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Jan 1, 1066
The Reign of King William the Conquerer
-Battle of Hastings
-Building of Norman Castle -
Jan 1, 1087
Reign of King Williams Rufus
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Jan 1, 1100
Reign of King Henry I (William Rufus brother)
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Jan 1, 1135
Reign of King Stephen
-First Crusade
-Knights Templar founded to protect Jerusalem -
Jan 1, 1154
Reign of King Henry II (grandson of King Henry I)
-Hanseatic League founded
-THomas a Becket was murdered -
Jan 1, 1189
Reign of King Richard I (third son of Henry II)
-Third Crusade -
Jan 1, 1199
Reign of King John (fifth son of Henry II)
-Forth crusade embarks
-Magna Carta is signed -
Jan 1, 1216
Reign of King Henry III (son of John)
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Jan 1, 1272
Reign of King Edward I (son of Henry III)
-Marco Polo publishes his tales of China -
Jan 1, 1307
Reign of King Edward II (son of Edward I)
-The Great Famine -
Jan 1, 1327
Reign of King Edward III (son of Edward II)
-100 year war
-battle of crecy
-black death ravages Europe -
Jan 1, 1377
Reign of King Richard II (grandson of Edward III)
-peasants revolt in England
-Bible is translated into English -
Jan 1, 1399
Reign of King Henry IV (grandson of Edward III)
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Jan 1, 1413
Reign of King Henry V (son of Henry IV)
-battle of Agincourt -
Jan 1, 1422
Reign of King Henry VI (son of Henry V)
-Leonardo Da Vinci is born
-100 year war ends
-Wars of the Roses begin -
Jan 1, 1461
Reign of King Edward IV (youngest son of Edward III)
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Jan 1, 1483
Reign of King Richard III (uncle of Edward III)
-wars of the Roses ends and the Tudor Dynasty begins