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Period: Jan 1, 1016 to Dec 31, 1042
Canute
He conquered England, and molding the vikings and Angelo-Saxons into one group. -
Period: Jan 1, 1154 to Dec 31, 1189
1154-1189
Henry II ruled England, strengthening the royal courts, and introduced the use of jury. -
Period: Jan 1, 1180 to Dec 31, 1223
1180-1223
Philip II ruled England at age 15, and set a goal to weaken the power of English kings in France. -
Period: Jan 1, 1199 to Dec 31, 1216
1199-1216
The hero of the third crusade, Richard the Lion Hearted, succeeded his father, Henry II, and when he died his younger brother, John, succeeded him and ruled. -
Jun 15, 1215
6-15-1215
Towns people who forced John to agree with the most celebrated document in English history, the Magna Carta -
Period: Jan 1, 1226 to Dec 31, 1270
1226-1270
Louis IX ruled France, while at the same time France's central government grew stronger. -
Period: Jan 1, 1285 to Dec 31, 1314
1285-1314
Philip IV, who ruled France, was involved in a quarrel with the pope. -
Jan 1, 1295
1295
Edward I summoned two burgesses from every borough and two knights from every county to serve as a parliament. -
Jan 1, 1300
1300
Pope Boniface VIII attempted to inforce papal authority on kings. -
Jan 1, 1305
1305
Philip IV persuaded the College of Cardinals to choose a French archbishop as the new Pope. -
Jan 1, 1347
1347
A fleet of Genoese merchant ships arrived in Sicily carrying Bubonic Plague, or Black Death. -
Jan 1, 1414
1414
-The Coucil of Constance attempted to end the Great Schism by choosing a single pope.
-Jan Hus, a professor in Bohemia, was seized by church leaders. -
Jan 1, 1415
1415
Jan Hus was burned at the stake after trying to be a heretic while being seized by church leaders. -
Period: Jan 1, 1421 to Dec 31, 1453
1421-1453
The Franch rallied and drove the English out of France entirely, except for the port city, Calais. -
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Alfred The Great
Alfred turned back the vikings during invasion. He gradually united the kingdom under one rule with his successors and called it England.