Medieval timeline By That guy called Steven 476 Collapse of the roman empire 800 Charlemagne is crowned emperor of Western Europe 1042 Edward the Confessor become King of England 1066 The Battle of Hastings 1086 The Domesday book is compiled 1096 The First Crusade begins 1099 The Crusaders capture the holy city of jerusalem 1215 The Magna Carta is signed by King John of England 1315 The Black Death sweeps across 1315 The Great Famine of Europe 1337 Start of the Hundred Years war between England and France 1450 Johannes Gutenberg invents the first printing press