Midieval Timeline

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  • Aug 24, 1066

    William the Conqueror invades Engalnd

    William the Conqueror invades Engalnd
    William the Conqueror was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. Descended from Viking raiders, he had been Duke of Normandy since 1035 under the title of William II. After a long struggle to establish his power, by 1060 his hold on Normandy was secure, and he launched the Norman conquest of England in 1066
  • Aug 24, 1150

    Paper is first mass produced in Spain

    Papermakers made their way further west through the Muslim world - to Baghdad, Damascus and Cairo. Finally, when the Moors from North Africa invaded Spain and Portugal they brought the technology with them and so it was that papermaking entered Europe in the 12th century
  • Aug 24, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    On June 15, 1215, in a field at Runnymede, King John affixed his seal to Magna Carta. Confronted by 40 rebellious barons, he consented to their demands in order to avert civil war. Just 10 weeks later, Pope Innocent III nullified the agreement, and England plunged into internal war.
  • Aug 24, 1270

    end of the Crusades

    King Louis IX of France launched the Eighth Crusade in an attempt to recapture the crusader states from the Mamluk sultan Baibars; the opening engagement was a siege of Tunis. On August 25th, 1270, King Louis IX of France died while besieging the city of Tunis, possibly due to poor quality drinking water. The siege of Tunis and the Eighth Crusade ended by an agreement between Charles I of Sicily (Louis IX's brother) and the sultan of Tunis on October 30th of the same year.
  • Aug 24, 1348

    The Plague

    The Plague
    The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. It is is estimated to have killed 30–60 percent of Europe's population[3] and reduced the world population from an estimated 450 million to between 350 and 375 million in the 14th century.
  • Aug 24, 1378

    First appearance of Robin Hood in Lit.

    First appearance of Robin Hood in Lit.
    Robin Hood became a popular folk figure in the medieval period continuing through to modern literature, films and television. In the earliest sources, Robin Hood is a yeoman, but he was often later portrayed as an aristocrat wrongfully dispossessed of his lands and made into an outlaw by an unscrupulous sheriff.
  • Aug 24, 1387

    Chaucer writes the Canterbury tales

    Chaucer writes the Canterbury tales
    The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales (mostly written in verse although some are in prose) are presented as part of a 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.
  • Aug 24, 1485

    First Tudor King VII is crowned

    First Tudor King VII is crowned
    Henry VII was noted for being the first Tudor King of England, establishing the Tudor Dynasty. His victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field overthrew Richard III and effectively put an end to the Wars of the Roses. Henry is also known for his extreme frugality and his ability as an administrator. He was responsible for the beginning of the Star Chamber, a closed court that answered to no one but the king.
  • Aug 24, 1485

    First printing of Le Morte d' Arthur

    First printing of Le Morte d' Arthur
    is a compilation by Sir Thomas Malory of Romance tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table. The book interprets existing French and English stories about these figures, with some of Malory's own original material (the Gareth story). First published in 1485 by William Caxton, Le Morte d'Arthur is perhaps the best-known work of English-language Arthurian literature today