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Jun 27, 1099
The First Crusades
The First Crusade (1096-1099) was a military expedition by Roman Catholic Europe to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim Conquests of the Levant (632-661), resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem in 1099. It was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II. EFFECTS The crusades effected politics when Robert Cuthose went to fight in a Crusade and his brother Henry the I of England became king instead of him which upset the people of England ultimately leading to -
Jan 1, 1145
The Second Crusade
THE SECOND CRUSADE
The Second Crusade was launched from Europe in the year 1145 to 1149. The Second Crusade occurred in comeback to the fall of the County of Edessa. The county was found during the First Crusade. The Second Crusade was announced by Pope Eugene III. It had a key influence on the fall of Jerusalem and gave the rise to the Third Crusade at the end of the 12th century. -
Jun 20, 1185
Kamakura Period: 1185
The Kamakura period began with Minamoto no Yorimoto establishing the Kamakura Shogunate in 1192 in Kamakura. Minamoto referred to his new government as bakufu, which translates to "tent government". The Emperor gave the military title of Seii Tai-shogun to Minamoto and in Western literature his government is often referred to as the shogunate. The bakufu had two main divisions, one to oversee the samurai, and one to judge legal suits. The shogun often had complete power over the emperor and impe -
Jun 1, 1290
what was the cause of the Black Death?
The Black Death was blamed on evil humours carried in the air or earthquakes releasing poisonous fumes. In Europe, the Jews were blamed for poisoning the wells (an explanation which was impossible in England thanks to Edward I's expulsion of the Jews in 1290 and of course, it was also blamed on sin. -
Jun 20, 1336
Muromachi Period: 1336
The Muromachi period began with the official establishment of the Ashikaga Shogunate in 1336. The term Nanboku-cho, Northern and Southern Court in Japanese, is used to describe the early years of the Muromachi from 1336-1392. Ashikaga Takauji gained support from samurai who were dissatisfied with Emperor Go-Daigo's rule and was able to depose the emperor and appoint himself as shogun. Ashikaga Takauji governed from Kyoto while Emperor Go-Daigo, who had escaped confinement, established his own he -
Jun 1, 1348
Black Death in England - 1348-1350
The Black Death hit England in 1348. Bristol was an important European port and city in England during the medieval time. It is highly believed that Bristol was the place where the Black Death first reached England. The plague reached England during the summer months between June and August. The Black Death reached London by 1st November 1348. London was a crowded, busy city with a population of around 70,000. The hygiene in London was poor and living conditio -
Jun 1, 1349
The Flagellants Attempt to Repelthe Black Death, 1349
The Flagellants were religious zealots of the middle Ages in Europe who demonstrated their religious fervor and sought atonement for their sins by vigorously whipping themselves in public displays of penance. This approach to achieving redemption was most popular during times of crisis. Prolonged plague, hunger, drought and other natural maladies would motivate thousands to resort to this extreme method of seeking relief. Despite condemnation by the Catholic Church, the movement gained strength -
Jun 1, 1349
recurrence of the Black death
By the drop of 1348, The Plague began to disappear. But just as people started thinking that it had passed, The Plague broke out again in the spring and summer of 1349 in different parts of Europe. The recurrence seemed to prove that the warm weather and people bathing in warm weather caused the pores of the skin to open and admit the corrupted air. However, The Plague remained unexplainable. Some people get it and recover, while others seemed not to have got it at all or at least showed none of -
Jun 1, 1381
Peasants Revolt
Medieval England experienced a few revolts but the most serious was the Peasant’s revolt, which took place in June 1381. A violent system of punishments for offenders was usually enough to put off peasants from causing trouble. Most areas in England also had castles in which soldiers were garrisoned, and these were usually enough to guarantee reasonable behavior among Medieval Peasants. After the Black Death, many halls were left short of workers. To encourage those who had survived to stay on t -
Jun 20, 1399
War of the roses
The rivalry between the house of York and the House of Lancaster started when King Richard II was overthrown by his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, in 1399. But the Wars of the Roses actually began on May 22, 1455 with First Battle of St Albans when Richard, Duke of York and his ally, Richard, Earl of Warwick defeated the Lancastrians under Edmund Beaufort who was killed. York captured Henry VI. The White Rose was the symbol of Yorkist supporters who opposed the rival House of Lanc -
Jun 19, 1543
Portuguese Ships reaached the shores of Japan
Portuguese ships reached the shores of Japan. The Portueguese introduced Christinity to the Japanese, but after a short period of time it was out lawed. -
Jun 1, 1575
Arquebuses
Arquebuses did not become significant weapons until Edo Nabunga demonstarted the descruction at the battle in Nagashioro. -
Tozavuba fought against the tokugawa
The Tozavuba fought against the tokugawa leyasu at the battle of sekighara. -
christina converts
The Christian converts fought against the Tokugawa leyasu -
Christinity ws outlawed,
Christinity ws outlawed, The tokugawa shogun viewed converts as a threat to their authority and in this case they restricted forgeigners from entering Japan. But they all alowwed some to maintain a small trading outpost in Nagasaki, -
droughts and crop shorttages
Droughts and crop shortages lead to numerous famines. -
three powerful tozama daimyo
Three powerful Tozama Daimyo from Western Japan and some disconnected court nobles in Edo demanded that the shogunate Tokugawa Yoshinobu resign. -
Tozama Daimyo
The Tozama Daimyo and their allues made the young emperor Meiji ruler of Japan and obolished the tokugawa Bakufu. -
Meji Restoration
In 1867/68, the Tokugawa era found an end in the Meiji Restoration. The emperor Meiji was moved from Kyoto to Tokyo which became the new capital; his imperial power was restored. The actual political power was transferred from the Tokugawa Bakufu into the hands of a small group of nobles and former samurai. -
The Silk Road
From the second century BC to the end of the fourteenth century AD. A great trade route was made going from Chang'an (now Xian) in the east and ended at the Mediterranean in the west, linking China with the Roman Empire. Because silk was a major product that travelled on this road. In 1877 it was named The Silk Road. The Silk Road brought people far across Asia and Europe, and bring different aspects of their culture with them.