Medieval Timeline

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  • Aug 24, 1066

    William the Conqueror invades England

    William the Conqueror invades England
    Claiming his right to the English throne, William, duke of Normandy, invades England at Pevensey on Britain's southeast coast. His subsequent defeat of King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings marked the beginning of a new era in British history.
  • Aug 24, 1150

    Paper is first mass-produced in Spain

    Paper is first mass-produced in Spain
    Both Spain and Italy claim to be the first to manufacture paper in Europe. Muslim conquest of Spain brought paper making to Europe.
  • Aug 24, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Abuses by King John caused a revolt by nobles who compelled him to execute this recognition of rights for both noblemen and ordinary Englishmen. It established the principle that no one, including the king or a lawmaker, is above the law.
  • Aug 24, 1270

    End of the crusades

    End of the crusades
    The crusading movement came to an end by the close of the thirteenth century. The emperor Frederick II for a short time recovered Jerusalem by a treaty
  • Aug 24, 1348

    The Plague

    The Plague
    The Plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history,
  • Aug 24, 1378

    First apperarance of Robin Hood in literature

    First apperarance of Robin Hood in literature
    The Life of Robin Hood was set in the era when King Richard the Lionheart went to the crusades.
  • Aug 24, 1387

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    The Canterbury Tales is the most famous and critically acclaimed work of Geoffrey Chaucer, a late-fourteenth-century English poet.
  • Aug 24, 1455

    The war of the Roses (1455-1485)

    The war of the Roses (1455-1485)
    Dynastic struggles for the crown between the Houses of Lancaster and York, which inspired Shakespeare.
  • Aug 24, 1485

    First printing of Le Morte d'Arthur

    First printing of Le Morte d'Arthur
    Le Morte D'Arthur is the first true novel written in English. A moving tale of love and betrayal, and quests inspired by noble ideals amidst the turmoil of an age on the threshold of profound change, the essence of Sir Thomas Malory's timeless masterpiece has remained firmly in the imagination of successive generations.
  • Aug 24, 1485

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned
    Henry Tudor became King Henry VII of England after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field