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Oct 10, 732
Battle of Tours
Christianity remained Europe's major religion, stopped Muslim advance into Europe -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hasting
William the Conqueror defeated Harold and his foot soldiers. William brought feudalism. -
Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jun 1, 1204
The Crusades
They fought because they wanted to get Jerusalem back from non-christians -
Sep 23, 1122
Concordant of Worms
It was an agreement between King & Pope. It declared only a pope could chose bishops, but King could decide their job in government -
Period: Mar 1, 1154 to May 1, 1189
English common law
Established two juries, utilizied the law courts to increase power, set up central court with trained lawyers and judges -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
took away some of kings powers. Taxes, King was forced to sign Magna Carta in order to keep his place as King. -
May 1, 1233
Inquisition
Was made to check hersey, and would convert people to christians -
May 1, 1295
Parliament
Helped kings pass laws, steps towards representative government -
Aug 1, 1300
Disease Spreads
A deadly disease that killed over 38 million. -
Period: Mar 1, 1478 to Oct 1, 1501
Spanish Inquisition
Spanish Inquisition tried to torture thousands of people charged with hersey. It checked recent conversions to see if they were real
