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368Britain was occupied by the Romans, but by 69AD in the Roman Empire it was <em>The Year of the Four Emperors</em>: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian.01-Mar-2022 19:24
469Britain was occupied by the Romans, but in the Roman Empire it was <em>The Year of the Four Emperors</em>: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian.01-Mar-2022 19:24
5785King Offa of Mercia re-asserts his control of Kent, eliminating rivals, consolidates his control of Midland peoples and moves towards English unity.02-Apr-2021 14:29
6899In Roman numerals: DCCCXCIX. After ruling for 28 years, King Alfred the Great dies and is succeeded by his eldest son, Edward the Elder as king of Wessex. There's a few bitter disputes between family members disputing the succession but Edward prevails and rules for around 25 years.03-Feb-2021 12:21
7991Year 991 is CMXCI. Pope John XV ratifies the first <em>Truce of God</em> between the &AElig;thelred the Unready and Richard I of Normandy. The Viking run havoc on on both side of the North Sea, such as on England, Germany, Netherlands and France. Olaf Tryggvason has raids at the mouth of the River Thames as told in the Old English poem <em>The Battle of Maldon</em>. &AElig;thelred the Unready pays 22,000 pounds of silver for Tryggvason to withdraw his troops in the first of a series of Danegelds. Mount Vesuvius erupts again.03-Feb-2021 12:21
8997King Aethelred defines the legal position regarding Danelaw and also introduces <em>trial by jury</em>. Danes make raids around the southern and western coasts, later raiding Kent and Rochester. In 1000, the English fleet invade Isle of Man.02-Apr-2021 14:29
91046Leofric was appointed Bishop of Crediton and Bishop of Cornwall. There are raids between the English from the Midlands and the Welsh. Viking raids are coming to an end.24-Feb-2022 21:00
101053(not set)26-Sep-2025 16:29
111066In Roman numerals as MLXVI. After a 24-year reign, Edward the Confessor dies on January 5. Harold Godwinson becomes King Harold II. In September Harold fights off an invasion by Harald Hardrada of Norway in the North while William the Conqueror builds his invasion force down the South. On October 14 Harold is killed at the Battle of Hastings. Edgar AEtheling is proclaimed King of England (never crowned) but soon concedes and on Christmas Day King William I is the first of the Norman Kings. Halley's Comet appeared and can be seen in the Bayeux Tapestry.03-Feb-2021 12:21
121121Monarch is Henry I. On 24 January, Henry I marries Adeliza of Louvain at Windsor Castle. Reading Abbey founded by Henry I.19-Sep-2020 14:32
131279(not set)13-Sep-2025 11:48
141363Monarch is Edward III. The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) continues, often by Edward, the Black Prince (eldest son of Edward III). David II of Scotland agrees for Edward III to succeed him as King of Scotland. Edward III gives up claims to the French Throne in return for French land, including Calais.03-Feb-2021 12:21
151504Monarch is Henry VII. The Silver shilling is the first English coin to be minted bearing a recognisable portrait of the King.<br /><br />In 1505 a planned marriage of Henry Tudor to Catherine of Aragon is postponed when the dowry fails to arrive from Spain.19-Sep-2020 14:32
161505(not set)25-Sep-2025 11:28
171547Monarchy: King Henry VIII dies in London on 28 January and is succeeded by his 9-year-old son as King Edward VI. On 4 April Catherine Parr (widow of Henry VIII) secretly marries Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley. 1547 is MDXLVII.12-Oct-2022 14:58
181549Monarch is King Edward VI. The Book of Common Prayer is introduced in English churches. England and France declare war. The spire of Lincoln Cathedral (the World's tallest structure) is blown down. 1549 is MDXLIX.12-Oct-2022 14:59
1915511551 in Roman Numerals is MDLI. Monarch is Edward VI, the Boy King. The Regent is John Dudley.&nbsp;Silver sixpence and silver crown first minted.19-Sep-2020 14:32
201554Monarch is Queen Mary I. After her marriage to Philip of Spain on 25 July 1554 they become co-monarchs as Philip and Mary. Lady Jane Grey is executed for treason. Sir Thomas Wyatt led a rebellion against the proposed marriage to Philip but is beaten. Mary's sister, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I), is imprisoned in the Tower of London, suspected of being involved in Wyatt's rebellion.19-Sep-2020 14:32