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5 important events of the Middle Ages
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
