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Period: 1000 to
Impact of the battle of Hastings
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1066
Battle of Hastings
King Harold II of England is defeated by the Norman forces of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings, fought on Sen lac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, England. At the end of the bloody, all-day battle, Harold was killed shot in the eye with an arrow, according to legend and his forces were destroyed -
1215
King John signs the Magna Carta
Magna Carta Libertarian commonly called Magna Carta because it is a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215 -
England established colonies that becomes the USA
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Britain dominates parts of china
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Britain takes control of india
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Britain controls large sections of africa
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Britain helps win WWI
Germany signed an armistice (an agreement for peace and no more fighting) that had been prepared by Britain and France. -
Britain helps win WWII
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Britain helps win cold war
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Britain helps win the first gulf war
Though the Gulf War was recognized as a decisive victory for the coalition, Kuwait and Iraq suffered enormous damage, and Saddam Hussein was not forced from power In addition, Iraqi force regularly exchanged fire with U.S. and British aircraft over the no-fly zone
