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Jan 1, 1212
Children's Crusade
The children were sent to peacefully convert muslims to christians. It was the 5th crusade to happen and was seperated in two groups. The first group of children were from France, the second from Germany. -
Jan 1, 1336
End of Emperor power
There was a civil war that ended the power of the Emperor with the Shogun taking over. The Emperor did regain power but not for years to come after a rebellion lead by the pesants. -
Jan 1, 1347
Bubonic Plague begins
The plague was a disaster in the renaissance. It was caused from trade between Europe and Asia. Also it spread so easily from lack of hygiene. Every 4th person would die within 3 years from the Black Death. It was believed that the plague was sent from God so it could not be sured by doctors. -
Jun 30, 1347
Genoese trading ships
Trading ships landed at the shores of Italy. The sailors whom were alive were infected with the plague although most were dead. This was how the plague landed in Europe. -
Jan 1, 1348
Princess Joan Dies
King Edward III's daughter Joan dies from the Plague. She caught it travelling through France where she was going to be married to King Pedro of Castille. -
Jan 1, 1349
Scotland invades England
Due to England suffering from the plague, Scotland who was one of the last countries who had not been affected took this advantage to try and gain power and invade England. Unfortunately, when entering England the plague was brought back to Scotland by soilders. -
Jul 1, 1377
King Edward III Dies
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Jan 1, 1382
The Bible is translated into English
John Wycliffe hand wrote the bible in English for the first time in 1382. It was a series of translations, John had to translate the bible from Latin because he did not know Hebrew or Greek. -
Jan 1, 1440
Printing Press
Printing press was invented in 1440 by Johannes Gutenberg. Could print out 500 books in the time it takes for a monk to write one. -
Jan 1, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci is born
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Jan 1, 1455
Wars Of Roses
The Wars of Roses was started due to the houses
of Plantagenet, Lancaster and York all fighting to see who would take the throne of England. The war lasted 30 years and most of the fighting happened in England. -
Apr 2, 1524
Start of the European Wars of religion
The wars were due to Catholics and Protestants disagreeing on religion. The public was mainly supportive of the Catholics but occasionally shifted sides. The war started not only because of religion but money and land. -
Jan 1, 1543
Earth revolved around the Sun
Nicolaus Copernicus explained his theory that the Earth revolved around the Sun. This has now been proven as fact and is used in modern day science, -
Jan 1, 1558
Queen of England
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England. The Queen was crowned two months after her half-sister's death, Queen Mary, -
Christianity was banned
Christianity was banned in Shogunate Japan by the Shogun. The government first heard about Christianity when they started trade with the Dutch. -
The Thirty Years War
The thirty years war began because of Catholic princes did not like the Protestant religions spreading through Germany. The war lasted 30 years, like its name -
Forbidden Foreign Travel
Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu forbids travel to and from Japan. The Japenese are almost completely isolated apart from trade with the Dutch. -
Outbreak in London
Several years after the Black Death had ended a similar London Plauge had spread within the city. During this time, the already suffering city lost all trade, power and structure after most leaving including doctors and the Royal family. -
Navel Ships entred Edo Bay
An American Commodore called Matthew Perry arrived at Edo Bay with a flet of navel ships. Matthew's job was to get the Japanese to sign a Treaty that allowed America to trade with Japan. -
Shogun is defeated
The shogun is forced to resign as leader and the Emperor regains his rightful position as leader
