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Period: Jan 1, 600 to
Yr 8 History
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Oct 14, 1066
Battle Of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II. It took place at Senlac Hill, approximately 10 km northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory. -
Dec 1, 1085
Domesday Book
The Domesday Book is a great land survey from 1086, commissioned by William the Conqueror to assess the extent of the land and resources being owned in England at the time, and the extent of the taxes he could raise. The information collected was recorded by hand in two huge books, in the space of around a year. William died before it was fully completed. -
Nov 27, 1099
First Crudade
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). It was launched on 27 November 1095 by Pope Urban II with the primary goal of responding to an appeal from Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, who requested that western volunteers come to his aid and help to repel the invading Seljuq Turks from Anatolia. An additional goal soon became the principal objective. -
Jan 1, 1145
Second Crusade
The Second Crusade (1145–1149) was the second major crusade launched from Europe. The county had been founded during the First Crusade (1096–1099) by Baldwin of Boulogne in 1098. While it was the first Crusader state to be founded, it was also the first to fall. -
Jan 1, 1189
Third Crusade
The Third Crusade (1189–1192), was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin (Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb). It was largely successful, but fell short of its ultimate goal—the reconquest of Jerusalem. The elderly Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa responded to the call to arms, and led a massive army across Anatolia, but drowned in a river in Asia Minor on June 10, 1190, before reaching the Holy Land. His death caused the greatest grief among the German Crusader -
Jan 1, 1206
Mongol Empire
To the north of the Khmer Empire, on the steppes of Central Asia, nomadic tribal herdsmen united to create to Mongol Empire. Under the leadership of Genghis Khan, the Mongol army began a policy of expansion and conquest of neighbouring tribes. Their military skills enabled them to capture and contol vast parts of Asia and Western Europe. -
Jan 1, 1299
Ottoman Empire
In 1299, a small Turkish tribe under the rule of Osman I began to gain power. These Ottomans developed into so strong a force that they spread into Asia, Africa and Southern Europe. The empire of the Ottomans lasted for almost 400 years. -
Jan 1, 1346
Outbreak of Plague In Central Asia
The Black Death originated in Central Asia, 1346. The average of deaths a day was as high as 600 a day. They would bury them in mass graves containing approxiamtely 10,000 dead bodies. -
Jan 1, 1347
Plague Reaches Constantinople
In the early 14th century, the plague spread to Constantinople. In the late 14th century, it reached Europe and parts of the Mediterranean Sea. -
Apr 17, 1349
Blame For The Cause Of The Plague
During The Black Death the Jews were blamed. They are killed by the thousands in Germany for it was believed the Plague was their fault because they were heretics. In some places in Germany it was thought that Jews poisoned wells also. -
Jan 1, 1360
Reccurence Of The Plague
The Black Death breaks out again for the second time 10 years after the first outbreak. In 1360 the plague had started all over again causing many lives to end. -
Jan 1, 1400
Renaissance Italy
From the 14th Century to the 17th Century, the Renaissance period began Italy and spread throughout Europe. By the early 1600s, dissatisfaction with the Catholic Church resulted in the formation of breakaway Christian groups, in a movement called the formation. -
Jan 1, 1543
Portuguese Arrived In Japan
The Portuguese people arrived in Japan, they introduced Christianity to Japan and spread until it was out hold in 1639. -
Jun 28, 1575
Battle Of Nagashino
Oda Nobunaga demonstrated their destructive capacity when he decimated the cavalry of the Takeda clan at the battle of Nagashino in 1575. The forces of Takeda Katsuyori clashed with the allied forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu on the Shitaragahara plain near Nagashino Castle. Takeda Katsuyori was the son of the late great general Takeda Shingen and was ready to try and make a name for himself. Tokugawa Ieyasu owned the lands to the south. -
Battle Of Sekigahara
The Tozama daimyo fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu at the battle of Sekigahara in 1600. The battle was fought around a small village called Sekigahara that sat astride a crossroads under the heights of Mt.'s Sasao, Matsuo, and Nangu. -
Great Plague Of London
The Great Plague was the last major epidemic of the bubonic plague to occur in the Kingdom Of England. The Great Plague appriximately killed 100,000 people, 15% of Londons population. Many people believed it spread from the Netherlands. -
Famines Were Formed
Peasants grew hunger and depressed as droughts and crop shortages led to numerous famines. This led to the Osaka peasant rebellion of 1837. -
Emperor Meiji Became Ruler Of Japan
The Tozama Daimyo and their allies made the young Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) ruler of Japan and abolished the Tokugawa Bakufu. -
Khmer Empire
The Khmer Empire grew and flourished in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. In Japan there was ongoing rivalry for power, and control of the country gradually shifted from the emporer to noble families. Central Asia experienced the rapid rise of the Mongols, who developed a vast empire that extended into Europe and connected there two continents. -
Vikings
In the late 700s saw the rise of Viking raiders from Norway, Sweden and Denmark into Europe. Some Europeans saw the Vikings as barbarians because they were pagans, not Christians. Early Vikings were pirates who attacked trading ships near their territory in the Baltic Sea.Vikings were exceptional seamen. They were shipbuiders, craftsmen and navigators.
