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The roman empire collapses;start if the medieval period
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Charlemagne, king of franks, is crowned emperor of western europe
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Edward the confessor becomes king of england
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the seljuk turks, and islamic people take control of jerusalem
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Edward the confessor , king of england, dies. Harold Godwinson succeeds him to become the last anglo-saxon king. William of normandy invades england, defeating harold at the battle of hastings to become King William I of england.
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The first Crusade begins, the first of a series of wars between christians and muslims to be fought over the next 175 years
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The crusaders capture the holy city of jerusalem
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Muslim forces recapture jerusalem, providing a motive for the third crusade
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The Magna Carta , the first ever document outlining the rights of the people, is signed by king john of england; trial jury starts to replace trail by ordeal.
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The great famine of europe, caused by bad weather and widespread crop failure, begins; it lasts for two years and kills millions of people
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start of the hundred years war between england and france
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a deadly plague spreads across europe, reducing its population by a third. the pandemic becomes known as the black death
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In germany, johannes gutenberg invents the first printing press with movable type