Medieval Timeline

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  • Aug 24, 1066

    William the Conqueror invades England

    William the Conqueror invades England
    After a long struggle to establish his power, by 1060 his hold on Normandy was secure, and he launched the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
  • Aug 24, 1150

    Paper is first mass-produced in Spain

    Paper is first mass-produced in Spain
    Paper spread from China through the Middle East to medieval Europe in the 13th century, where the first water-powered paper mills were built.
  • Aug 24, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Magna Carta was the first document forced onto an English King by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their privileges.
  • Aug 24, 1270

    End of the Crusades

    End of the Crusades
    After some early successes, the later crusades failed and the crusaders were defeated and forced to return home.
  • Aug 24, 1348

    The Plague

    The Plague
    The Black Plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350.
  • Aug 24, 1378

    First appeaance of Robin Hood in literature

    First appeaance of Robin Hood in literature
    The first allusion to a literary tradition of Robin Hood tales occurs in William Langland's Piers Plowman (c. 1362–c. 1386)
  • Aug 24, 1387

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century.
  • Aug 24, 1485

    First printing of Le Morte d'Arthur

    First printing of Le Morte d'Arthur
    First published in 1485 by William Caxton, Le Morte d'Arthur is perhaps the best-known work of English-language Arthurian literature today.
  • Aug 24, 1485

    War of the Roses

    War of the Roses
    The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic wars fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet
  • Aug 24, 1485

    First Tudor king, Henry vii, is crowned

    First Tudor king, Henry vii, is crowned
    Henry won the throne when he defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field.