Overview Timeline

Battle of Hastings

Oct 4, 1066

The Battle of Hastings took place at Senlac Hill in England. It was a battle between the Normans and Anglo-Saxsons. It was a huge time in history because the Normans defeated the Anglo-Saxsons who at this time were in charge of England.

First Crusade

Nov 27, 1095

The First Crusade was an attempt to re-capture Jerusalem. It started off as an army of peasants led by Peter the Hermit set off for the Holy Land. A large number of people were killed in a very. An army of knight follow the peasants. This captured the Jerusalem in 1099. The Crusaders massacred the Muslims until, it was said that the streets ran with blood.

Third Crusade

Jun 11, 1187

In 1187, the Muslim ruler Saladin had recaptured Jerusalem. The crusaders and King Richard I of England captured the port of acre but failed to capture Jerusalem. On the way home some other people were kidnaped by the Muslims.

Signing of Magna Carta

Jun 19, 1215

On the 19 June 1215 at Runnymede King John signed the Magna Carta. (This means Great Charter). It was the first formal signing which was stating that a King had to follow the laws of the land. This meant people couldn't be arrested, imprisoned of have their possessions taken away.

Mongols try to invade Japan

Jun 11, 1274

During the 13th century the Mongols, led by Genghis Khan and his family, conquered most of Asia, including China and Korea. His grandson, Kublai Khan, also wanted to conquer Japan. The invasion was made up of 300 large ships and 400-500 smaller ones. These ships sailed from Korea carrying 15,000 Mongol and Chinese troops and 8000 Korean soldiers. After sailing across the Korea Strait, the invasion force landed on the island of Tsushima on November 4, and they were fighting for a little less than

The Mongols try to invade Japan Again

Jun 11, 1281

Arriving at Iki Island, the Mongols were attempting to invade Japan again. It started on the 21st of June, about 300 ship sailed east and attacked Nagato province on the western tip of the island of Honshu. No records exist of exactly what occurred, but the local defense forces drove the Mongols off. The invaders returned to Iki.

Edward I’s Model Parliament

Nov 11, 1295

In 1295 Edward I called two knights from each county and two burgesses from each town to the Model Parliament. It was called 'model' because this became normal. After 1327 they became a permanent part of Parliament, and after 1332 they sat in one chamber and became known as the House of Commons.

Black Death

Jul 2, 1347

The plague (Known as the Black Death) began in the Black Sea area in Asia Minor in 1347. It spread rapidly along the sea lanes and trading ports to Italy, Spain, France and northern Africa. By August 1348 it had reached England and by 1350 had travelled across the European continent to Russia. It had many short term and Long Term consequences and the causes were horrific. Worst case meant death which was the consequence for most people.

Battle of Nagashino

Jun 11, 1575

The Battle of Nagashino June 28th and it was a bettle between Takeda Katsuyori and the allied forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu on the Shitaragahara plain near Nagashino Castle, which was in central Japan. Takeda Katsuyori started off the battle by trying to claim some of Tokugawa Ieyasu's territory. This battle went on for only one single day and more than 1,000 lives were lost.

Oda Nobunaga dies

Jun 11, 1582

Nobunaga was assassinated in 1582. No one actually knows the reason for this but at the time, him and Ieyasu allied to gain land. After he got assassinated, Ieyasu acquired more land and gained more powerful.

the Meiji Restoration

Jun 11, 1868

Meiji Restoration, in Japanese history, the political revolution that ended the shogun shogunate and returned control of the country to and management to the country, led by Meiji. beginning an era of major political, economic, and social change known as the Meiji period (1868–1912).