History of Medieval England
1066 - 1485
Sofia Mosconi 4AE
Battle of HastingsBritain is conquered by the Duke William of Normandy
1066
Feudal systemDomesday book Appointment of sheriffs French as official language
William the Conqueror
Henry II
Common LawConflict with the Church
Crusades
Richard I
John 'Lackland'
Magna Charta (1215)
Henry III
Establishment of a Parliament
The Hundred Years' War
Conflict over territory between England and France, won by the French partly thanks to Joan of Arc
1337-1453
The epidemic of bubonic plague in Europe killed over 50 million people
The Black Death
1346 - 1353
This led to the decline of the feudal system
The Wars of the Roses
Dynastic conflict for the throne between the houses of Lancaster and York. In the end, the two dynasties merged into the Tudor dynasty.
1455 - 1485