The medievel era

Western Roman Empire ends

476

Slowly, a web of Barbarian kingdoms replaced the ordered layout of the Empire. Traid routes and communication networks set up by the Romans dried up. Manors, on which peasents worked for wealthy landlords, replaced many of the roman towns. As towns died, so did the industeries and culteral activities they supported.

Moors start raiding Spain

Oct 15, 711

The Arabs and Berbers had turned towards the Islamic religion by 711 wich had forced the rest of Northern Africa. 10,000 soldiers from a speculative raiding party, led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad, passed the Straits of Gibraltar and won battle against the Visigothic army of King Roderic at the battle of Guadalete.

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

Jan 1, 1066

William shot Harold in the eye in the battle of hasting. Although William had sorted a better army than King Harold and King Hardrada. The knights and horses that were with Williams army were trained for the attack (cavalry). Also he had created ships that boarded his forces accross the sea.

Small town start springing up in England

Oct 15, 1100

King John of England signs the Magna Carta

Oct 15, 1215

King John was an english king. He however was not a nice person at all. Over years he has said many lies. So King John could take other peoples posesions he put non-guilty people in jail. One time he put a poor man in jail only to take he mans horse and cart. There was a chinese whiisers type of a game going around to other people once that he had killed his nephew, but this case was never solved. King of France strictly ordered to be able to know where the boy was.

First meeting held in England of a parliment

Oct 15, 1275

Crusades end

Oct 15, 1291

100 years' war starts

Oct 15, 1337

Black death breaks out in Europe

Oct 15, 1347

The black death (also known as the black plague) had developed in Europe in the mid-14th century. The black death was thought to have killed around about a third of Europe's population. People have found out that the black death reoccurs to Europe every generation with varying degrees of intensity and fatality untill the 1700s.

Wat tyler leads a revolt of English peasents to win more freedom from landowners

Oct 15, 1381

Joan of Arc drives out of the English from Orleans

Oct 15, 1429

100 years' war ends

Oct 15, 1453

Henry Tudor (Henry VII) is crowned king of England

Oct 15, 1485

Vikings start raiding Europe

Mar 2, 2022

Viking defenders hit delema into the hearts of many and protecting them selves with 'lightning strike raids', while during the ninth and tenth centuries. They killed guilty people (some in very cruel ways), burnt buildings and looted treasures.