Middle

Middle Ages

  • Sep 28, 1066

    William Invades england

    William Invades england
    William was the son of the unmarried Robert I, Duke of Normandy, by Robert's mistress Herleva. His illegitimate status and his youth caused some difficulties for him after he succeeded his father, as did the anarchy that plagued the first years of his rule. During his childhood and adolescence, members of the Norman aristocracy battled each other, both for control of the child duke and for their own ends.
  • Sep 28, 1150

    paper is first mass produced

    paper is first mass produced
    The first papermaking process was documented in China during the Eastern Han period (25-220 AD), traditionally attributed to the court official Cai Lun.
  • Sep 28, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Magna Carta Libertatum (Medieval Latin for "the Great Charter of the Liberties"), commonly called Magna Carta (also Magna Charta; "(the) Great Charter"),[a] is a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede
  • Sep 28, 1270

    End of Crusades

    End of Crusades
    The Crusades were predominantly a series of religious wars undertaken by the Latin Church between the 11th and 15th centuries; historians cannot agree on any single definition of a crusade, or which specific military campaigns should be included.
  • Sep 28, 1348

    The Plague

    The Plague
    was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people and peaking in Europe in the years 1346–53.[
  • Sep 28, 1378

    First Apperance of Robin Hood

    First Apperance of Robin Hood
    Traditionally depicted as being dressed in Lincoln green,[1] he is often portrayed as "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor"[2][3] alongside his band of Merry Men
  • Sep 28, 1387

    Canterbury Tales

    Canterbury Tales
    The Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury[2]) is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer.
  • Sep 28, 1455

    War of Roses

    War of Roses
    The Wars of the Roses were a series of wars for control of the throne of England.
  • Sep 28, 1485

    Le Morte d'Arthur

    Le Morte d'Arthur
    Le Morte d'Arthur was first published in 1485 by William Caxton, and is today perhaps the best-known work of Arthurian literature in English. Many modern Arthurian writers have used Malory as their principal source, including T. H. White in his popular The Once and Future King and Tennyson
  • Sep 28, 1485

    end of war of roses

    end of war of roses
  • Sep 28, 1485

    First Tudor King

    First Tudor King
    Henry VII, known before accession as Henry Tudor, 2nd Earl of Richmond (Welsh: Harri Tudur; 28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509), was King of England after seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death,