MEDIEVAL HISTORY

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  • Period: 450 to Dec 31, 1500

    MEDIEVAL HISTORY

  • 476

    ROMANS LEAVE WESTERN EUROPE

    ROMANS LEAVE WESTERN EUROPE
    The romans leave western europe to find new land.
  • Oct 3, 1054

    THE GREAT SCHISM

    The Great Schism of 1054 was the split between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches. In 1054, relations between the Greek speaking Eastern of the Byzantine empire and the Latin speaking Western traditions within the Christian Church reached a terminal crisis. This crisis led to the separation between the Eastern and Western churches and is referred to as the Great Schism of 1054. The Christian Church split along doctrinal, theological, linguistic, political, and geographic lines. The split
  • Oct 14, 1066

    BATTLE OF HASTINGS

    BATTLE OF HASTINGS
    The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman Conquest of England. It was fought between the Norman army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army of King Harold II. The battle took place at Senlac Hill, approximately 6 miles northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex.
    Harold II was killed in the battle—legend has it that he was shot through the eye with an arrow. Although there was further
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  • Aug 8, 1096

    THE FIRST CRUSADES

    THE FIRST CRUSADES
    The First Crusade was an attempt to re-capture Jerusalem. After the capture of Jerusalem by the Muslims in 1076, any Christian who wanted to pay a pilgrimage to the city faced a very hard time. Muslim soldiers made life very difficult for the Christians and trying to get to Jerusalem was filled with danger for a Christian. This greatly angered all Christians.
  • Aug 2, 1215

    MAGNA CARTA

    What is the Magna Carta? The Magna Carta is a document that King John of England (1166 - 1216) was forced into signing. King John was forced into signing the charter because it greatly reduced the power he held as the King of England and allowed for the formation of a powerful parliament. The Magna Carta became the basis for English citizen's rights. The purpose of the Magna Carta was to curb the King and make him govern by the old English laws that had prevailed before the Normans came.
  • Jan 1, 1337

    A HUNDRED YEARS WAR

    The war, fought entirely on French soil, raged off and on for more than 100 years. English victories were followed by French victories, then a period of stalemate would ensue, until the conflicts again rose to the surface. During periods of truce, English and French soldiers -- most of whom were mercenaries -- would roam the French countryside killing and stealing. After the battle of Agincourt in 1415, won by the English under Henry V, the English controlled most of northern France. It appeared
  • Jul 28, 1347

    THE BLACK PLAGUE

    THE BLACK PLAGUE
    The Black Death was one of the worst natural disasters in history. A great plague swept over Europe, ravaged cities causing widespread hysteria and death. One third of the population of Europe died. "The impact upon the future of England was greater than upon any other European country." (Cartwright, 1991) The primary culprits in transmitting this disease were oriental rat fleas carried on the back of black rats.
  • Apr 5, 1455

    THE WAR OF THE ROSES

    The Wars of the Roses were intermittent civil wars fought by members of the House of Lancaster and the House of York. Both houses were branches of the Plantagenet royal house, tracing their descent from King Edward III. The White Rose was the symbol of Yorkist supporters who opposed the rival House of Lancaster, whose symbol was the Red Rose of Lancaster. The opposition of the two parties, symbolised by the red and white roses gave the wars their name - the Wars of the Roses. The Wars of the R
  • Aug 22, 1485

    KING HENRY VII

    KING HENRY VII
    The day was 22 August 1485; the battlefield was to be named after the small neighboring town of Market Bosworth; the fallen King was the third and ablest of English monarchs who bore the name Richard; and the man whom the battle made a king was to be the seventh and perhaps the greatest of those who bore the name Henry.

  • VIKINGS START RAIDING EUROPE

    VIKINGS START RAIDING EUROPE
    from the beginning of the sixth to the endof the eighth century, the Europine mainland was more or less free of external invasion.