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Jan 1, 1066
Battle of Hastings
King William the Conquerer defeated Harold Godwinsin at Hastings -
Jan 1, 1099
First Crusade
The First Crusade to claim the Holy Land of Jerusalem from the Muslims -
Jan 1, 1118
Knights Templar founded
The Knights Templar is founded to protect the newly taken Holy Land -
Jan 1, 1147
Second Crusade
The Second Crusade for the Holy Land begins -
Jan 1, 1184
The Inquisition begins
The Catholic Church begins to seek out and find Heretics, Pagans, and other sub-religions and kill them. -
Aug 24, 1190
Third Crusade
Salidin united all the Muslims to retake the Holy Land, hence sparking the bloodiest Crusade of them all. -
Aug 24, 1200
Fourth Crusade
Fourth Crusade begins, and Constantinople is sacked. -
Aug 24, 1215
Magna Carta signed
The Barons of England revolt against the King, and forc him to sign the first kind of Bill of Rights -
Aug 24, 1295
Marco Polo travels to China
Marco Polo publishes his travels to China -
Aug 24, 1297
William Wallace
William Wallace leads the Scotts to victory from the English -
Aug 24, 1337
Hundred Years War begins
England and France begin the war for control of Europe -
Aug 24, 1380
Chaucer begins the Canterbury Tales
Chaucer begins the Canterbury Tales that describe a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Thomas Beckett -
Aug 24, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci born
The famous Renaissance artist, inventor, and engineer is born -
Aug 24, 1455
War of the Roses begins
War of the Roses begins and destroys much of England -
Aug 24, 1455
Johann Gutenburg mass produces Bible
Johann Gutenburg invents the printing press and mass produces the Bible -
Jan 1, 1485
War of the Roses End
The War of the Roses ends
