middle ages

By Slaytonbeast17
  • Sep 23, 1066

    • 1066-William the Conqueror invades England

    • 1066-William the Conqueror invades England
    Claiming his right to the English throne, William, duke of Normandy, invades England at Pevensey on Britain’s southeast coast. His subsequent defeat of King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings marked the beginning of a new era in British history.
  • Sep 23, 1150

    1150 paper is first mass-produced in Spain

    1150 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 23, 1215

    • 1215-Magna Carta

    • 1215-Magna Carta
    Magna Carta, also called Magna Carta Libertatum, is a charter agreed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.
  • Sep 23, 1270

    • 1270-end of the Crusades

    • 1270-end of the Crusades
    Reasons why the crusades failed. Of the many reasons for the failure of the crusades, three require special consideration. In the first place, there was the inability of eastern and western Europe to cooperate in supporting the holy wars.
  • Sep 23, 1348

    • 1348-The Plague

    • 1348-The Plague
    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
  • Sep 23, 1378

    1378 first appearance of Robin Hood in literature

    1378 first appearance of Robin Hood in literature
    Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw in English folklore who, according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman
  • Sep 23, 1387

    1387 Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

    1387 Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    The Canterbury Tales is a collection of over 20 stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century, during the time of the Hundred Years' War.
  • Sep 23, 1455

    • 1455-1485-War of the Roses

    • 1455-1485-War of the Roses
    The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England. They were fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet, the houses of Lancaster and York
  • Sep 23, 1485

    • 1485 first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur

    • 1485 first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur
    Le Morte d'Arthur is a compilation by Sir Thomas Malory of traditional tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory interprets existing French
  • Sep 23, 1485

    • 1485-First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned

    • 1485-First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned
    Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later assumed the Kingship, of Ireland, and continued the nominal claim by English monarchs to the Kingdom of France.