Year 8 History Timeline

  • 476

    The Fall of Rome

    The Fall of Rome
    The fall of the Roman Empire in 476 AD led to the fall of the Roman Empire
  • Oct 14, 1066

    battle of hastings

    battle of hastings
    took place 7 miles north-west of hastings
    involved over 17,000soilders
    about 6,000 died
  • Jan 1, 1076

    Bayreux Tapastry

    Bayreux Tapastry
    The Bayeux Tapestry, Norman: La telle du conquest) is an embroidered cloth—not an actual tapestry—nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings
  • Jan 1, 1163

    Notre Dame

    Notre Dame
    Notre-Dame, is a historic Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France
  • Aug 20, 1163

    middle ages weapons

    middle ages weapons
    The period referred to as the Middle Ages was extremely violent. The quest for wealth and power was driven by the violent culture of the European countries.
  • Jan 1, 1180

    Emperor Kammu moved the capital to Heian-kyō.

    Emperor Kammu moved the capital to Heian-kyō.
    Heian-kyō literally "tranquility and peace capital was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180.
  • Jun 30, 1212

    Children's Crusade

    Children's Crusade
    The Children's Crusade is the name given to a disastrous Crusade by European Christians to expel Muslims from the Holy Land said to have taken place in 1212
  • Jan 1, 1346

    Symptoms of the Black Death

    Symptoms of the Black Death
    Contemporary accounts of the plague are often varied or imprecise. The most commonly noted symptom was the appearance of buboes. In the groin, the neck and armpits, which oozed pus and bled when opened
  • Nov 17, 1347

    Beginning of the Black Death

    Beginning of the Black Death
    The beginning of the Black Death which appeared during a time of economic depression in Western Europe and reoccured frequently until the fifteenth century. The Black Death had a major impact on social and economic conditions.
  • Jan 1, 1348

    The Black Death

    The Black Death
    The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people.
  • Jun 18, 1348

    The Plague made it to Western Eruope

    The Plague made it to Western Eruope
    The plague spread so quickly and reached Western Europe in no time. At this time it killed half of Europe's population. People fleed to safer places to avoid catching the plague.
  • Dec 20, 1348

    The Black Death and Religion

    The Black Death and Religion
    Before the Black Death hit Europe, almost all things, especially elements of daily life, were under the influence of the church. In medieval times, even boiling an egg took “the time to say a prayer”.
  • Jan 1, 1350

    Consequences of the Black Death plague

    Consequences of the Black Death plague
    The consequences of the Black Death included a series of religious, social and economic upheavals, which had profound effects on the course of European history.
  • Jun 1, 1543

    Trades arrive in Japan

    Trades arrive in Japan
    Japan welcome Portuguese trades into thier country
  • Jun 1, 1560

    Battle of Okehazama

    Battle of Okehazama
    The Battle of Okehazama took place in June 1560. In this battle, Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the front-running warlords in the Sengoku period.[citation needed]
  • Jan 1, 1575

    Battle of Nagashino

    Battle of Nagashino
    The Battle of Nagashino took place in 1575 near Nagashino Castle on the plain of Shitaragahara in the Mikawa province of Japan
  • Siege of Osaka

    Siege of  Osaka
    was a series of battles undertaken by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction
  • Honno-ji incident

    Honno-ji incident
    refers to the forced suicide on June 21, 1582 of Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga at the hands of his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide.
  • Roman Empire Splits in Half (395 A.D.)

    Roman Empire Splits in Half (395 A.D.)
    The Split
    In AD 394-476, Theodosius 1 was the last Emperor of both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires. When he died in 395 AD the Roman Empire Split into 2 halves; The Eastern and Western Empire’s. The Eastern Half included the city of Byzantium (Turkey/Parts of Asia). The Western Half included the city of Rome (Europe/North Africa). During this period, the city of Rome was attacked by Visigoths in 410 AD and by the Vandals in 455 AD
  • The capital moved to Nagaoka-kyō.

    The capital moved to Nagaoka-kyō.
    Nagaoka-kyō was the capital of Japan from 784 to 794. Its location was reported as Otokuni District, Yamashiro Province, and Nagaokakyō, Kyoto, which took its name from the capital.