Middle ages By Tamaryn Cooper 476 Western Roman Empire ends Oct 25, 711 Moors star raiding spain Oct 25, 1066 William of normandy wins battle of hastings and becomes king of england Oct 25, 1069 Crusaders start Oct 25, 1100 Small towns start springing up over Europe Oct 25, 1147 2nd crusade (generally considered to have been a failure) Oct 25, 1189 3rd crusade (seccessful) Oct 25, 1189 Richard I, Richard the Lionheart, becomes King of England Oct 25, 1192 Minamoto Yoritomo becomes the first japanese shogun Jan 1, 1215 King john of England signs the Magna Carta Oct 25, 1271 Marco Polo leaves on his famous journey to explore Asia. Oct 25, 1275 First meeting held in England of a Parliament Oct 25, 1291 Crusades Ends Oct 25, 1337 100 years war starts Oct 25, 1347 Black death breaks out in Europe Oct 25, 1381 Wat Tyler leads a revolt of english peasents to win more freedom from landowners Oct 25, 1429 Joan of Arc drives out of the english from orleans Oct 25, 1431 French heroine Joan of Arc is executed by England at the age of 19. Oct 25, 1453 100 years war ends Oct 25, 1485 Henry Tudor (Henry VII) is crowned king of England Mar 2, 2022 Vikings start raiding Europe