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Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.[1]
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End of Anglosaxon rule in England and start of Norman lineage.
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This is the oldest University in Europe
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This would lead to the beginning of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which would last for nearly two centuries; within the era of the Crusades to the Holy Land.
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This marks one of the first times a medieval ruler is forced to accept limits on his power.
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History.com Black DeathThe plague began in Asia in the early 1300's. Rats living on merchant ships carried the disease along trade routes. One third of the of Europe's population died. The church suffered because people began to question the power and their own beliefs.
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The war will span through three/four different war periods within a 116 year period.
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Generally considered the beginning of the Viking Age that would span over two centuries, and reach as far south as Hispania and as far east as the Byzantine Empire, and present day Russia.
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With his crowning, Charlemagne's kingdom is officially recognized by the Papacy as the largest in Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire.
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Northumbria, East Anglia, and Mercia were overwhelmed.
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