Middle Ages

By Not Max Lemaster
  • William the Conqueror invades England
    Sep 28, 1066

    William the Conqueror invades England

    With approximately 7,000 troops and cavalry, William seized Pevensey and marched to Hastings, where he paused to organize his forces.
  • Paper was Mass-Produced in Spain
    Sep 24, 1150

    Paper was Mass-Produced in Spain

  • Magna Carta
    Aug 29, 1215

    Magna Carta

    it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown
  • End of the crusades
    Sep 25, 1270

    End of the crusades

  • The Plague
    Sep 25, 1348

    The Plague

    The plague is an infectious that can be spread in the air, by direct contact, or very rarely by contaminated undercooked food.
  • First apearance of Robin Hood in Literature
    Sep 24, 1378

    First apearance of Robin Hood in Literature

    He was a heroic outlaw who would steal from the rich and would give it to the poor.
  • Chaucer WritesThe Canterbury Tales
    Sep 25, 1387

    Chaucer WritesThe Canterbury Tales

    The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories in a frame story, between 1387 and 1400. It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England).
  • War of the Roses
    Sep 25, 1455

    War of the Roses

    a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England
  • first printing of Le Morte d’ArthurPolitical and Social Events
    Sep 25, 1485

    first printing of Le Morte d’ArthurPolitical and Social Events

    is a compilation by Sir Thomas Malory of traditional tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table.
  • First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned
    Sep 25, 1489

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned

    the first monarch of the House of Tudor.