Medieval and Renaissance History (Timeline)

The Beginning

France and England join forces to fight against the vikings

-Normans claim the English throne

1033

1065

Meeting between Harold Godwinson and Duke William. Apparently Harold agrees that William should become King of England when Edward the Confessor dies?

Edward the Confessor dies.

Jan 4th

1066

Harold Earl of Wessex crowned King of England

Jan 6th

1066

Halley's Comet

April 1066

Norman mission to Rome to seek Papal support for the Norman Invasion

Spring 1066

Harold gathers the English army at the South Coast of England in Preparation for the Norman Invasion

July 1066

William prepares his fleet for the English invasion at the River Dives in Normandy

July 1066

Harald Hadrada, King of Norway, launches a Viking invasion

September 1066

The Battle of Gate Fulford - The Vikings defeat the English led by Morcar

20th September 1066

Harold marches his army from the South Coast of England to York to defend against the Viking Invasion

21st September 1066

The Stamford Bridge Battle - Harold defeats King Harald Hadrada and the Vikings at York

September 25th 1066

Duke William sets sail for England - The Norman Invasion begins

September 27th 1066

Duke William lands at Pevensey, on the South coast of England. The Norman Invasion

September 28th 1066

Duke William occupies Hastings, on the South coast of England

September 29th 1066

Harold , celebrating his victory over the Vikings at York, receives news of the Norman invasion

October 1st 1066

Harold marches his army back from the North of England to the South of England to defend against the Norman Invasion!

October 1st 1066

October 6th 1066

King Harold arrives in London

October 1066

The English Army prepare their defenses at Senlac

Negotiations between the Normans and Saxons - William demands that King Harold either resigns his royalty in favor of William, refers it to the arbitration of the Pope or let it be determined by the issue of a single combat. King Harold declines

Friday 13th of October 1066

The Normans and the Saxons prepare for battle - the Battle of Hastings

Saturday 14th of October 1066

William Raised the Papal Standard and issued battle orders to the Norman army

Saturday 14th of October 1066

Norman Foot soldiers led the way, the archers followed and finally the Norman knights on horseback.

Saturday 14th of October 1066

Battle Plans - A fence and a fosse were built as a part of the Saxon defenses. The men of Kent were entitled to strike first, the London men guarded King Harold. The Saxon army had no cavalry but stood in close ranks

Saturday 14th of October 1066

The Norman servants, priests and clerks looked on whilst the Norman army advanced in three columns

Saturday 14th of October 1066

Normans moved on to the assault, and the English defended themselves well

Saturday 14th of October 1066

The Two Armies met. Each side taunted the other. The armies exchanged blows and many Normans died in the fosse.

Saturday 14th of October 1066

The Battle raged for hours. A new scheme was adopted by the Norman archers. Arrows were shot in upward in the air striking the faces of the English soldiers. Many had their eyes put out and the arrows flew thicker than rain

Saturday 14th of October 1066

An arrow struck Harold above his right eye, and put it out. Many other English soldiers have suffered a similar fate due to the strategy of the Norman archers.

Saturday 14th of October 1066

The Saxons still continued to defend well. The Normans then adopted another strategy which deceived the Saxons

Saturday 14th of October 1066

The English believed that the Normans were in retreat. The English pursued the Normans and foolishly broke their ranks.

Saturday 14th of October 1066

Saturday 14th of October 1066

The English were unable to compete against the knights on horseback. The Saxon barricades were broken. The living marched over heaps of the dead and many were crushed in the throng.

The wounded King Harold was killed and his body mutilated by the Normans.

Saturday 14th of October 1066

Their King was dead and their Standard lost - many English soldiers fled. William had won the Battle of Hastings - he was truly the Conqueror

Saturday 14th of October 1066

The great Battle of Hastings had raged between 9am and 3pm

Saturday 14th of October 1066

15th of October

Both the Normans and the Saxons buried their dead. William the Conqueror had defeated the Saxons at the Battle of Hastings and now made ready to conquer the English

1347

The Black Death appears in Europe

Black Death arrives to England

1348

King Edward III daughter dies of the plague

2nd of September 1348

Plague reaches London

1st of November 1348

1349

3000 Jews are killed in Germany as superstitious people believe they started the plague.

King Edward III orders the streets to be cleaned of dead bodies.

1349

The plague reaches Moscow, the whole continent is now infected

1351

Peasant's Revolt

1381

William Wallace is born

3rd of April 1270

William Wallace

defeats the English army in battle at the Battle of Stirling Bridge

September 1297

William Wallace is Executed by decapitation

23rd of August 1305

Joan of Arc is born

1412

Joan of Arc was burnt alive due to apparently being a heretic.

30th of May 1431

2 May

1536

Anna Bolyn is arrested for being a witch.

15 of May 1536

Anne Boleyn is tried for being a witch

Anne Boyleyn is

executed.

19 of May

1536