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476
Western Roman Empire ends.
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Jan 1, 711
Moors start raiding Spain.
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Jan 1, 1066
William of Normandy wins Battle of Hstings and becomes King of England
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Jan 1, 1096
Crusades start.
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Jan 1, 1099
First Crusade. Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II
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Jan 1, 1100
Small towns start springing Europe.
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Jan 1, 1184
The first of many Inquisitions begins
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Jan 1, 1192
Minamoto Yoritomo becomes the first shoguns of Japan.
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Jan 1, 1212
Children's Crusade
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Jan 1, 1215
King John of England signs the Magna Carta.
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Jan 1, 1273
Rudolph I of Germany is elected Holy Roman Emperor
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Jan 1, 1275
First meeting held in England of a parliament.
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Jan 1, 1291
Crusades end.
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Jan 1, 1337
100 Years' War starts.
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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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Jan 1, 1453
100 Years' ends.
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Jan 1, 1485
Henry Tudor is crowned King of England.
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Jan 1, 1485
The Wars of the Roses ends and the Tudor dynasty begins
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Vikings start raiding Europe.
