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Oct 14, 1066
The Battle Of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings occurred on the 14th of October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England. It took place at Senlac Hill, 10 km northwest of Hastings, close to the present day town of Battle, East Sussex.
Harold II was killed by being shot in the eye with an arrow. The battle also established the superiority of the combined arms attack over an army predominately composed of infantry. In the end, William Duke of Normandy won the battle.
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Feb 22, 1192
Third Crusade
The Third Crusade, also known as the Kings’ Crusade, was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin. It was successful but fell short from its goal: the reconquest of Jerusalem.
The effects of the Crusades on Europe of the Middle Ages were an important factor in the history of the progress of civilization. The effects of the Crusades influenced the wealth and power of the Catholic Church,
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Feb 15, 1265
De Montfort's Parliament
Simon De Montfort's army had met and defeated the royal forces at the Battle Of Lewes on the 4th of May, 1264. De Monfort sent out representatives to each country and to select a list of boroughs, asking each to send two representatives. De Montfort's Parliament was summoned on the 14th of December, 1264.
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Mar 8, 1291
Siege Of Acre
The Siege Of Acre (also called the Fall Of Acre) took place in 1291 and resulted in the loss of the Crusader controlled city of Acre to the Muslims. They still maintained a fortress at the Nothern City of Tartus, engaged in some coastal raids, and attempted an incursion from the tiny island of Raud, but when they lost that as well in 1302 and 1303 in the Siege Of Raud, the crusaders no longer controlled any of the Holy Land.
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Jun 19, 1543
Shogunate Japan
The Portuguese arrived and introduced Christianity to the Japanese. They got outlawed in 1639. Portuguese merchants introduced tobacco, cotton and refined sugar to Japan. -
Jan 1, 1549
Battle of Kajiki
In 1549, the Battle of Kajiki occurred. The Japanese quickly took to this initially unreliable but potentially devastating new form of weapon, called the Arquebus. Successfully the castle was taken over -
Jan 1, 1575
The Dutch in Japan
The Dutch Introduced Potatoes, Pumpkins, Corn, Wood, Silk, Pepper and Medicines to the Japanese. The vegetables were cultivated by the Native Americans. -
Nihon Shoki
Nihon Shoki, translated in English (The Chronicles of Japan) is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history. The book is also called the Nihongi. It is more elaborate and detailed than the Kojiki, the oldest, and has proven to be an important tool for historians and archaeologists as it includes the most complete extant historical record of ancient Japan. -
The Meiji Restoration
The Meiji Restoration was a political and social revolution in Japan in 1866-69, which ended the power of the Tokugawa shogun and returned the Emperor to a central position in Japanese politics and culture. It is named for Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor, who served as the figurehead for the movement.
