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The Frankish king is baptised as a Christain.
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The Frankish King Pepin helps pope Stephen II by defeating the Lombards.
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Establishment of the Papal States.
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Charlemagne becomes the Holy Roman Emperor.
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Alfred the great unites the Saxon kingdoms and becomes King of England.
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The battle of Hastings.
Norman king William the Conqueror becomes king of England. -
English Norman rulers fight a series of bloody battles with france.