Chapter 14 - Sections 3 & 4

  • May 14, 1016

    Canute

    He was the Danish King Canute, in 1016. He had conquered England, molding Anglo Saxons and the Vikings into people.
  • Oct 14, 1066

    The Battle of Hastings

    On October 14, 1066 Normans and Anglo-Saxons fought the battle that changed the course of history; The Battle Of Hastings. After Harold was killed, Normans won a decisive victory.
  • Jan 1, 1154

    King Henry

    Henry ruled England from 1154 - 1159.
  • Jan 1, 1180

    King Phillip

    Phillip II ruled from 1180-1223.
  • Jan 1, 1199

    King John

    John ruled from 1199-1216.
  • Jun 15, 1215

    Event

    On June 15, 1215, they forced John to agree to the most celebrated document in English history, the Magna Carta.
  • Jan 1, 1226

    Louis IX

    1226-1270 - Philip's grandson, Louis IX ruled.
  • Jan 1, 1285

    Philip IV

    1285-1314 - Philip IV who ruled France.
  • Jan 1, 1295

    Event

    Edward summoned two burgesses from every borough and two knights from every country to serve as a parliament.
  • Jan 1, 1300

    Event

    The Church was having issues which resulted in a division. A deadly epidemic had killed many people. Claims to thrones had brought upon war to France and England. By the end of the century the medieval way had be disappearing.
  • Jan 1, 1305

    Event

    Philip IV persuaded the College of Cardinals to choose a French archbishop as the new pope.
  • Jan 1, 1337

    The War

    1337-1453 - The war that Edward III had launched for that throne continued.
  • Jan 1, 1346

    The Battle of Crecy

    August 26th, 1346 - The Battle of Crecy.
  • Jan 1, 1347

    Black Death (Bubonic Plague)

    A fleet of Genoese merchant ships arrived in Sicily carrying bubonic plague, also known as black death.
  • Jan 1, 1414

    Event

    The Counsil of Constance attempted to end the Great Schism by choosing a single pope. Jan Hus a professor in Bohemia had been seized by the Church.
  • Jan 1, 1415

    Jan Hus

    Jan Hus, a professor, had been burned at the stake.
  • Jan 1, 1420

    Treaty

    The French and the English signed a treaty stating that Henry V would inherit the French crown upon the death of the French king Charles VI.
  • Jan 1, 1421

    Event

    1421-1453 - The French rallied and drove the English out of France entirely except for the port city of Calais.
  • Dec 31, 1429

    Joan of Arc

    A teenage French peasant girl named Joan of Arc felt moved by God to rescue France from its English conquerors.
  • May 30, 1431

    Joan of Arc Burns

    Joan of Arc was burned at the stake, because her claim of hearing voices.
  • Dec 31, 1453

    Event

    A feeling of nationalism emerged throughout England and France. The power and prestige of the French monarch increased. The English suffered a period of internal turmoil known as the War of the Roses.
  • Alfred the Great

    Anglo Saxon king from 871 to 899. He had turned back the Viking invaders, and by him and his successors united the kingdom under one rule, calling England " Land of the Angles."