Middle ages 2

Middle Ages

By AliciaRene1997
  • Sep 25, 1066

    William the Conqueror invades England

    William the Conqueror invades England
    William was the Duke of Normandy who invaded English to claim his throne after Edward died.
  • Sep 24, 1150

    Paper is first mass-produced in Spain

    Paper is first mass-produced in Spain
    Paper started in China and the idea spread West slowly along the silk road eventaully arriving at what we now call Spain.
  • Sep 25, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    A promise of protection first drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between a King and a group of rebels.
  • Sep 25, 1270

    End of the Crusades

    End of the Crusades
    The Crusades movement came to an end around the end of the 13th Century because the people had lost faith in the movement.
  • Sep 25, 1348

    The Plague

    The Plague
    In 1347, a ship carrying a deadly disease docked in Sicily. The disease was named the Black Death and was found to be a bacteria-born disease. The disease could claim it's victims within a days time. For over two years the disease killed a large minority of their population. By the end of 1350 the Black Death had subsided, but didn't completely leave England for a couple hundred years.
  • Sep 24, 1378

    First appearance of Robin Hood in literature

    First appearance of Robin Hood in literature
    Robin Hood was a man who stole from the rich to give to the poor.
  • Sep 24, 1387

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    The Canterbury Tales is a framed narative in which a group of people tell tales and the best tale teller wins a supper paid by the others.
  • Sep 25, 1445

    War of the Roses

    War of the Roses
    From 1445 until 1485 a series of battles were fough in England named The Wars of Roses. The battles were fought between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. A number of factors contributed to the motivation for these battles.
  • Sep 25, 1485

    First printing of Le Morte d’ArthurPolitical and Social Events

    First printing of Le Morte d’ArthurPolitical and Social Events
    A story written by Thomas Malory that tells the tale of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Knights of the Round Table, and their conquest for the Holy Grail.
  • Sep 25, 1485

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned
    Henry Tudor became king after the battle had ended because the previous leader; the King, had been killed during the war. There is debate over whether or not he was did a good job as king, but he was definitely a successful king.