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520
St. Benedict
520 St. Benedict established the first monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy. He drew up a set of rules for the monks, which included vows of obedience, poverty and manual labor. -
Jan 30, 1066
Battle of Hastings
1066 William invaded and conquered England. He defeated King Harold who was killed at the battle of Hastings. William brought feudalism and culture from France to England. -
Jan 30, 1096
The First Crusade
1096 First Crusade began. The Crusaders were armies of Christians from all over Europe who marched to the Holy Land to regain lands captured by the Turks. The First Crusaders took the city of Jerusalem but paid a very heavy price in lives. -
Jan 30, 1147
The Second Crusade
1147 Second Crusade was launched. This Crusade is generally considered to have been a failure. -
Jan 30, 1189
The Third Crusade
1189 Third Crusade was one of the more successful. In it King Richard the Lion-Hearted obtained certain privileges for Christians from the Turkish ruler, Saladin. -
Jan 30, 1202
The Forth Crusade
1202 Forth Crusade launched. In this Crusade the original purpose of the Crusades was abandoned, and the Crusaders burned and sacked many cities and villages on their route. They never reached the Holy Land. -
Jan 30, 1215
The Signing Of the Magna Carta
1215 King John of England was forced to sign the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta gave some basic rights to the people and also said that the king was not above the law. -
Charlemagne
800 Charlemagne was crowned ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. This act symbolized a union of church and state.