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The invasion and conquest of England by an army of Normans and French led by Duke William II of Normandy.
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When the Moores ivaded Spain, they brought with them the ways of papermaking.
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Magna Carta was the first document forced onto an English King by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their privileges.
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The Crusades were about Christians going to the Middle East trying to reclaim the Holy Land. Charles I made an agreement with the sultan Baibars that ended the war on October 30, 1270.
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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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The origin of the Robin Hood is claimed by some to have stemmed from actual outlaws, or from ballads or tales of outlaws. Robin Hood became a popular folk figure in the medieval period continuing through to modern literature, films and television. In the earliest sources.
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The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
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Le Morte d'Arthur is a compilation by Sir Thomas Malory of Romance tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table. The book interprets existing French and English stories about these figures, with some of Malory's own original material. It was first published in 1485 by William Caxton.
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Henry VII was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor.
