Medieval

Chelsea's Medieval Timeline :)

  • Fall of Rome
    476

    Fall of Rome

    The collapse of the Roman Empire, the beginning of the middle ages.
  • Battle of Hastings
    Oct 1, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

    The famous day long battle between the French and English.
  • Bayeux Tapestry
    Sep 4, 1077

    Bayeux Tapestry

    A huge tapestry depicting what happened in the Battle of Hastings.
  • Period: Sep 4, 1095 to Sep 4, 1291

    The Crusades

    A series of Holy Wars launched by the Christian states of Europe.
  • Magna Carta is signed
    Sep 4, 1215

    Magna Carta is signed

    King John of England was forced to sign to make him govern by the old English laws that were instated before the Normans came.
  • The Inquisition
    Sep 4, 1233

    The Inquisition

    The church began a new court system to punish people suspected of not obeying the church.
  • William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England
    Sep 4, 1296

    William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England

  • Period: Sep 4, 1315 to Sep 4, 1317

    The Great Famine in Northern Europe

    The famine included widespread hunger, class warfare, epidemic disease, frighteningly high mortality, and unspeakable crimes.
  • Period: Sep 6, 1315 to Sep 6, 1317

    The Great Famine in Northern Europe

    The famine included widespread hunger, class warfare, epidemic disease, frighteningly high mortality, and unspeakable crimes.
  • Period: Sep 6, 1337 to Sep 6, 1453

    Hundred Years' War

    A series of wars between England and France.
  • Bubonic Plague (aka The Black Death)
    Sep 6, 1346

    Bubonic Plague (aka The Black Death)

    A very dangerous and contagious disease the wiped out two thirds of Europe’s population.
  • The Peasant’s revolt (aka The Great Rising)
    Sep 6, 1381

    The Peasant’s revolt (aka The Great Rising)

    The tower of London was captured by peasants from Kent and Essex.
  • Capture of Joan of Arc
    Sep 6, 1430

    Capture of Joan of Arc

  • Trail of Joan of Arc
    Sep 6, 1431

    Trail of Joan of Arc

  • Exercution of Joan of Arc
    Sep 6, 1431

    Exercution of Joan of Arc

  • Period: Sep 6, 1455 to Sep 6, 1487

    The War of Roses

    A series of civil wars fought in England.