Literary Events

By lizbeth.lujan
  • Apr 24, 1066

    1066-William the Conqueror invades England

    1066-William the Conqueror invades England
    Claiming his right to the English throne, William, duke of Normandy, invades England at Pevensey on Britain's southeast coast. His subsequent defeat of King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings marked the beginning of a new era in British history.
  • Aug 24, 1150

    c. 1150 paper is first mass-produced in Spain

    c. 1150 paper is first mass-produced in Spain
    The first paper mill in Europe was in Spain. They used hemp and linen rags as a source of fibre. The oldest known paper document in the West is the Mozarab Missal of Silos from the 11th century
  • Oct 24, 1215

    1215-Magna Carta

    1215-Magna Carta
    On June 15, 1215, in a field at Runnymede, King John affixed his seal to Magna Carta. Confronted by 40 rebellious barons, he consented to their demands in order to avert civil war.
  • Mar 24, 1270

    End of the Crusades

    End of the Crusades
    The crusading movement came to an end by the close of the thirteenth century.
  • Feb 24, 1348

    The Plague

    The Plague
    The plague presented itself in three interrelated forms. The bubonic variant (the most common) derives its name from the swellings or buboes that appeared on a victim's neck, armpits or groin.
  • Nov 24, 1378

    c. 1378 first appearance of Robin Hood in literature

    c. 1378 first appearance of Robin Hood in literature
    From the beginning of scholarly investigation into the lengends about the outlaw, it had been obvious that at the end of the Middle Ages he had been celebrated in plays as well as ballads.
  • Jul 24, 1387

    c. 1387 Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

    c. 1387 Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories in a frame story, between 1387 and 1400. It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England).
  • Sep 24, 1455

    1455-1485 War of the Roses

    1455-1485 War of the Roses
    It is true that the sympathies of the people at large were to some extent enlisted: London and, generally, the trading towns being Yorkist, the country people, Lancastrian
  • Jan 24, 1485

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned
    Henry V was succeeded by his infant son, Henry VI. The new King (who became insane as an adult) was little more than a pawn in the so-called Wars of the Roses, a series of power struggles between the ruling House of Lancaster and the rival House of York
  • Aug 24, 1485

    1485 first printing of Le Morte d'Arthur

    1485 first printing of Le Morte d'Arthur
    Since he seems to have spent a large amount of his life in prison, Sir Thomas Malory had a lot of time on his hands.