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William became duke of Normandy at age seven. In January 1066, King Edward died, and Harold Godwine was proclaimed King Harold II. William immediately disputed his claim.
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Papermaking and manufacturing in Europe was started by Muslims living on the Iberian Peninsula, (today's Portugal and Spain) and Sicily in the 10th century
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Magna Carta, meaning ‘The Great Charter’, is one of the most famous documents in the world. Magna Carta established for the first time the principle that everybody, including the king, was subject to the law.
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Through the end of the 13th century, groups of Crusaders sought to gain ground in the Holy Land through short-lived raids that proved little more than an annoyance to Muslim rulers in the region.
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The Plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people and peaking
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according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. he is often portrayed as "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor"
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Chaucer was an English poet, was born in 1342. It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England).
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Were a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England. They were fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet, the houses of Lancaster and York.
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Malory wrote ‘The Death of Arthur’ during 1469 while imprisoned for a series of violent crimes. The chivalry of Arthur’s world was a far cry from Malory’s own, which was torn by war between the noble dynasties of York and Lancaster.
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Henry won the throne when his forces defeated the forces of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the culmination of the Wars of the Roses
