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476
476
The roman empire collapses;start if the medieval period -
800
800
Charlemagne, king of franks, is crowned emperor of western europe -
1042
1042
Edward the confessor becomes king of england -
1050
1050
the seljuk turks, and islamic people take control of jerusalem -
1066
1066
Edward the confessor , king of england, dies. Harold Godwinson succeeds him to become the last anglo-saxon king. William of normandy invades england, defeating harold at the battle of hastings to become King William I of england. -
1096
1096
The first Crusade begins, the first of a series of wars between christians and muslims to be fought over the next 175 years -
1099
1099
The crusaders capture the holy city of jerusalem -
1187
1187
Muslim forces recapture jerusalem, providing a motive for the third crusade -
1215
1215
The Magna Carta , the first ever document outlining the rights of the people, is signed by king john of england; trial jury starts to replace trail by ordeal. -
1315
1315
The great famine of europe, caused by bad weather and widespread crop failure, begins; it lasts for two years and kills millions of people -
1337
1337
start of the hundred years war between england and france -
1347
1347
a deadly plague spreads across europe, reducing its population by a third. the pandemic becomes known as the black death -
1450
1450
In germany, johannes gutenberg invents the first printing press with movable type