Timeline
1066: Norman Conquest by William the Conquer, Duke of Normandy. He introduced feudalism: it is a political, social and military form of organization.

1006-1087: the reign of king William 

1154-1189: the reign of king Henry II. He was the first king of Plantagenet. He introduced the “common law”, today’s basis of the modern English jury system. He denied to Church the immunity. 

1199-1216: the reign of king John. He imposed a heavy burden of taxes o he became unpopular.

1215: the king’s power is limited by the Magna Carta : a document that limited royal authority in written law, in particular taxes had to be levied with the consent of barons, not by the king alone. “Great Charter” became the basis of constitutional governments.  

1265: was organized an assembly summoned at Westminster: it was the archetype of Parliament. 

1272: Edward I became King

1307-1328: the reign of Edward II 

1337-1453: Hundred Years’ War between English and France monarchies. This war can be divided in 2 period: in the first England won (Henry V at Agincourt, on the 25th October  1415); in the second period Joan of Arc helped France’s solders to win, only Calais belonged to England. 

1455-1485: the war of the Roses ; between the House of Lancaster  and the York. It concluded with the accession of the Tudor. 

1422-1461: the reign of Henry VI

1483-1485: the reign of Richard II

1381: the peasant’s revolt, in South-Easter England. 

13th century: Wales and  only  part of Ireland passed into English hands  (Edward I). 

1314: battle of Bannockburn, that signed the end of English pretentions to control the Northern kingdom. 

1424: the reign of Stuarts