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Apr 1, 1347
The Black Death
The Black Death killed over 20 million people, over a quarter of the worlds population. Fleas would carry a disease with them, while being attached to rats then to bite the humans giving them the plague. -
Apr 1, 1440
The Printing Press
The invention of the Printing Press made it way easier to spread imformation, It also allowed for people to get a better eduction. -
Apr 1, 1440
The Caravel
Technically the Caravel was not invented in 1440. it was modified in Portugal. -
Apr 1, 1492
Potato was found
The potatoes were discovered by Europeans in South America. Farmers were able to produce much more food, it also prevented the catastrophe of a grain crop failure. -
English Civil War
The English Civil War brought the end to monarchy. There was three civil wars in between 1642-51. In 1688 came the "glorious revolution". -
Charles 1st was exucuted
Charles was monarch of three kingdoms, England, Scotland and Ireland. His religious polices and being married to a Roman Catholic, made the English and Scottish parliaments mistrust and ended up in war against them. In 1645 he surrendered to a Scottish force that later handed him over to England. He was tried, convicted and then executed for high treason. -
The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire started in a bakery, it burned most of the city of london for three days. It destroyed 13,200 houses, 87 churches and St Pauls Cathedral. -
The Steam Engine
The Steam Engine was invented by Thomas Savery. Thomas' steam engine helped to pump out water out of coal mines. It used up loads of coal just to pump out little bits of water at a time -
Industrial Revolution Started
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The Spinning Jenny
The Spinning Jenny was invented by James Hargreaves. This reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn. -
The Threshing Machine
The Threshing Machine made it easier and quicker to feed people. It was invented by a Scottish engineer, Andrew Meikle -
The Sewing Machine
The English Inventor, Thomas Saint, invented the sewing machine design, but did not succesfully market his invention. Later the sewing machine was built by another Englishmen. -
The Telegraph
The Telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse. This device allowed communication over very long distances. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. -
Small Pox Vaccine
The Small Pox vaccine was discovered. It saved up to 406 million lives -
The Steel Plow
An inventer called John Deere came up with an idea to make things easier for farming. Steel was much better because the soil wouldn't stick the the plow anymore. It wasn't long before John made alot of money -
The Black Death Ended
