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Dec 3, 1054
Final split between Eastern and Western Christianity
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Jan 1, 1066
1066Norman conquest of England
The invasion and subsequent occupation of England by an army of Normans and French led by Duke William II of Normandy -
Jan 1, 1096
Start of First Crusade (Jerusalem taken 1099)
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Jan 1, 1125
Jin forces invade the Sung Empire.
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Jan 1, 1161
First use of explosives in battle
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Jan 1, 1204
Fourth Crusade attacks, takes Constantinople
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Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta sealed by King John
Magna Carta was the first document forced onto a King of England by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their privileges -
Jan 1, 1233
Sung troops, allied with the Mongols, destroy the Jin Empire
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Jan 1, 1240
Mongols turn on the Song after destroying the Tanguts, long war ensues
1240s-70s -
Jan 1, 1279
Despite heroic resistance, the Sung Empire is destroyed by the Mongols
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Sung Dynasty founded by Zhao Kuangyin, emperor Sung Taizu
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Reigns of Sung Zhen Zong, Sung Ren Zong and Sung Ying Zong. Sung Empire flourishes
976-1068 -
Period: to Jan 1, 1279
Song Dynasty
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Period: to Jan 1, 1279
Europe
