British Literature: The Middle Ages to 1485

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  • Roman invasion of England
    143

    Roman invasion of England

    This actually occurred in AD 43, but the timeline software won't accept two digit years.
  • 420

    end of Roman occupation of Britain

  • 450

    Anglo-Saxon Conquest

  • Period: 450 to Aug 5, 1066

    Anglo Saxon Literature

  • Period: Aug 5, 1066 to Aug 5, 1200

    Anglo Norman Literature

  • Period: Aug 5, 1095 to Aug 5, 1221

    The Crusades

  • Reign of Henry II: 1154-1189
    Aug 5, 1154

    Reign of Henry II: 1154-1189

  • Period: Aug 5, 1200 to Aug 5, 1485

    Middle English Literature

  • Period: Aug 5, 1337 to Aug 5, 1453

    Hundred Years' War

  • Black Death spreads across Europe
    Aug 5, 1348

    Black Death spreads across Europe

  • Geoffrey Chaucer: 1360-1400
    Aug 5, 1360

    Geoffrey Chaucer: 1360-1400

  • Aug 5, 1362

    English first used in law courts and Parliament

  • Aug 5, 1380

    Wycliffe translation of Bible completed

  • Richard II murdered
    Aug 5, 1400

    Richard II murdered

  • Aug 5, 1415

    Henry V defeats the French at Agincourt

  • English burn Joan of Arc at Rouen
    Aug 5, 1431

    English burn Joan of Arc at Rouen

  • Period: Aug 5, 1455 to Aug 5, 1485

    Wars of the Roses

  • William Caxton sets up first printing press in England
    Aug 5, 1476

    William Caxton sets up first printing press in England

  • Aug 5, 1485

    Sir Thomas Mallory's Morte Darthur printed by William Caxton

  • Henry VII becomes King and founds the Tudor dynasty
    Aug 5, 1485

    Henry VII becomes King and founds the Tudor dynasty

    The earl of Richmond defeats the Yorkist king, Richard III, at Bosworth Field and succeeds him as Henry VII, founder of the Tudor Dynasty.
  • St. Augustine arrives in Kent; beginning of Anglo-Saxon conversion to Christianity

    St. Augustine arrives in Kent; beginning of Anglo-Saxon conversion to Christianity

  • Reign of King Alfred: 871-899

    Reign of King Alfred: 871-899

  • First Viking raids occur at Lindisfarne

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