The Middle Ages By Francescaschiassi Jan 1, 1066 Norman invasion. Jan 1, 1066 Production of the Domesday Book. Oct 14, 1066 The battle of Hastings. Jan 1, 1100 Henry I became the king. Jan 1, 1135 Henry I died. Jan 1, 1135 Henry's nephew, Stephen, was crowned. Jan 1, 1154 Stephen died. Dec 29, 1170 Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral. Jan 1, 1173 Becket was regarded as a saint and canonised. Jan 1, 1189 Richard I secceeded his father, Henry II. Jan 1, 1190 Richard I died. May 1, 1215 Magna Carta was signed. Jan 1, 1216 Henry III became the king. Jan 1, 1272 Henry III died and Edward I became the king. Jan 1, 1343 Geoffrey Chaucer was born. Jan 1, 1387 Geoffrey Chaucer start to write "The Canterbury Tales". Nov 2, 1400 Geoffrey Chaucer died.