Middle Ages

Timeline created by katehurd in Art and Culture

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
09/01/407	The Conquest of Britain	Roman Legions depart from Britain to defend Rome.
09/01/476	The coming of Christianity	Rome fell in barbarian tribes
09/01/597	The coming of christianity	Roman cleric Saint Augustine converted king Ethelnert of Kent to christianity
09/01/871	The Danish Invasion	king Alfred ascended to Wessex throne who would become the only ruler in Englands history ever to be honored with the epithet "the great"
09/01/886	The Danish Invasion	Under truce, England was formally divided Alfred the Great became a national hero
09/01/1066	The Danish Invasion	Alfreds death ended Anglo - Saxon period
09/01/1066	Edward dies	Once edward dies the Saxon council of elders chose Harold to be king
09/01/1080	Battle of Hastings	William of Normandy was supposed to claim the throne. He went to battle with Harold and killed him.
09/01/1090	William gains control of the Anglo-saxon nobility	After taking the throne over the course of five years William confiscated Anglo saxon land.
09/01/1215	The Magna Carta	The king promised not to tax land without first meeting with the barons.
09/01/1381	Decline of the Feudal System	Peasants in England staged a revolt against serfdom.
09/01/1399	Lancasters, Yorks, and Tudors	The House of Lancaster replaced the Plantagenets on the throne.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
09/01/1348 to 09/01/1349	Black Death	This great plague increased the value of a peasant's work.
09/01/1455 to 09/01/1485	The War of Roses	The House of York conflicting against the the House of Lancaster.