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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
The Middle Ages!
5 important events of the Middle Ages -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings happened on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army that was leaded by King Harold the second. It all took place at Senlac Hill, very close to Hastings. -
Jan 1, 1095
The start of the Crusades!
The Crusades was a series of ‘Holy Wars’ that continued throughout the Middle Ages starting at the year of 1095 and ending in 1272. There were nine crusades and all were bloody and bashful, killing many. -
Jan 1, 1122
The Concordat of Worms!
Signed in Germany, the City of Worms, 1122, the Concordat of Worms was an union between the Church and the Holy Roman Empire. It brought an end to the Investiture Controversy. -
Jun 1, 1215
The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta (in Greek- the Great Charter) was signed in Runnymede near Windsor Castle in June 1215 between barons of Medieval England and King John. It stated that no one, even the king, was higher than the law. -
Dec 31, 1272
The end of the Crusades
The Crusades was a series of ‘Holy Wars’ that continued throughout the Middle Ages starting at the year of 1095 and ending in 1272. There were nine crusades and all were bloody and bashful, killing many. -
Jan 1, 1315
The start of the Great Famine
The Great Famine was a series of crises that hit Northern Europe in 1315–1322. It was the decrease of healthy food supply and killed millions! The cause of the Great Famine was the drop of temperature and many people (even wealthy castle owners) couldn’t grow grain. Some people tried to resolve this solution by eating the younger population and their own horses! -
Dec 31, 1322
The end of the Great Famine
The Great Famine was a series of crises that hit Northern Europe in 1315–1322. It was the decrease of healthy food supply and killed millions! The cause of the Great Famine was the drop of temperature and many people (even wealthy castle owners) couldn’t grow grain. Some people tried to resolve this solution by eating the younger population and their own horses! -
Jan 1, 1337
One Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years’ War was a chain of wars beginning from 1337 until 1453 between the Kingdom of France and England. Funnily enough, this war did not go for one hundred year but for one hundred and six years. The end result of the war was a French victory. -
Jan 1, 1348
The start of Black Death
The Black Death was a name given to a terribly disease called the bubonic plague that killed nearly two thirds of the Europe population. It started in England at 1348 and ended in 1351. The disease was caused by fleas and rats biting their victims and spreading the disease into their body. -
Dec 31, 1351
The end of Black Death
The Black Death was a name given to a terribly disease called the bubonic plague that killed nearly two thirds of the Europe population. It started in England at 1348 and ended in 1351. The disease was caused by fleas and rats biting their victims and spreading the disease into their body. -
Dec 31, 1453
The end of the Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years’ War was a chain of wars beginning from 1337 until 1453 between the Kingdom of France and England. Funnily enough, this war did not go for one hundred year but for one hundred and six years. The end result of the war was a French victory. -
Jan 1, 1455
The start of the War of Roses!
The War of Roses was a brutal battle between the members of the House of Landcaster and the House of York (both houses were connected to the Plantagenet royal house). It raged from the year of 1455 until 1485. -
Dec 31, 1485
The end of the War of Roses
The War of Roses was a brutal battle between the members of the House of Landcaster and the House of York (both houses were connected to the Plantagenet royal house). It raged from the year of 1455 until 1485.
