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Period: Jan 1, 1066 to Jan 2, 1485
Literary and Social
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Sep 27, 1066
Willaim the Conqueror invades England
William I (Old Norman: Williame I; circa 1028[1] – 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes as William the Bastard,[2][a] was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. Descended from Viking raiders, he had been Duke of Normandy since 1035 under the title of William II. -
Jan 1, 1150
Paper is first mass-produced in Spain
First papermill established in Spain at Xativa. El-Edrisi said of the Spanish city of Xátiva: "Paper is there manufactured, such as cannot be found anywhere else in the civilized world, and is sent to the East and to the West. -
Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta, also called Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, is an Angevin charter, originally issued in Latin in the year 1215, translated into vernacular-French as early as 1219,[1] and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions. -
Jan 1, 1270
End of the Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious expeditionary wars blessed by Pope Urban II and the Catholic Church, with the stated goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem. -
Jan 1, 1348
The Plague
Killed millions of people in Europe and was transmitted by rats fleas and fieses. -
Jan 1, 1378
First appearnece of Robin Hood in literature
the outlaw from Nottinghamshire who robs from the rich to give to the poor has emerged as one of the most enduring folk heroes in popular culture–and one of the most versati -
Jan 1, 1387
Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. -
Jan 1, 1485
First printing of Le Morte d'Arthur
Le Morte d'Arthur (originally spelled Le Morte Darthur, Middle French for "the death of Arthur"[1]) is a compilation by Sir Thomas Malory of Romance tales about the legendary King Arthur,
