Timeline: The Medieval Era of England

476

The Fall of the roman Empire

A number of factors lead to the fall of the Roman Empire:-
• It had become too big to administer properly and defend.
• The gap between rich and poor had increased. The peasants became more disillusioned and were being taxed heavily.
• Roman army commanders became less disciplined and and started fighting between themselves.
• Roman land management practices were very poor, soil fertility was reduced and the food stores shrunk.

Period: 476 to Dec 1, 1500

the middle ages

Oct 14, 711

Moors start raiding Spain

Feb 2, 1066

William of Normandy wins Battle of Hastings and becomes King of England

Oct 14, 1096

Crusades begin

Dec 30, 1100

Small towns start springing up in England

Jul 8, 1215

King John of England signs the Magna Carta

Oct 14, 1275

First meeting held in England of a parliament

Aug 4, 1291

Crusades end

Oct 14, 1337

100 Year's War starts

Oct 14, 1347

Black Death breaks out in England

May 5, 1381

Wat Tyler leads a revolt of English peasants to win more freedom from landowners

Oct 14, 1429

Joan of Arc drives out the English from Orleans

Dec 18, 1453

100 year's War ends

Oct 14, 1485

Henry Tudor (Henry VIII) crowned King of England

Mar 2, 2022

Vikings start raiding England - monastery at Lindisfarne

/http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/' >Lite and Times of the Vikings
From about 2000BC the Vikings lived in the countries of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. The areas they lived in were very mountainous, boggy, thickly forested and contained steep icy fjords.
The peoples from these regions lived in small isolated communities, but had a lot in common. They were farmers (crops and animals), fished, curved wood, metal and stone and embroidered tapestries.
They were also excellent traders – trading in furs,

Mar 2, 2022