Charlemagne and pope adrian i

Middle Ages

By diamante.polidore
  • Sep 28, 1066

    william the conqueror invades england

    william the conqueror invades england
    built a large fleet and invaded England in September 1066, deafting and killing the Harold at the battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066.
  • Sep 28, 1150

    Paper is first mass-produced in Spain

    Paper is first mass-produced in Spain
    The Muslim conquest brought paper-making into Europe. The English word "ream" (meaning 500 sheets) is derived through Spanish and French from Arabic word rizmah that translates as "a bundle" . Both Spain and Italy claim to be the first to manufacture paper in Europe.
  • Sep 28, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    is a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215
  • Sep 28, 1270

    The End Crusades

    The End Crusades
    After two centuries the old crusading enthusiasm died out , the old ideal of the crusades as " the way of God lost his spell. Men had begun to think less of winning future salvation by visits to distant shrines and think more of their present duties to the world about them. They came to believe that Jerusalem could best be won as Christ and the Apostles ha won it "by love , by prayers , and by the shedding of tears."
  • Sep 28, 1348

    The Plague

    The Plague
    An epidemic of bubonic plague, a disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis that circulates among wild rodents where they live in great numbers and density.
  • Sep 28, 1378

    First Appearence Of Robin Hood in Literature

    First Appearence 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 . Traditionally depicted as being dressed in Lincoln green, he is often protreyed as " robbing from the rich and giving to the poor" alongside his band medieval period , and continues to be widely represented in literture , films and televesion.
  • Sep 28, 1387

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories in a frame story, between 1387 and 1400. It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England).
  • Sep 28, 1455

    War of Roses

    War of Roses
    The Wars of the Roses were a series of wars for control of the throne of England. they were fought between supporters of two rial branches of the royal house of Plantagenet, those of Lancaster and York.
  • Sep 28, 1485

    Le Morte D'Arthur

    Le Morte D'Arthur
    is a reworking of traditional tales by Sir Thomas Malory about the legendary King Arthur.
  • Sep 28, 1485

    First Tudor King, Henry VII , is crowned

    First Tudor King, Henry VII , is crowned
    was king of England after seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death, the first monarch of the House of Tudor.