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The Middle Ages

By somewhere_n_neverland
  • Sep 25, 1066

    William the Conqueror invades England

    William the Conqueror invades England
    William argued that Edward had previously promised the throne to him, and that Harold had sworn to support William's claim. William built a large fleet and invaded England in September 1066, decisively defeating and killing Harold at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066.
  • Feb 11, 1150

    Paper is first mass-produced in Spain

    Paper is first mass-produced in Spain
    The first Western paper-mill was built in Spain in 1150 A.D. by the Moors.
  • Jun 15, 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.
  • Sep 28, 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 28, 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 27, 1378

    First appearance of Robin Hood in literature

    First appearance of Robin Hood in literature
    The first clear reference to "rhymes of Robin Hood" is from the c. 1377 poem Piers Plowman, but the earliest surviving copies of the narrative ballads that tell his story date to the second half of 15th century (i.e. the 1400s), or the first decade of the 16th century (1500s). In these early accounts, Robin Hood's partisanship of the lower classes, his Marianism and associated special regard for women, his outstanding skill as an archer, and his anti-clericalism are already clear
  • Oct 19, 1387

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories in a frame story, between 1387 and 1400. It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England).
  • Period: Sep 28, 1455 to Sep 29, 1485

    War of the Roses

    The Wars of the Roses were a series of wars for control of the throne of England. They were fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet, those of Lancaster and York.
  • May 16, 1485

    First printing of Le Morte d’Arthur

    First printing of Le Morte d’Arthur
    Le Morte d'Arthur was first published in 1485 by William Caxton, and is today perhaps the best-known work of Arthurian literature in English.
  • Aug 22, 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, was King of England after seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death, the first monarch of the House of Tudor