TimeRef - Medieval History Timelines

Description	From	To
Before the Normans
Saxons and Angles	410
Viking Invasions	835
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
The People's Crusade	1096
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	1139	1154
Conflicts with the Church
Henry II and Thomas Becket	1162	1174
Excommunication of King John	1209	1214
Henry III
The Barons' Revolt	1258	1267
Edward I
Edward I and Wales	1276	1284
Edward I and Scotland	1286	1306
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
Edward III
The Hundred Years War	1337	1453
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
The Tudors
The Great Explorers	1492
Henry VIII and his six wives	1501	1543

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These items describe the people and events of key episodes in medieval history. Each episode includes a list of people who had a part to play and a list of the key events.

Please note that these timelines are incomplete and new events are constantly being added.

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