The Second Crusade

    The Second Crusade
    The Second Crusade was launched from Europe on the year 1145 to 1149. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa. The county was found during the First Crusade. The Second Crusade was announced by Pope Eugene III. It would had a key influence on the fall of Jerusalem and gave the rise to the Third Crusade at the end of the 12th century
  • Jan 1, 1189

    The Third Crusade

    The Third Crusade
    The Third Crusade (1189–1192), also known as the Kings' Crusade, was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land. It was successful, but fell short of its ultimate goal the recon quest of Jerusalem. The successes of the Third Crusade allowed the Crusaders to maintain a kingdom based in Cyprus and the Syrian coast. After the failure of the Second Crusade, the Zengid dynasty controlled Syria.
  • Jun 14, 1206

    mongol empire established

    mongol empire established
    The Mongol empire was establish in the year 1206. It was a cunning and fierce empire that was ruled by a man called Genghis Khan AKA Temujin. His empire was one of the greatest empires of all time because they concurred basically all of china and Asia. the cause of this empire was because of Ghengis Khan who was ruthless and thats why they were so powerful because he was a powerfull man.
  • Jan 1, 1347

    the flagellants during the black death

    the flagellants during the black death
    One of the reasons that people thought why the Black Death hit Europe was because it was sent by God to punish the medieval society for their sins. They thought they could confess their sins and pray to make it go away but it didn’t work. So people than decided to punish them self’s. Such people were known as flagellants because they would flagellate or whip themselves as a form of punishment. But this did not work either.
  • Jan 1, 1348

    the first sighting of the Black plague

    the first sighting of the Black plague
    The first sighting of the Black Plague was in central Asia. It began off of a Mongolian solider who was following a trading route into Europe. The solider then died and because of the people travelling with him did not know what it was they contracted it to. Soon after that the Plague arrived in Europe brining Hell.
  • Jan 1, 1354

    Ottoman empire

    Ottoman empire
    in about the middle of the 14th century the Balkan Peninsula was in disorder. The second Serbian empire was falling and same for the Byzantine Empire. members of the Slav rulling families were fighting each, political chaos was forming and a struggle for the throne was in progress in the Byzantine empire. it was latter on when a new force arrived into the Balkans, The Ottomans. the effects were the Europeans were under the Ottomans rule.
  • Jan 1, 1381

    the peasants revolt in the middle ages

    the peasants revolt in the middle ages
    In the year 1381 a peasants revolt was started by two peasants called Wat Tyler and Jack Straw. The peasants then marched for London to show a pension to the king of that time king Richard the 2. The cause of the revolt was that no peasants could leave their village and they were paid in an extremely low price.
  • Jan 1, 1455

    The War Of The Roses

    The War Of The Roses
    the war of the roses was a series of civil wars that took place in medieval Europe. It was between lancaster and York. the war got the name war of the roses because the lancasters wore a badge with a red rose and the Yorks wore a badge with a white rose on it. the effectes of the war was that Normandy was lost and Maine surrended in 1448. the cause of this war was that Henrey of Lancaster ruled peacfully over England until Duke of York started causeing trouble therfore causing the War.
  • Jan 1, 1493

    killing of the jews in the time of the black death

    killing of the jews in the time of the black death
    In medieval society people did not like the Jews much so the Christians isolated the Jews from the Christian churches and many jobs and trades were closed off from the Jews. Jews had to wear a badge to separate their separation. The people in medieval society looked for someone to blame for their suffering (a scapegoat) so they blamed the Jews. Many people decided to stick up for the Jews but that was not enough so people burned and killed the Jews.
  • Jan 1, 1575

    The battle of Kajiki

    The battle of Kajiki
    In the battle of Kajiki in the year 1575, the arquebus (a rifle that was introduced by the Dutch) did not prove as an effective weapon for the samurai to use, until Ode Nobunaga demonstrated the rifles destructive power when he declaimed the carvery of the Takeda.
  • The Batlle Of Sekigahara

    The Batlle Of Sekigahara
    The Tozamo Daimyo who were decedents of the Original daimyo fought against Tokugawa Leyasu in the battle of Sekigahara in the 1600th. This historical battle cleared the path to Shogun for Tokugawa Leyasu.
  • Tokugawa Bakafu passed several laws

    Tokugawa Bakafu passed several laws
    The Tokugawa Bakufu passed several laws restricting all foreigners from entering their country in 1639. However the Tokugawa Bakufu did let the Dutch maintain a small trading route at that time. The Japanese people were also prohibited to leave japan at that time.
  • The Great London Plague

    The Great London Plague
    In the year 1665 there was a massive outbreak of the black plague that had recurred in London. It killed 20% of London’s population in 1 year. This plague was caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis which was in the stomach of fleas. Even though the recurrence of the plague killed almost 100,00 people it was 1/8th as bad as the first siting of the plague.
  • French Reveloution

    French Reveloution
    The French Revolution was an historical and reveloutional movement that shock all of france. this event happened between the years of 1787 - 1799. a few of the reasons why the revolution started because of the increase of the wealthy commoners, and the french participation in the american reveloution led the goverment to bankruptcy.the effect that that the reveloution put on the land was the end of the ancien regime.
  • shogunate japan Peasants Revolution

    shogunate japan Peasants Revolution
    The increase of the peasant’s population in shogunate japan in 1837 put a major strain on food resources in that time. Mass protests over the food shortage and the high taxes became more regular, which soon led to the peasants forming a rebellion.
  • Arrival Of Mathew Perry

    Arrival Of Mathew Perry
    In the year 1853 American commodore Mathew Perry and his squadron of naval ships arrived in Edo bay. The arrival of American commodore Mathew Perry contributed to the downfall of Tokugawa Bakufu.
  • Khmer/Angkor empire

    Khmer/Angkor empire
    During the time of the classic period The Khumer society was a cosmopolitan blend of Pali and Sanskrit riuals resulting in a mixture of Hindu and High Buddhist Belief systems. the results of them being a mixture of Hindu and High Buddhist was because of the trading system connection to Rome, India and China. The empire was built of a fusion between religions, politics and economics. the empire was led by an extensive court system both religious, secular nobles, Artisans, fishermen and farmers.