Middle Ages Timeline

  • Aug 29, 1066

    William the conqueror invades England

    Willliam invades England
  • Sep 12, 1150

    Paper is mass produced

    Paper is mass produced in Spain
  • Aug 29, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
  • Aug 29, 1270

    End of the Crusades

    The Crusades end
  • Aug 29, 1348

    THE PLAGUE

    Mass disease, and loss.
  • Nov 2, 1378

    Robin Hood

    FIrst appearance of Robin Hood in literature
  • Aug 24, 1387

    The Canterbury Tales

    Set of tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Aug 29, 1455

    1455-1485-War of the Roses

    The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England
  • Aug 29, 1485

    first printing of Le Morte d’Arthur

    Compilation by Sir Thomas Malory of Romance tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table
  • Aug 29, 1485

    Henry VII is crowned

    1485-First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned