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William built a large fleet and invaded England in September 1066, decisively defeating and killing Harold at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066.
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Muslim conquest of Spain brought paper making to Europe.
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Also known as The Great Charter, it 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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military expeditions were launched by Christian secular and religious rulers against Moslems in the Middle East
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one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350
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William Langland wrote the Middle English work Piers Plowman.
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the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury. The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to kill time while they travel.
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A series of dynastic wars fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England.
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The book is a compilation by Sir Thomas Malory of Romance tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table.
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Henry VII, known for his extreme frugality and his ability as an administrator, was responsible for the beginning of the Star Chamber, a closed court that answered to no one but the king.
