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Jun 15, 1066
The Battle of Hastings and the defeat of Harold Godwinson
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Feb 14, 1099
First Crusade. Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II
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Feb 14, 1170
Thomas a Becket is murdered in Canterbury Cathedral
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Feb 14, 1214
Barons revolt
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Feb 14, 1258
Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England, establishing a new form of government limited regal authority
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Feb 14, 1263
The Barons War. The barons led by Simon de Montfort force the king to submit to government by council leading to the formation of the English Parliament
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Feb 14, 1295
Marco Polo publishes his tales of China
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Feb 14, 1297
William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England
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Feb 14, 1311
The Great Famine
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Feb 14, 1346
Battle of Crecy
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Feb 14, 1414
Lollard revolt
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Feb 14, 1430
Capture, trial, and execution of Joan of Arc
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Feb 14, 1453
The Hundred Years War ends. Calais is the only English possession on Continental Europe
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Feb 14, 1483
The thirteen year old King and his ten year old brother mysteriously disappeared in the Tower after being declared illegitimate. They were believed to have been murdered and are referred to as the Little Princes in the Tower
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Feb 14, 1485
The Wars of the Roses ends and the Tudor dynasty begins