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Sep 28, 1066
William the Conqueror invades England
William invaded England to become King and claim the throne from Harold. Sep 1066. -
Sep 28, 1150
Paper is first mass-produced
Both Spain and Italy claim to be the first to manufacture paper in Europe using mills. -
Sep 28, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was signed in June 1215 between the barons of Medieval England and King John. ‘Magna Carta’ is Latin and means “Great Charter” -
Sep 28, 1270
End of the Crusades
Eighth Crusade, 1270, The last major crusade aimed at the Holy Land, and an failure that well symbolises the end of the crusades. -
Sep 28, 1348
The Plague
Black Death was to kill 1.5 million people out of an estimated total of 4 million people between 1348 and 1350. -
Sep 28, 1378
first appearance of Robin Hood in literature
oldest written reference to Robin Hood is an indirect one, The Vision of Piers Plowman (1378) -
Sep 28, 1387
Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories in a frame story, between 1387 and 1400. -
Sep 28, 1455
War of the Roses
WARS OF THE ROSES,1 a name given to a series of civil wars in England -
Sep 28, 1485
first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur
The first printing of Malory's work was made by Caxton in 1485. -
Sep 28, 1485
First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned
Tudor Ascended to the throne: August 22, 1485 aged 28 years. Crowned: October 30, 1485 at Westminster Abbe.