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He was a Danish king who conquered England. This then molded Anglo-Saxons and Vikings into the people.
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A descendant of Alfred the Great, King Edward took throne. He died in 1066 which led to one last invasion. Also in 1066 the Normans and the Anglo-Saxons fought the battle that changed the course of English history.
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This is the time period when Henry ruled England. He strengthened the royal courts of justice by sending royal judges to every part of England at least once a year.
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One of the most powerful Capetians ruled during this time, Philip II. By the end of his reign he had tripled the territory owned before.
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John ruled during this time period in England. He failed as a military leader, which then earned him the name John Softsword. He then proceeded to lose Normandy and all his land in northern France.
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On this day the nobles forced john to agree to the most celebrated document in English history, the Magna Carta.
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Philip's grandson Louis IX took reign during this period of time. After his death he was made a saint by the catholic church.
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Philip IV took reign during this time. He was involved in a quarrel with the pope.
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Edward summoned two burgesses from every borough and to knights from each county to serve as parliament.
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Pope Boniface VIII attempted to enforce papel authority on kings as previous popes had.
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Philip IV persuaded the college of cardinals to choose a French archbishop as the new pope.
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The war that Edward III started for throne continued through this time.
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The first and most spectacular battle was the battle of Crecy started on this date.
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A fleet of Genoese merchants ships arrived in Sicily carrying bubonic plague or black death.
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The Council of Constance attempted to end the great schism by choosing a single pope. Also Jan Hus was sized by church leaders and tried as a heretic.
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Jan Hus was burned at the stake.
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The French and English signed a treaty saying when King Charles VI died Henry V would inherit the French crown.
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The French rallied and drove English out of France almost entirely.
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Joan of Arc led the French army into battle at a fort city near Orleans.
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Joan was burned at the stake.
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The twin pillars of the medieval world, religious devotion and the code of chivalry, both crumbled on this date.
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He was an Anglo-Saxon king from871 to 899. He united the kingdom under one rule and managed to turn back the Viking invaders.