Middle Ages

By KarlaSalcedo
  • Period: Sep 27, 1066 to Sep 27, 1066

    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.
  • Period: Sep 27, 1150 to Sep 27, 1150

    The first Western paper-mill was built in Spain in 1150 A.D.

    The first papermaking process was documented in China during the Eastern Han period. By the 11th century papermaking was brought to medieval Europe, where it was refined with the earliest known paper mills utilizing waterwheels.
  • Period: Sep 27, 1215 to Sep 27, 1215

    1215-Magna Carta

    Magna Carta is a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215, it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown.
  • Period: Sep 27, 1270 to Sep 27, 1270

    1270-end of the Crusades

    The crusades had a profound impact on Western civilisation: they reopened the Mediterranean to commerce and travel; consolidated the collective identity of the Latin Church under papal leadership; and were a wellspring for accounts of heroism, chivalry and piety.
  • Period: Sep 27, 1348 to Sep 27, 1348

    1348-The Plague

    Black Plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people
  • Period: Sep 27, 1378 to Sep 27, 1378

    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. Traditionally depicted as being dressed in Lincoln green, he is often portrayed as "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor"
  • Period: Sep 27, 1387 to Sep 27, 1387

    1387 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.
  • Period: Sep 29, 1455 to Sep 29, 1485

    1455-1485-War of the Roses

    Wars of the Roses were a series of wars for control of the throne of England.
  • Period: Sep 27, 1485 to Sep 27, 1485

    1485 first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur

    Le Morte d'Arthur was first published in 1485 by William Caxton, and is today perhaps the best-known work in Arthurian literature in English.
  • Period: Sep 29, 1485 to Sep 29, 1485

    1485-First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned

    Henry VII, crowned king in 1485, was the first ruler from the Tudor line, after the War of Roses ended and Lancaster and York came together