Guerra 100 anni

From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

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  • John's death
    1216

    John's death

  • Period: 1216 to 1272

    Henry III's reign

    In his reign, parliament began to create a structure of permanent control over the king's policies (for the first time, it included only barons, knights and two representatives from each town).
  • The "Model Parliament"
    1295

    The "Model Parliament"

    During Edward I's reign (Edward was Henry's son), Parliament included representatives of the barons, the clergy, two knights from each county and two citizens from each town.
  • Period: 1337 to 1453

    Hundred Years' War

    Edward III started the Hundred Years' War against France
  • The Black Death
    1348

    The Black Death

    The Black Death was one of the greatest human tragedies ever experienced in Europe; it was responsible for the death of atird of England's population.
  • Peasants' Revolt
    1381

    Peasants' Revolt

  • First translation of the Bible into English by John Wycliff
    1382

    First translation of the Bible into English by John Wycliff

  • Period: 1386 to 1400

    Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales

  • Period: 1455 to 1485

    The Wars of the Roses

    The Wars of the Roses were a series of English civil wars for control of the throne of England fought between supporters of two English rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the House of Lancaster (associated with a red rose), and the House of York (whose symbol was a white rose).
  • Period: 1485 to 1509

    King Henry VII, first king of the Tudor House

  • Columbus' discovery of America
    1492

    Columbus' discovery of America

  • Henry VIII became king
    1509

    Henry VIII became king