Middle Ages Timeline

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  • Jul 23, 1066

    William the Conqueror invades England

    William the Conqueror invades England
    William argued that Edward had previously promised the throne to him, and that Harold had sworn to support William's claim. William built a large fleet and invaded England in September 1066, decisively defeating and killing Harold at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066.
  • Sep 12, 1150

    1150 paper is first mass-produced in Spain

    1150 paper is first mass-produced in Spain
    This was the time when paper was first mass produced in spain.
  • Feb 24, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Magna Carta (Latin for Great Charter), also called Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, is an Angevin charter originally issued in Latin. It was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede, on the bank of the River Thames near Windsor, England, on 15 June 1215
  • Jan 1, 1270

    end of the Crusades

    end of the Crusades
    The crusading movement came to an end by the close of the thirteenth century
  • Jan 24, 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. By the time the epidemic played itself out three years later, anywhere between 25% and 50% of Europe's population had fallen victim to the pestilence.
  • Nov 1, 1378

    first appearance of Robin Hood in literature

    first appearance of Robin Hood in literature
    Robin Hood (spelled Robyn Hode in older sources) is a heroic outlaw in English folklore, and, according to legend, was also a highly skilled archer and swordsman.
  • Aug 24, 1387

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    1387 Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales start in Europe. is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century.
  • Aug 1, 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: the houses of Lancaster and York (whose heraldic symbols were the "red" and the "white" rose, respectively) for the throne of England.
  • Aug 24, 1485

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned
    1485-First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned. The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor was a European royal house of Welsh origin[1] that ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms, including the Lordship of Ireland, later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1485 until 1603
  • Nov 23, 1485

    first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur

    first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur
    1485 first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur.is a compilation by Sir Thomas Malory of Romance tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Tabl