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Rome fell to the various tribes around Europe
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A battle between the Norman-French army led by William II of Normandy, and the defending English forces led by King Harold II, taken place at Senlac Hill.
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An embroidered cloth depicting the battle between William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold, King of England (See the Battle of Hastings).
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A series of religious expeditionary wars, with the goal of restoring Christian access to the holy place in and near Jerusalem.
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An English Charter which required King John of England to proclaim certain liberties, and make it so no freeman could be punished except through the law of the land.
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William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
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The Great Famine which killed millions of people in northern Europe, which never recovered until 1322.
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The Hundred Years’ War was a series of military campaigns from the English and French against each other, for the right of the French Throne.
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A plague, spread by fleas and rats, which ravaged Europe, killing 30-60% of the population of the time.
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The Great Rising was a series of revolts in Europe from peasants, who thought the Feudal System was unfair towards them.
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Joan of Arc was captured by English Soldiers when she tried to attack a Burgundian camp. She was proven guilty of heresy and burnt at the cross.
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The War of Roses was a series of battles in the English Civil War during the Hundred Years War, between the houses of Lancaster and York over ownership of the English throne.
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The Inquisition was a group of insitutions within the justice system of the Roman Catholic Church, whose aim was to fight against the heretics.
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The Tudor dynasty begins.
