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Period: Jan 1, 718 to Dec 31, 1492
Reconquista
Reconquista was a long series of wars and battles between the Christian Kingdoms and the Muslim moors for control of the Iberian peninsula now known as Spain. -
Sep 28, 1066
Norman Invasion
After Edward the Confessor died, Harold was named the next king of England. William the Normandy did not agree with Harold becoming the King, William claimed that years before King Edward died he promised him his throne. Harold denied his claim which caused the Norman Invasion. -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
On October 14, 1066, King Harold ll was defeated by the Norman forces of William the conqueror at the Battle of Hasting. After King Harold's death, he was the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. -
Jun 12, 1215
Signing of the Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was signed in June 12, 1215 between the barons of Medieval England and King John.The Magna Carta was one of the most important documents of Medieval England because it stated that the King was not above the law of the land and protected the rights of the people. -
Period: Oct 1, 1347 to Dec 31, 1353
Start of the Bubonic Plague (Black Death)
The Black Death arrived in Europe by sea in October 1347 when 12 Genoese trading ships docked at the Sicilian port of Messina after a long journey through the Black sea. Before the "Death Ships" had arrived to Europe, many Europeans had heard rumors about it being at the trade routes of the Near and Far East. Which was a disease that could cause death or make a person who is still alive gravely ill. -
Period: Nov 1, 1478 to
Spanish Inquisition
Judicial institution ostensibly established to combat heresy in Spain. In practice, the Spanish Inquisition served to consolidate power in the monarchy of the newly unified Spanish kingdom.
