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Period: 500 to Jun 1, 1500
The Middle Ages
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Jun 12, 1147
The Second Cruesade
The Second Crusade was the second major crusade launched from Europe. -
Jun 12, 1158
The Hanset league is founded
The Hanseatic league was an economic alliance of trading cities. -
Jun 12, 1170
Thomas a Becket was murdered
He was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. -
Jun 12, 1382
The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe.
He was an English Scholastic philosopher. -
Jun 12, 1455
Johann Gutenberg prints the first of his Bibles on his new printing press.
He was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe.
