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William the Conqueror was crowned the first Norman king of England, in Westminster Abbey, and the Anglo-Saxon phase of English history came to an end.
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Muslim conquest of Spain brought paper making to Europe.
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The 1215 charter required King John of England to proclaim certain liberties and accept that his will was not arbitrary.
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Acre, the last Christian post in Syria, fell in 1291 A.D., and with this event the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem ceased to exist.
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The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people
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A highly skilled archer and swordsman, he is known for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor", assisted by a group of fellow outlaws known as his "Merry Men".
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story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
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The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic wars fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet
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uccessful in restoring the power and stability of the English monarchy after the political upheavals of the Wars of the Roses.
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Henry VII was successful in restoring the power and stability of the English monarchy after the political upheavals of the Wars of the Roses
