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People - Lifespan of the Islamic prophet Muhammed
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Religion - Muhammed and his followers undertake 'the Hegira', and travel to Medina
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Hugh Capet is 'elected' by the other nobility in France to be King in 987
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Warfare - Normans, led by William I of Normandy, invade England
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Religion - After his birth in 1015, Gregory VII ascends to the papacy, where he will remain until his death in 1085
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Warfare - years during which the First Crusade was fought alongside the Byzantine Empire. Called for by Pope Urban II and the Council of Clermont in 1095. Resulted in a victory.
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People - duration of King Henry I's rule in England
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People - Eleanor of Aquitaine marries the then-King of the Franks, a marriage that lasted 1152
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Warfare - years during which the Second Crusade was fought, called for by Pope Eugene III. Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany also participated, though it resulted in a victory for the Muslims.
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After her marriage with Louis VII had been annulled, Eleanor marries Henry II of England, eventually mothering Richard I with him
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People - duration of King Henry II's rule in England
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Warfare - years during which the Third Crusade was fought, led chiefly by Henry II of England and Philip II of France, aiming to recapture Jerusalem from Saladin. Richard I and Saladin ultimately signed a treaty to end this crusade in 1192.
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People - Duration of John of Lackland's rule in England
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People - After being born in 1162, but before his death in 1227, Genghis Khan assumes leadership of the Mongol Empire
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Warfare - years during which the Fourth Crusade was fought, called for by Pope Innocent III, intending to invade Egypt and capture Jerusalem. Instead, Constantinople was eventually sacked instead.
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People - Lifespan of Tamerlane, also known as Timur, the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia
