renaissance time line

By casey.barr
  • Sep 29, 1066

    William the Conqueror invades England

    William the Conqueror invades England
    William I, usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy from 1035 onward
  • Sep 29, 1150

    paper is first mass-produced in Spain

    paper is first mass-produced in Spain
    The word ‘paper' is derived from papyrus, a plant that was once abundant in Egypt and which was used to produce a thick, paper-like material by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans.
  • Sep 29, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Magna Carta Libertatum, commonly called Magna Carta, is a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons, it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice
  • Sep 29, 1270

    end of the Crusades

    end of the Crusades
    The Crusades were predominantly a series of religious wars undertaken by the Latin Church between the 11th and 15th centuries
  • Sep 29, 1348

    the plague

    the plague
    The Black Death or Black Plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people and peaking in Europe in the years 1346–53
  • Sep 29, 1378

    first appearance of Robin Hood in literature

    first appearance of Robin Hood in literature
    Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw in English folklore who, according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman.
  • Sep 29, 1387

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer. In 1386
  • Sep 29, 1455

    War of the Roses

    War of the Roses
    The Wars of the Roses were a series of wars for control of the throne of England
  • Sep 29, 1485

    first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur

    first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur
    Le Morte d'Arthur (spelled Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in some modern editions, Middle French for la mort d'Arthur, "the death of Arthur") is Sir Thomas Malory's compilation of some French and English Arthurian romances
  • Sep 29, 1485

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned
    Henry VII, known before accession as Henry Tudor, 2nd Earl of Richmond (Welsh: Harri Tudur; 28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509), was King of England after seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death, the first monarch of the House of Tudor. He ruled the Principality of Wales[1] until 29 November 1489 and was Lord of Ireland.