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King Edward the confessor was the cousin of William the Conqueror, and he had died childless early in the year. So King Harold of England was given the throne the following day.
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Months after King Edward's sudden death, King Harold was defeated and killed by Duke William of Normandy, France. King Harold was the last of the Anglo-Saxon kings.
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The doomsday book was a record of all land ownership in England.
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A crash course on the CrusadesThe Crusades had been an effort to free Jerusalem from Turkish control. In the end, Christian Europe was exposed to the Middle East's sophisticated civilization.
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Song of Roland is a French poem written by an Annonymous author.
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Military order ounded by Hueges de Payens to help protect pilgrims who were visiting the Holy Land. Knights Templar are the Poor Knights of the Temple of King Solomon.
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Omar Khayyam is a Persian anstronaut and poet.
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The first mass production is in Spain
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The construction of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris begins.
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French authoer, Chretien de Troyes writes Lancelot.
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Henry II invaced Ireland, beginning nearly eight hundred years of British domination.
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English language is used to open Parliament.
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The entire Bible is translated into English for the first time by followers of John Wycliffe.
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The Canterbury Tales is begun, but it is not completed because Chaucer had died. He looks at details extremely well.
