The Middle Ages timeline

  • Western Roman Empire ends
    476

    Western Roman Empire ends

  • St. Benedict established the first monastery at Monte Cassino,Italy
    520

    St. Benedict established the first monastery at Monte Cassino,Italy

  • Moors start raiding Spain
    Oct 23, 711

    Moors start raiding Spain

  • William of Normandy wins Battle of Hastings and become king of England
    Oct 23, 1066

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

  • Crusades start
    Oct 13, 1096

    Crusades start

  • Oct 23, 1100

    Small towns start springing up over Europe

  • Kremlin built in Moscow
    Oct 24, 1156

    Kremlin built in Moscow

  • Minamoto Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of Japan
    Oct 31, 1192

    Minamoto Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of Japan

  • King John of England signs the Magna Carta
    Oct 4, 1215

    King John of England signs the Magna Carta

  • Oct 25, 1275

    First meeting held in England of a parlianment

  • Crusades end
    Oct 1, 1291

    Crusades end

  • Oct 24, 1295

    Marco Polo publishes his tale of

  • 100 years' war starts
    Oct 5, 1337

    100 years' war starts

  • Black Death breaks out in Europe
    Oct 23, 1347

    Black Death breaks out in Europe

  • Wat Tyler leads a revolt of English peasants to win more freedom from landowners
    Oct 22, 1381

    Wat Tyler leads a revolt of English peasants to win more freedom from landowners

  • Joan OF Arc drives out the English from Orleans
    Oct 23, 1429

    Joan OF Arc drives out the English from Orleans

  • Apr 15, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci was born

  • 100 Years' War ends
    Oct 23, 1453

    100 Years' War ends

  • Henry Tudor (Henry VII) is crowned King of England
    Oct 23, 1485

    Henry Tudor (Henry VII) is crowned King of England

  • Vikings Start raiding Europe

    Vikings Start raiding Europe

  • Charlemagne was crowned ruler of the Holy Roman Empire

    Charlemagne was crowned ruler of the Holy Roman Empire