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The Fall of the Western Empire is the start of the Middle Ages and was the end of the ancient world. It was also the procedure where they failed to enforce its rule.
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On the 25th of December (Christmas) Charlemagne is crowned Emperor of Romans by Pope Leo III. He became leader because he gave land to the Christian church and protected the popes.
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The Norman conquest was significant in English history because the conquest linked England more with Continental Europe. That was when one of the most powerful monarchies in Europe created.
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The Battle of Hastings was one of the most significant events in England's history because it completely changed who was in charge, which changed the was people lived.The Anglo-Saxons ruled England for over 600 years until the Normans took over, the mixture of these two is what created English as we know today.
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The Crusades lasted from 1095-1492 and was important in Middle Ages history because it was a series of wars that was religious between the Christians and Muslims. The Crusades gave increased interactions between groups of people who had very limited contact with each other.
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The Magna Carta is actually of the most important documents in history because it is said in the document that everyone is subject to the law. The signing of the Magna Carta gave rights to everyone, it gave justice, fair trials and protected people from a lot of taxes.
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The Hundred Years’ war was a huge struggle for both England and France. Both of them used up all of their resources and power possible but ended up not profiting.
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The Black Death was a significant event because of the large amount of people who died (estimated 25 millions people). This was caused by the spread of the bubonic plague and had a terrible impact on society and had a reduction on terms of economy.
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From 1378 - 1350. The Great Schism was significant because it split the Church a lot of parts with multiple popes claiming their authority.
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The Wars of the Roses lasted from 1455-1485. The war affected Britain because it destroyed half of the nobility of England and the royal dynasty changed. There was also an increase in violence and assassination.
