The Middle Ages By ihya 476 Western Roman Empire ends. Jan 1, 711 Moors start raiding Spain. Jan 1, 1066 William of Normandy wins Battle of Hstings and becomes King of England Jan 1, 1096 Crusades start. Jan 1, 1099 First Crusade. Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II Jan 1, 1100 Small towns start springing Europe. Jan 1, 1184 The first of many Inquisitions begins Jan 1, 1192 Minamoto Yoritomo becomes the first shoguns of Japan. Jan 1, 1212 Children's Crusade Jan 1, 1215 King John of England signs the Magna Carta. Jan 1, 1273 Rudolph I of Germany is elected Holy Roman Emperor Jan 1, 1275 First meeting held in England of a parliament. Jan 1, 1291 Crusades end. Jan 1, 1337 100 Years' War starts. Jan 1, 1347 Black Death breaks out in Europe. Jan 1, 1381 Wat Tyler leads a revolt of English peasants to win more freedom from landowners. Jan 1, 1429 Joan of Arc Drives out the English from Orleans. Jan 1, 1453 100 Years' ends. Jan 1, 1485 Henry Tudor is crowned King of England. Jan 1, 1485 The Wars of the Roses ends and the Tudor dynasty begins Mar 2, 2022 Vikings start raiding Europe.
