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476
collapse of the roman empire
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800
Charlemagne is crowned emperor of Western Europe.
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1042
Edward the confessor becomes king of England.
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1066
the battle of Hastings
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1086
the Domesday Book is compiled.
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1096
the first crusade begins
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1099
the crusaders capture the holy city of Jerusalem
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1215
the Magna Carta is signed by king john of England
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1315
the Great Famine of Europe
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1337
start of the hundred years of war between England and France.
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1347
the black death sweeps across Europe
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1450
Johannes Gutenberg invents the first printing press.