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Period: 400 to Jan 1, 1500
Middle Ages
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476
Western Roman Empires ends.
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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.
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Jan 1, 711
Moors start raiding Spain
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Jan 1, 1066
William of Normandy wins Battle of Hastings and becomes King of England.
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Jan 1, 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.
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Jan 1, 1096
Crusades start
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Jan 1, 1100
Small town start springing up Europe.
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Oct 24, 1147
Second Crusade was launched. This Crusade is generally considered to have been a failure.
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Jan 1, 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.
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Jan 1, 1192
Minamoto Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of Japan.
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Jan 1, 1215
King John of England signs the Magna Carta.
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Jan 1, 1275
First meeting held in England of a parliament.
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Jan 1, 1291
Crusades ends.
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Jan 1, 1337
100 years war start
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Jan 1, 1347
Black Death breaks out in Europe.
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Jan 1, 1381
Wat Tyler leads a revolt of English peasants to win more freedom from landowners.
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Jan 1, 1429
Joan of Arc drives out the English from Orleans.
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Oct 24, 1453
100 years war ends.
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Jan 1, 1485
Henry Tudor (Henry VII) is crowned King of England.
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Vikings start raiding Europe.
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Charlemagne was crowned ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. This act symbolized a union of church and state.