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Sep 28, 1066
William the Conqueror invades England
1066-William the Conqueror invades England -
Sep 25, 1150
paper is first mass-produced in Spain
The first paper is first mass-produced in spain! -
Sep 28, 1215
Magna Carta
1215-Magna Carta -
Sep 28, 1270
End of the Crusades
end of the Crusades -
Sep 28, 1348
The Plague
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people and peaking in Europe -
Sep 25, 1378
first appearance of Robin Hood in literature
1378 first appearance of Robin Hood in literature -
Sep 28, 1387
Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
1387 Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales start in Europe. is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. -
Sep 28, 1455
War of the Roses
1455-1485- 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. -
Sep 28, 1485
first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur
First published in 1485 by William Caxton, Le Morte d'Arthur is today perhaps the best-known work of Arthurian literature in English -
Sep 28, 1485
First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned
1485-First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned. The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor was a European royal house of Welsh origin[1] that ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms, including the Lordship of Ireland, later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1485 until 1603