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This is when the Roman Empire got invaded by the Germanic Empire.
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Clovis is baptized as a Christan.
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In this time it was also known as the dark ages, when Vikings and others began to invade the Western Roman Empire.
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Frankish King Pepin helps Pope Stephen II by defeating the Lombards.
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Establishment of the Papal States
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Charlemagne becomes the Holy Roman Emperor
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This marked the restoration of the Roman Empire in the West after its fall in the 5th century
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Alfred the Great unites the Saxon kingdoms and becomes king of England.
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A clash between the Norman French Army and the English Army.
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The Battle of Hastings was a decisive victory for William, Duke of Normandy, on October 14, 1066, resulting in the defeat of the English army led by King Harold Godwinson and the establishment of Norman rule in England.
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Byzantine control in the region impacting stability of the Holy Land
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all accept the spiritual and juridical supreme authority of the pope.
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Leads to establishment of Crusader states in the Levant
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This event was forced by Rebellious Barons and established limitations on the Monarchs Power.
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France passed through two very severe crises; under the first five Valois the Hundred Years War imperilled the kingdoms independence; and under Louis XI.
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Johannes Gutenberg invested in a movable-type printing press system