middle ages

By brandon.holman
  • Sep 25, 1066

    William the Conqueror invades England

    William the Conqueror invades England
    In September, Tostig joined forces with King Harald III and invaded England from Scotland. On September 25, Harold met them at Stamford Bridge and defeated and killed them both. Three days later, William landed in England at Pevensey.
  • Sep 24, 1150

    paper is first mass-produced in Spain

    paper is first mass-produced in Spain
    Papermaking and manufacturing in Europe was started by Muslims living on the Iberian Peninsula, (today's Portugal and Spain) and Sicily in the 10th century, and slowly spread to Italy and Southern France reaching Germany by 1400.
  • Sep 25, 1215

    -Magna Carta

    -Magna Carta
    a charter agreed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.
  • Sep 25, 1270

    end of the Crusades

    end of the Crusades
    The last major crusade aimed at the Holy Land, and an failure that well symbolises the end of the crusades.
  • Sep 25, 1348

    The Plague

    The Plague
    Coming out of the East, the Black Death reached the shores of Italy in the spring of 1348 unleashing a rampage of death across Europe unprecedented in recorded history.
  • Sep 24, 1378

    first appearance of Robin Hood in literature

    first appearance of Robin Hood in literature
    The first clear reference to "rhymes of Robin Hood" is from Line 5396 of the late-14th-century poem
  • Sep 24, 1387

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    The Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of over 20 stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century
  • Sep 25, 1455

    War of the Roses

    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 24, 1485

    first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur

    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.
  • Sep 25, 1485

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned
    The first concern Henry had was to secure his hold on the throne. Henry's first action was to declare himself king "by right of conquest" retroactively from 21 August 1485