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Dec 5, 724
Charles Martel defeats the Moors at Tours
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Dec 5, 1059
The year the cardinals began to elect each new people
politics, religion -
Dec 5, 1066
William the Conqueror began his rule
politics -
Nov 27, 1095
Pope Urban II calls for war
war -
Dec 5, 1096
First Crusade begins
war -
Dec 5, 1122
Concordat of Worms
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Dec 5, 1145
Second Crusade begins
war, religion -
Dec 29, 1170
Thomas Becket murdered
religon, war -
May 29, 1176
Lombard League defeats Frederick
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Oct 2, 1187
Salah al-Din recapures Jerusalem
war -
Dec 5, 1189
Third Crusade begins
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Dec 5, 1212
Franciscan order founded
writing, religion -
Dec 5, 1212
Children's Crusade
war -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta signed
writing, war -
Dec 5, 1216
Dominican order founded
writing, religion -
Jun 1, 1265
Dante Alighieri born
writer -
Dec 5, 1291
The last Crusade, when Muslims captured Acre
war, religion -
Dec 5, 1324
Defender of the Peace written
writing -
Dec 5, 1337
Hundred Years War begins
war -
Dec 5, 1343
Geoffrey Chaucer born
writer -
Dec 5, 1348
Black Death spreads into Europe
death, disease -
Dec 5, 1411
Jan Hus burned at the stake
religion, war, politics -
Oct 25, 1415
Battle of Agincourt
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May 5, 1431
Joan of Arc burned at the stake
religion, politics, war -
Dec 5, 1453
Hundred Years War ends
war -
Dec 5, 1455
Wars of the Roses begins
war -
Dec 5, 1492
Ferdinand and Isabella order all the Jews to leave Spain
writing, war -
Clovis became King
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Charlemagne is declared "Emperor of the Romans"
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First Capetian king rules
politics