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Early Middle Ages
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 Saxons and Angles 410 
 Viking Invasions 8351042


High Middle Ages
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The Normans
 Edward the Confessor and Earl Godwine 1045 1053
 Reasons for the Norman Invasion 1053 1066
 The Norman Invasion 1066 
 The Norman Conquest 1066 1086

The Crusades
 Background to the Crusades   
 People's Crusade and the First Crusade 1096 1099
 The Second Crusade 1148 
 The Third Crusade 1190 1191

Stephen's Succession
 Stephen's succession to the throne 1135 
 The Civil War between Stephen and Matilda 1139 1154

Henry II
 The Conquest of Ireland 1166 1171

Conflicts with the Church
 Henry II and Thomas Becket 1162 1174
 Excommunication of King John 1209 1214

Conflicts with the Barons
 The First Barons' War 1215 1217
 The Second Barons' War 1258 1267

Edward I
 Edward I and Wales 1276 1284
 Edward I and Scotland 1286 1306


Late Middle Ages
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Edward II
 Edward II and Piers Gaveston 1308 1312
 Robert the Bruce 1306 1323
 Isabella, She-Wolf of France and death of Edward II 1325 1358

The Hundred Years War
 Edward III starts the Hundred Years War 1337 1377
 Continues with Richard II 1385 1387
 Henry V invades France 1414 1422
 Henry VI and Joan of Arc 1423 1453

The Black Death
 The Black Death 1347 1351

Richard II
 The Peasants Revolt 1381 
 The Lords Appellant 1384 13??

Henry IV
 Glendower's Revolt 1400 1409

The War of the Roses
 War of the Roses 1455 1487


Early Modern Period

The Early Modern Period describes a period in history roughly between 1500 and 1800. This section contains some of the early episodes that occurred in the period.

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The Tudors
 The Great Explorers 1492 
 Henry VIII and his six wives 1501 1543
 Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Day Queen 1553 
   
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FAQ

Q: What does the Medieval Period mean?
A: The Medieval Period (or Middle Ages) describe a period in our history.

Q: When was the Medieval Period or the Middle Ages?
A: They began in the 5th century (roughly between 400AD & 500AD) at the fall of the Roman Empire in the West. The Medieval Period lasted until the start of the 16th century (1500AD).

Q: How long did the Medieval Period last?
A: The Medieval Period lasted for around 1,000 years.

The overall Medieval Period is divided into three time periods; the Early Middle Ages, the High Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages.


Episodes
The sections on the left describe the details of important episodes that took place during the Middle Ages. Each episode includes a list of the key events and details about the people who took part.

Please note that the timelines for each episode may be incomplete and that new events are constantly being added.


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Popes and Antipopes (999 .. 1503)
The Crusader States (1098 .. 1289)
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