The middle ages

William the Conqueror invades England

Sep 24, 1066

Print Cite Claiming his right to the English throne, William, duke of Normandy, invades England at Pevensey on Britain’s southeast coast. His subsequent defeat of King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings marked the beginning of a new era in British history.

Paper is first mass-produced in Spain

Sep 23, 1150

Paper, made from wood or rags, could be produced anywhere, and once large scale production techniques had been developed it could be manufactured in almost any quantity at moderate cost.

Magna Carta

Sep 24, 1215

Magna Carta, meaning ‘The Great Charter’, is one of the most famous documents in the world. Originally issued by King John of England (r.1199-1216) as a practical solution to the political crisis he faced in 1215, Magna Carta established for the first time the principle that everybody, including the king, was subject to the law.

End of the Crusades

Sep 24, 1270

The Crusades were military campaigns sanctioned by the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages. There were seeral crusades , whivh were began to get the holy land. With time the faith decapeared resulting in them giving up

The Plague

Sep 24, 1348

Once people are infected, they infect others very rapidly. Plague causes fever and a painful swelling of the lymph glands called buboes, which is how it gets its name.

First appearance of Robin Hood in literature

Sep 24, 1378

Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw in English folklore who, according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. He is often portrayed as "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor" alongside his band of Merry Men.

Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

Sep 24, 1387

It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England).The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to kill time while they travel to Canterbury.

War of the Roses

Sep 24, 1455

The Wars of the Roses was a civil war fought in England. It lasted for just over 30 years from 1455 to 1487, however, the battles were mostly small and sometimes were years apart. The Wars of the Roses was fought between two rival families who both laid claim to the throne of England: the House of Lancaster and the House of York.

First printing of Le Morte d’Arthur

Sep 24, 1485

Le Morte d'Arthur (originally spelled Le Morte Darthur, Middle French for “the death of Arthur"). First published in 1485 by William Caxton, Le Morte d'Arthur is today perhaps the best-known work of Arthurian literature in English.

First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned

Sep 24, 1485

By 1485 the Wars of the Roses had been raging in England for many years between the Houses of York and Lancaster. The Lancastrian Henry later took for his bride Elizabeth of York thereby uniting the houses.