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The battle also established the superiority of the combined arms attack over an army predominately composed of infantry, demonstrating the effectiveness of archers, cavalry and infantry working cooperatively together.
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the Moorish culture of Spain established the first paper mill in the West and by the sixteenth century the art of paper making was firmly established in Europe.
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Magna Carta, also called Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England.
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The emperor Frederick II for a short time recovered Jerusalem by a treaty, but in 1244 A.D. the Holy City became again a possession of the Moslems.
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The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350
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Robin Hood originated in the form of folk tales, but was later recorded onto paper.
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It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England).
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The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic wars fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the houses of Lancaster and York (whose heraldic symbols were the "red" and the "white" rose, respectively) for the throne of England.
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Henry won the throne when he defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of England to win his throne on the field of battle.
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Le Morte d'Arthur is perhaps the best-known work of English-language Arthurian literature today.
