History

By atrin.moghaddas
  • Nov 27, 1095

    The first crusade

    The first crusade started in 1096 and ended in 1099. The first crusade was called by Pope Urban II and led by Peter the Hermit,.The first crusade played an important role in Medieval England. The first crusade helped attempt to re-capture Jerusalem.
  • Jan 1, 1154

    The Norman Conquest ended

    The Norman Conquest ended in 1154, when the crown passed to the Angevin/Plantagenet Dynasty. In 1485 the Tudors usurped the Plantagenets in the last battle of the Wars of the Roses.
    The Normans took over the beaches and won battles and dominated cities,
  • Sep 8, 1157

    Richard's Birthday

    Richard the first was born on the 8th of September in Oxford, England. Richard the first was the son of King Henry the second of England. He was Count William's brothe.
  • Feb 1, 1206

    The Mongol Empire established

    The Mongol Empire was the world's largest empire and it was led by Genghis Khan. The Mongols took control of approximately 24,000,000 square kilometers of Eurasia.
  • May 1, 1228

    The sixth crusade

    The sixth crusade was found in 1228 and achieved some small success before it ended. Each crusade was led by a different leader and the sixth crusade was led by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, King of Jerusalem. Back then in the 1228, Frederick'd promised that he would particpate in the fifth crusade as well but he failed to do what he had promised.
  • Jan 1, 1258

    Baghdad conquered

    The battle of Baghdad was was conquered in 1258. The Battle of Baghdad was a victory for the Mongol leader Hulagu Khan, a grandson of Genghis Khan.
  • Jan 1, 1259

    Kublai Khan becomes the new emperor of Mongolia

    In 1259, Kublai Khan who was Genghis Khan's grandson became the new emperor of Mongolia and renamed it Yuan which is also known as "first beginning" which represnted him as the first beginner of an empire. For starters, in 1230 the Mongols had conquered northern China, and from 1231 to 1238 they overran Korea, giving them access to the sea. Japan was just 100 miles away, and feared an invasion.
  • Jan 1, 1274

    The Mongols try to invade Japan

    In 12 74, the ruler of the Mongols, Kublai Khan decided to to launch an invasion of Japan.
    An invasion fleet of 300 large ships and 400-500 smaller ones, sailed from Korea carrying 15,000 Mongol and Chinese troops and 8000 Korean soldiers.
  • Jan 1, 1320

    The plague

    The Black Death first started in China in 1320s and then was spread in other countries too. it was an overwhelming and distrubing disease which killed millions of people.The plague got to Europe in 1346 The plague was spread very easily around the world by rats and ships. The Black Death got to Italy, France and Spain in 1348 and got to Ireland and England before the end of 1348.
  • Jan 1, 1325

    Aztec City of Tenochtitlan founded

    Tenochtitlan was a city-state located on an island in Lake Texcoco. It was one of the largest cities in the world at the time of the Spanish conquest.
  • Jan 1, 1348

    The Black Death hits Europe

    The Blck Death reached the shores of Italy in Spring, 1348. Back then in the 1351, three years after anywhere in Europe between 25% and 50% of Europe's population had fallen victim to the pestilence. Some people survived the pain and some people had a life expectancy of up to a week.
  • Jan 1, 1348

    The Black Death reaches Germany

    The Black Death reached Germany and the Low Countries in 1348 and that year was the worst year since the start of the Black Death. Also in 1348, The Black Death reached Paris. In 1348, more people were killed and tortured than the last few years since The Black Death started.
  • Jan 1, 1502

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa.

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa.
    Mona Lisa was painted in the 1502 by Leonardo da Vinci. Mona Lisa is one of the world's most famous paintings and it is the most written and sung about painting in the world. The original name of the painting was Monna Lisa as Mona is Lisa is a spelled wrongly.
  • Nov 1, 1542

    'New Laws' introduced

    The 'New Laws' of 1542 were approved by the King of Spain in November. He approved New Laws to regulate the Spaniards who were enslaving the natives in the Americas, particularly Peru. King's New Laws were extremely unpopular in the New World.

  • Great plague of London 1665-66

    The Black Death had been around in England for centuries but in 1665 the so-called Great Plague hit the country - though it was Stuart London that took the worst of the plague. The plague was only finally brought under control in 1666 when the Great Fire of London burned down the areas most affected by plague – the city slums inhabited by the poor. Stuart England was never free from the plague but 1665 saw the worst.