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Period: 400 to Jan 1, 1500
The Middle Ages Timeline
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476
Western Roman Empire finally ends
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Jan 1, 711
Moors start raiding the country, Spain
Moors refer to the medieval Muslim inhabitants of Northwest Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, Septimania, Sicily and Malta. And these so called "moors" invaded Spain. -
Jan 1, 1066
William of Normandy wins Battle of Hastings and becomes King of England
William of Normandy wins Battle of Hastings against the army of the previous King of England which was Harold Godwinson. -
Jan 1, 1073
The Buildings of Norman castles in England are constructed
These Norman castles were built, including the Tower of England. -
Jan 1, 1096
The Crusades start
The series of wars fought in the eleventh and twelfth centuries by Christian armies againts Muslims. -
Jan 1, 1100
Small towns start springing up over Europe
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Jan 1, 1192
Minamoto Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of Japan
Minamoto Yoritomo served his job title that was adopted by a noble Japanese family who till that point had been vassals of the emperor. Shoguins were the people with the real power in Japan ; the emperor then became more of a figure head. -
Jan 1, 1215
King John of England signs the Magna Carta
The Magna Carta required King John of England to proclaim certain rights, respect certain legal procedures, and accept that his will could be bound by the law. -
Jan 1, 1275
First meeting held in England of a parliament
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Jan 1, 1291
The Crusades end
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Jan 1, 1337
100 Years' War begins
This war was a series of many conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France and their other allies for control and power of the royal French throne. -
Aug 26, 1346
The Battle of Crecy starts
Part of the Hundred Years' war, stated to be one of the most important battles because of the combination and development of new weapons and tactics used. -
Jan 1, 1347
Black Death breaks out in Europe
Black Death has killed one-quarter of Europe's population (some 25 million people) and it is one of the most devastating and infectious plagues ever experienced. -
Jan 1, 1381
Wat Tyler leads a revolt of English peasants to win more freedom from landowners
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Jan 1, 1429
Joan of Arc drives out the English from Orleans
Joan of Arc, the most famous heroine in European history believed that the saints told her to drive out the English from the Orleans and out of the country, to take Charles the Dauphin to Reims to be crowned. -
Jan 1, 1430
Capture, trial and execution of Joan Arc
During her burning, a Dominican friar consoled her by holding up a crucifix for her to gaze upon as she continued to die. Even as she burned, Joan did not lost faith. To the end, she continued to claim that the voices she had heard all her life were divine in nature. She called on her three favorite saints for help as she burned. Right before she lost consciousness, she yelled out: "Jesus!" -
Jan 1, 1453
The 100 Years' War ends.
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Jan 1, 1455
The War of the Roses commence in England
A series of dynastic wars fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagent, the houses of Lanchester and York for the throne of England. -
Jan 1, 1485
Henry Tudor (Henry VII) is crowned King of England
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Jan 1, 1485
The Wars of the Roses ends
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The Vikings start raiding Europe
