Middle ages

Middle Ages

By TheEmilieRohr
  • Aug 29, 1066

    William the Conqueror invades England

    William the Conqueror invades England
    William of Poitiers describes a council called by Duke William, in which the writer gives an account of a great debate that took place between William's nobles and supporters over whether to risk an invasion of England.
  • Aug 28, 1150

    Paper is first mass-produced in Spain

    Paper is first mass-produced in Spain
    Papermaking reached Europe as early as 1085 in Toledo and was firmly established in Xàtiva, Spain by 1150.
  • Aug 29, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, is an Angevin charter originally issued in Latin. It was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede, on the bank of the River Thames near Windsor, England, on 15 June 1215.
  • Aug 29, 1270

    End of the Crusades

    End of the Crusades
    after two centuries the old crusading enthusiasm died out, the old ideal of the crusade as "the way of God" lost its spell. Men Had begun to think less of winning future salvation by visits to distant shrines and to think more of their present duties to the world about them. They came to believe that Jerusalem could best be won as Christ and the Apostles had won it "by love, by prayers, and by the shedding of tears."
  • Aug 29, 1348

    The Plague

    The Plague
    Bubonic plague is a zoonotic disease, circulating mainly in fleas on small rodents, and is one of three types of bacterial infections caused by Yersinia pestis (formerly known as Pasteurella pestis), that belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. Without treatment, the bubonic plague kills about two thirds of infected humans within four days.
  • Aug 29, 1378

    First appearance of Robin Hood in literature

    First appearance of Robin Hood in literature
    Robin Hood became a popular folk figure in the medieval period, and continues to be widely represented in modern literature, films and television.
  • Aug 29, 1387

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    A collection of over 20 stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century, during the time of the Hundred Years' War.
  • Aug 29, 1455

    War of the Roses

    War of the Roses
    The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England. They were fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet, the houses of Lancaster and York. They were fought in several sporadic episodes between 1455 and 1487, although there was related fighting before and after this period.
  • Aug 29, 1485

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned

    First Tudor king, Henry VII, is crowned
    Henry won the throne when his forces defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of England to win his throne on the field of battle.

  • First printing of Le Morte d’Arthur

    First printing of Le Morte d’Arthur
    A compilation by Sir Thomas Malory of romance-era tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory interprets existing French and English stories about these figures and adds original material (the Gareth story).