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Period: May 14, 1042 to Oct 27, 1066
middl ages
Just over two weeks before, William, the duke of Normandy, had invaded England, claiming his right to the English throne. In 1051, William is believed to have visited England and met with his cousin Edward the Confessor, the childless English king. According to Norman historians, Edward promised to make William his heir -
Period: May 27, 1154 to May 27, 1189
middle ages
King of England 1154–89. The son of Matilda and Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou, he succeeded King Stephen (c. 1097–1154). -
Period: May 27, 1180 to May 27, 1223
middle ages
in that years the time was whe the black death was bspreading and getting in contact with people. -
Jul 15, 1215
middle ages
Following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John puts his royal seal on the Magna Carta, or "Great Charter." -
Nov 27, 1295
middle ages
November, 1295, knights burgesses, bishops and lords , met together at Westminster in London. -
May 30, 1431
middle ages
After suffering through years of suppression under Nigeria's military government, the breakaway state of Biafra proclaims its independence from Nigeria. -
May 23, 1453
1453
was a series of wars waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Valois and the House of Plantagenet, also known as the House of Anjou, for the French throne, which had become vacant upon the extinction of the senior Capetian line of French kings. -
Alfred the Great
Alfred was a devoted Christian and a learned man, who encouraged education, codified England's laws, and promoted literacy and learning at a time when many among the nobility had little time for these pursuits. -
Canute
Canute (who is known as Knud in Denmark and Knut in Norway) was the son of Svein Forkbeard Canute's grandfather was Harald Bluetooth and his great-grandfather was King Gorm