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Period: Jan 1, 1066 to Dec 30, 1485
Political and Social Events
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Aug 24, 1066
William the Conqueror invades England
To claim his right to the English throne William invades England on Britain's southeast coast. -
Period: Jan 1, 1150 to Dec 30, 1485
Literary Events
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Aug 24, 1150
Paper is first massproduced in Spain
Paper is first mass produced in Spain. -
Aug 24, 1215
Magna Carta
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Aug 24, 1270
End of the Crusades
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Aug 24, 1348
The Plague
Referred to as "Black Death" the Plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in history, which becan in Europe around 1348 and 1350. -
Aug 24, 1378
First appearance of Robin Hood in literature
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Aug 24, 1387
Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories in a frame story. -
Aug 24, 1455
-1485 War of the Roses
A series of wars that were fought between the supporters of rival houses of Lancaster and York, from the House of Plantagenet, for the throne of England. -
Aug 24, 1485
First Printing of Le Morte d'Arthur
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Aug 24, 1485
First Tudor King, Henry VII, is crowned