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Clovis which was the Franks leader turned to the Christian god while they were battling, and after turning to the christian god the franks won. The Uniting of the Franks happened by 511 Franks uniting as one in the modern day France.
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Pope Gregory was the head of the Catholic Church. He had secular power, which means he brought the church into politics.
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They were religious travelers. Their goal was to spread their religion, such as Christianity.
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A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of other monks. They give up earthly desires to focus on religion and spiritual relationship with God.
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Charlemagne's Empire sent out agents to make sure the nobles were governing their counties justly. He also encouraged learning by monastaries opening the schools and expanding the libraries.
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Pepin the Short was the son of Charles the Hammer. He fought Lombards who were invading Italy and threating Rome.
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The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England. It took place at Senlac Hill.
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The lay investiture was banned in 1705. It was banned by Pope Gregory. It was banned because church reformers felt that the bishops shouldn't be under the power of any king.
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The Crusades were a series of religious expeditionary wars blessed by Pope Urban II and the Catholic Church.There were seven Crusades, with the first beginning in 1095 and the last ending in 1291.
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The Crusades were a series of religious expeditionary wars blessed by Pope Urban II and the Catholic Church.
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The First Crusade was the most successful from a military point of view. Accounts of this action are shocking. For example, historian Raymond of Agiles described the capture of Jerusalem by the Crusaders in 1099.
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The Battle of Legnano was fought on May 29, 1176, between the forces of the Holy Roman Empire and led by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.
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Magna Carta, also called Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, is an Angevin charter, originally issued in Latin in the year 1215.
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The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. Over the centuries, the English Parliament progressively limited the power of the English monarchy which arguably culminated in the English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I in 1649
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The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France and their various allies for control of the French throne.
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Bubonic plague is a disease, circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas.
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Vernacular is the native language or native dialect of a specific population. It is opposed to aq wider communacation.
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The East West schism is between the eastern orthodox church and the roman catholic church
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She was born a peasant girl in what is now eastern France. She was both a saint and a heretic.
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They crowned Charlemagne in the 800. The church sought to influence both spiritual and politcal matters.
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Charles Martel, also known as Charles the Hammer was the Frankink military and political leader. He also stopped muslim invasion into Spain.
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