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1485 BCE
The Battle of Bosworth
The Battle of Bosworth Field was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that extended across England -
1415 BCE
The Battle of Agincourt
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1381 BCE
The Peasants’ Revolt
The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England. ts immediate cause was the imposition of the unpopular poll tax. which brought to a head the economic discontent that had been growing since the middle of the century. -
1348 BCE
The Black Death came to Britain
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic. The first known case in England was a seaman who arrived at Weymouth, Dorset, from Gascony -
1314 BCE
The Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Bannockburn was a victory of the army of King of Scots Robert the Bruce over the army of King Edward II of England in the First War of Scottish Independence. -
Period: 1300 BCE to 1500 BCE
Late Middle Ages
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1215 BCE
The Magna Carta was Signed
Magna Carta, is one of the most important documents in history as it established the principle that everyone is subject to the law, even the king, and guarantees the rights of individuals, the right to justice and the right to a fair trial. -
1170 BCE
Thomas Becket was Murdered
Thomas was found beheaded in the Canterbury Cathedral after being the Archbishop for 8 years. After his death the church named him a saint -
1095 BCE
The First Crusade
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church. -
1086 BCE
The Domesday Book was Completed
The Domesday Book is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror. He ordered it because he needed to raise taxes to pay for his army ordered for a survey to asses the wealth and and assets of his subjects throughout the land. -
1066 BCE
The Battle of Hastings
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Period: 1000 BCE to 1250 BCE
High Middle Ages
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Period: 500 BCE to 1000 BCE
Early Middle Ages
