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962
Otto I Becomes Holy Roman Emperor
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978
Ethelred the Unready Begins Ruling England
Ethelred loses land to the Danes (Vikings) and begins paying foe protection in the form of the Danegeld. -
987
Carolingian Dynasty in France Ends
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988
Vladimir the Great Embraces Eastern Christianity
Vladimir, the ruler of the Rus in Kiev, embraces Christianity as the official religion and chooses the Byzantine version over the Roman Catholic church. -
1014
Pope Benedict VIII officially added filioque to the Nicene Creed.
This increases tension with the Eastern (Byzantine) church. -
1016
Viking King Cnut rules England and Denmark
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1031
Reconquista Intensifies in Spain
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1042
Edward the Confessor Begins Ruling England
Edward restores rule of England to the family of Alfred the Great and the Anglo-Saxons. -
1050
Westminster Abbey Built
It was consecrated in 1063. -
1054
Great Schism Between Eastern and Western Churches
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1066
Norman Conquest of England
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1071
Seljuk Turks Defeat Byzantines ; Normans Take Sicily
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1073
Pope Gregory VII excommunicated Emperor Henry IV.
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1077
Henry IV Repents to Pope Gregory
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1088
Oldest University in Europe founded in Bologna, Italy
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Period: 1096 to 1099
The First Crusade
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Period: 1100 to 1135
Reign of Henry I in England
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1109
Anselm Died
This British monk is considered the Father of Scholasticism. -
1117
University of Oxford Founded
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1143
Peter Abelard Dies
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Period: 1147 to 1149
The Second Crusade
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1152
Henry of Anjou , the future Henry II of England, marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.
This gives England a claim to vast territories in France. -
1154
Henry II Begins Developing Common Law in England
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1163
Notre Dame in Paris Begins Construction
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1170
Archbishop Thomas Beckett Mirdered
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1184
Waldensians are declared heretical
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1187
Saladin and Muslims Retake Jerusalem
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Period: 1189 to 1192
The Third Crusade
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1199
Richard Lionheart Dies and is Succeeded by John I
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Period: 1200 to 1204
The Fourth Crusade
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1206
Genghis Khan Begins Mongol Empire
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1209
Franciscan Order Established
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1212
The Children's Crusade
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1215
The Magna Carta Sealed by King John