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Canute, a Danish king, conquered England in 1016. He molded the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings into one people.
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During 1154 to 1189, Henry held reign over England. He strenghtened the royal courts of justice by sending royal judges to every part of England at least once a year. He also introduced the idea of a jury to the English courts.
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Phillip the second, one of the most powerful Capetains, ruled France.
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John, Henry's grandson, took the throne form his father, Richard the Lion-Hearted.
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In 1215, John was forced to sign the Magna Carta.
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Phillip's grandson, Louis the Ninth reigned France.
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In 1285, Phillip the Fourth's reign over France began.
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Knights, burgesses, bishops, and lords met in London in 1295.
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Pope Boniface tried to enforce papal rule over the kings.
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Phillip the fourth persuaded the College of Cardinals to choose a French archbishop as the new pope.
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The war that Edward the third launched for the french throne went on and off from 1337 to 1453.
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At the battle of Crecy, the English, including lowgbowmen, were out numbered by a French are thrice its size.
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A ship from Genoese arrived in Sicily carrying the black death, which spread to most of Europe.
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The council of Constance attempted to end the Great Schism by choosing a single pope. With the help of the Holy Roman Emire he achived in the other three popes resigning.
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Jan Hus was siezed by the church becuse he taught others that the authority of the Bible was greater than the one of the pope.
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Jan Hus, accused of beign heretic, was burned at the stake.
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The French and English signed a treaty stating that Henry the fifth would inherit the french crown upon the death of Charles the sixth.
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The french rallied and drove the English out of France, except for the port of Calais.
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Joan led the French army itno battle at a fort city near Orleans.
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Joan was condemed as heretic and a witch since she claimed to hear voices and burned at the stake.
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The twin pillars of the Medival world, religious devotion and the code of Chivalry both crumbled. The age of Faith died a slow death caused by the schism, the scandalous display of wealth by the church, and discrediting the church during the bubonic plague. The age of Chivalry died on the battlefield of Crecy, Poitiers, and Agincourt.
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Alfred the Great, an Anglo-Saxon king from 871-899, was the only man to be able to turn back the Viking invaders. Gradually he and his successors untide the kingdom under one rule, calling it England.