Middle Ages

By AnthonyFrias
  • Sep 24, 1066

    William the Conqueror invades England

    William the Conqueror invades England
    William the Conqueror was crowned the first Norman king of England, in Westminster Abbey, and the Anglo-Saxon phase of English history came to an end.
  • Sep 24, 1150

    Paper is first mass produced in spain

    Paper is first mass produced in spain
    Muslim conquest of Spain brought paper making to Europe.
  • Sep 24, 1215

    Magna Carta

    The 1215 charter required King John of England to proclaim certain liberties and accept that his will was not arbitrary.
  • Sep 24, 1270

    end of the Crusades

    end of the Crusades
    Acre, the last Christian post in Syria, fell in 1291 A.D., and with this event the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem ceased to exist.
  • Sep 24, 1348

    The Plague

    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
  • Sep 24, 1378

    First appearance of Robin Hood in literature

    First appearance of Robin Hood in literature
    A highly skilled archer and swordsman, he is known for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor", assisted by a group of fellow outlaws known as his "Merry Men".
  • Sep 24, 1387

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
  • Sep 24, 1455

    War of the Roses

    War of the Roses
    The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic wars fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet
  • Sep 24, 1485

    first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur Political and Social Events

    first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur Political and Social Events
    uccessful in restoring the power and stability of the English monarchy after the political upheavals of the Wars of the Roses.
  • Sep 24, 1485

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned
    Henry VII was successful in restoring the power and stability of the English monarchy after the political upheavals of the Wars of the Roses