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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."