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William the Conqueror

Sep 28, 1066

William was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. The descendant of Viking raiders, he had been Duke of Normandy since 1035. 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

first mass-produced in Spain

Sep 28, 1150

First manufacturing in Europe was started by Muslims living on the Iberian Peninsula which is spain.

Magna Carta

Sep 28, 1215

First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons, it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown, to be implemented through a council of 25 barons.

Crusades

Sep 28, 1270

The Crusades were military campaigns sanctioned by the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages. In 1095 Byzantine Emperor Alexios I, in Constantinople, sent an ambassador to Pope Urban II in Italy pleading for military help against the growing Turkish threat.

THe PLague

Sep 28, 1348

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 in the years 1346–53.

Robin Hood

Sep 28, 1378

Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw in English folklore who, according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman, Robin is often portrayed as "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor" alongside his band of Merry Men.

The Canterbury Tales

Sep 28, 1387

In 1386 Chaucer became Controller of Customs and Justice of peace and then three years later in 1389 Clerk of the King's work. It was during these years that Chaucer began working on his most famous text, The Canterbury Tales

Wars of the Roses

Sep 28, 1455

Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England and They were fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet, the houses of Lancaster and York.

Le Morte d'Arthur

Sep 28, 1485

Le Morte d'Arthur is today perhaps the best-known work of Arthurian literature in English and is a compilation by Sir Thomas Malory of traditional tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table.

Henry

Sep 28, 1485

Henry was King of England, ruled the Principality of Wales .Henry won the throne when his forces defeated the forces of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the culmination of the Wars of the Roses.