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king arthur
King Arthur, semi-legendary Celtic leader resisting Anglo-Saxon invasions of Britain -
Period: 500 to Nov 12, 1500
time line for middle ages
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Nov 12, 600
King Aethelbert take christianity
King Aethelbert of KentM accepts Christianity, influenced by his wife Bertha -
Nov 12, 700
benedictine monks
Venerable Bede Benedictine monk in Northumbria and author of Ecclesiastical History of the English People -
Nov 13, 1000
vikings
Aethelred, the Unready, Anglo-Saxon king of England. England besieged by Vikings -
Nov 13, 1100
knights
origins of Order of the Knights Templar military religious order founded for the purposes of supporting the Crusades and the presence of Europeans in the Holy Land Templars became very wealthy and influential eventually the Order was officially suppressed and many Templars were executed or imprisoned, their property confiscated -
Nov 13, 1200
john lackland
John Lackland, king of England loss of Normandy in Magna Carta imposed on him by English barons -
Nov 13, 1300
pope
Pope Boniface VIII conflicts with Philip IV of France, the Fair mentioned by Dante in the Inferno as one of the simoniac popes -
Nov 14, 1400
geoffrey
death of Geoffrey Chaucer author of the Canterbury Tales.In 1357 he became a public servant to Countess Elizabeth of Ulster. He continued to work as a public servant to the British court throughout his lifetime -
Nov 14, 1500
Pope Julius II
After the death of Alexander on 18 August, 1503, he returned to Rome on 3 September to take part in the election of the new pope. -
Harun al-rashid
Harun al-Rashid, caliph of Baghdad Abbasid dynasty composition of the One Thousand and One Nights -
normans settle
Normans settle in northern France in 911 under an agreement with Charles the Simple
