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Period: 400 to 1500
Medieval Europe
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476
Fall of Rome
The Roman Empire collapsed in Western Europe, this marks the start of the medieval period. -
1042
Edward the Confessor
becomes the king of England -
1066
Battle of Hastings
Edward the Confessor dies and Harold Godwinson declares himself king. William of Normandy invades England, defeats Harold in the Battle of Hastings and is crowned King William I of England -
1096
Crusades Begin
First of the eight wars between Muslims and Christians to be fought over the next 175 years -
1154
Henry II becomes king of England
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1215
The Magna Carta
The first document outlining rights of the English People. King John is forced to give it his royal seal -
1315
The Great Famine begins
The famine last for 2 years and kills million across Europe -
1337
War begins between England and France
The war lasts 100 years -
1347
The Black Death
A deadly virus breaks out in Sicily and quickly spreads across Europe. This pandemic is known as the Black Death and killed approximately one third of the population. -
1381
Peasants Revolt
Peasants in England revolt against the strict rules imposed on wage rises and working conditions, following the shortage of labour as a result of the Black Death -
1450
Invention of the Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg invent the printing press in Germany.
