medieveal times time line

By yailynnlo2
  • Sep 28, 1066

    William the Conqueror invades England

    William the Conqueror invades England
    William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the River Somme to begin the invasion of England
  • Sep 28, 1150

    paper is first mass-produced in Spain

    paper is first mass-produced in Spain
    Both Spain and Italy claim to be the first to manufacture paper in Europe. Muslim conquest of Spain brought paper making to Europe.
  • Sep 28, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Magna Carta is a charter agreed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.
  • Sep 28, 1270

    end of crusades

    end of crusades
    The Crusades were predominantly a series of religious wars undertaken by the Latin Church between the 11th and 15th centuries
  • Sep 28, 1348

    the plague

    the plague
    a disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis that circulates among wild rodents where they live in great numbers and density.
  • Sep 28, 1378

    first appearance of Robin Hood in literature

    first appearance of Robin Hood in literature
    Robin Hood became a popular folk figure in the late-medieval period
  • Sep 28, 1387

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales, between 1387 and 1400. It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury. The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to kill time while they travel to Canterbury.
  • Sep 28, 1455

    War of the Roses

    War of the Roses
    series of wars for control of the throne of England. They were fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet, those of Lancaster and York.
  • Sep 28, 1485

    first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur

    first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur
    Le Morte d'Arthur is a reworking of traditional tales by Sir Thomas Malory about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table.
  • Sep 28, 1485

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned
    Henry won the throne when his forces defeated King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the culmination of the Wars of the Roses. Henry was the last king of England to win his throne on the field of battle