10th century in England
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Events from the 10th century in England.
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[edit] Events
- 902
- Irish Norsemen, expelled from Dublin, establish colonies on The Wirral.[1]
- 910–920
- Edward the Elder, King of Wessex, and Ethelfleda, King of Mercia, conquer most of the Danelaw.[2]
- 910
- 5 August - Battle of Tettenhall: Edward the Elder, King of Wessex defeats a Viking army.[3]
- 911
- 915
- First Battle of Corbridge Viking victory over the Anglo-Saxons.[1]
- King Edward occupies Bedford.[1]
- 917
- King Edward captures Derby and seizes control of East Anglia. All Danes south of the Humber submit to his rule.[1]
- 918
- King Ethelfleda of Mercia dies; Edward the Elder takes control of his kingdom.[1]
- Welsh princes pay homage to Edward.[1]
- Second Battle of Corbridge.
- 919
- Ragnall ua Ímair seizes control of the Kingdom of York.[1]
- 920
- Norse Vikings under Sihtric attack Cheshire.[1]
- Constantine II of Scotland, and the kings of Strathclyde, York, and Northumbria acknowledge Edward the Elder as their overlord.[1]
- c. 923
- Athelm enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 924
- 925
- 4 September - Coronation of Athelstan as King of Wessex.[1]
- c. 926
- Wulfhelm enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 927
- 928
- 931
- Athelstan holds the first Council of All England, at Colchester.[1]
- 934
- 935
- Athelstan mints the first coins proclaiming himself to be "King of All Britain".[1]
- 937
- Battle of Brunanburh: King Athelstan defeats the Scots, Vikings, and Strathclyde Welsh.[3]
- 939
- Failed expedition to support King Louis IV of France against the Germans.[1]
- King Athelstan dies and is succeeded by his brother Edmund I of England.[3]
- Viking leader Olaf III Guthfrithson captures York.[1]
- 940
- King Edmund cedes Northumbria and the Five Boroughs to Olaf Guthfrithson.[3]
- Saint Dunstan becomes abbot of Glastonbury and initiates monastic reform and revival.[1]
- King Edmund summons Dunstan to his court where he becomes a favourite.
- 941
- Oda the Severe enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Olaf Guthfrithson dies; Olaf Sihtricsson becomes King of York.[1]
- 942
- King Edmund re-captures the Five Boroughs.[1]
- 944
- 945
- King Edmund invades Strathclyde, and grants Cumbria to King Malcolm I of Scotland.[1]
- 946
- 26 May - King Edmund murdered and succeeded by his brother Edred of England.[3]
- 947
- Wulfstan I, Archbishop of York invites the Viking leader Eric Bloodaxe to become King of York.[1]
- 948
- King Edred expels Eric Bloodaxe from Northumbria.[3]
- King Malcolm I of Scotland raids Northumbria.[1]
- 949
- Olaf Sihtricsson returns as King of York.[1]
- 952
- 954
- Eric Bloodaxe dies allowing King Edred to recover York.[3]
- 955
- 23 November - King Edred dies and is succeeded by his nephew Edwy of England.[3]
- 956
- Dunstan exiled after quarreling with King Edwy.[1]
- 957
- Dunstan re-founds abbeys at Bath, Exeter, Malmesbury, and Westminster.[1]
- Mercia and Northumbria rebel, choosing Edgar of England as King.[1]
- 959
- Aelfsige enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury but dies en route to Rome.
- Birthelm enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 1 October - King Edy dies and is succeeded by his brother Edgar of England.[3]
- Edgar overturns the appointment of Birthelm as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Dunstan enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 961
- Saint Oswald becomes Bishop of Worcester; establishes or re-founds abbeys at Ramsey, Evesham, Pershore, and Winchcombe.[1]
- 963
- King Edgar grants legal autonomy to the Danelaw.[1]
- Saint Ethelwold becomes Bishop of Winchester; re-founds abbeys at Ely and Peterborough.[1]
- c. 970
- Regularis Concordia produced at Winchester.[2]
- 971
- 15 July The planned removal of the body of Saint Swithun during the re-building of Winchester Cathedral delayed by 40 days due to rain.[4]
- Kenneth II of Scotland raids England, reaching as far as Yorkshire.[1]
- 973
- 975
- 8 July - King Edgar dies and is succeeded by his son Edward the Martyr, who is only 12 years old.[3]
- 978
- 18 March - King Edward is murdered by the servants of his stepmother Ælfthryth, Queen of England. He is succeeded by his stepbrother Ethelred the Unready.[3]
- 980
- Vikings begin a new wave of raids on England.[3]
- 981
- 988
- Æthelgar enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 990
- Sigeric the Serious enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 991
- 1 March - Ethelred signs a treaty with Duke Richard I of Normandy, by which each agrees not to aid the others enemies.[1]
- August - Norse invasion force sacks Ipswich.[1]
- 10 August - Battle of Maldon: Danes defeat the English army.[3]
- The first Danegeld, of £10,000, is paid to the Danes in return for their leaving England.[3]
- 993
- Danes raid Northumbria.[1]
- 994
- 995
- Ælfric of Abingdon enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Ælfric of Eynsham completes his Catholic Homilies.[1]
- 997
- King Ethelred issues a law code at Wantage, defining the legal position in the Danelaw and introducing trial by jury.[1]
- Ælfric of Eynsham completes the English Lives of Saints.[1]
- 998
- Danes raid southern and western coasts.[1]
- 999
- 1000
- English fleet invades the Isle of Man.[1]
- English invasion of Cumbria fails.[1]
- Heroic poem The Battle of Maldon composed.[1]
[edit] Births
- 909
- Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 988)
- 922
- King Edmund I of England (died 946)
- 923
- King Edred of England (died 955)
- 943/44
- King Edgar of England (died 975)
- c. 950
- Sigeric the Serious, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 994)
- 962
- King Edward the Martyr (died 978)
- 968
- King Ethelred the Unready (died 1016)
[edit] Deaths
- 923
- Plegmund, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 924
- 17 July - Edward the Elder, King of Wessex (born c. 871)
- 2 August - Ælfweard of Wessex, King of Wessex
- 926
- Athelm, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 939
- 27 October - King Athelstan of England (born c. 895)
- 941
- 12 February - Wulfhelm, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 946
- 26 May - King Edmund I of England (born 922)
- 954
- Eric Bloodaxe, King of York (born c. 895)
- 955
- 23 November - King Edred of England (born c. 923)
- 958
- Oda the Severe, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 959
- Aelfsige, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 973
- 975
- 8 July - King Edgar of England (born c. 943)
- 978
- King Edward the Martyr (born c. 962)
- 988
- Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 909)
- 990
- 13 February - Æthelgar, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 994
- 28 October - Sigeric the Serious, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 950)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 42-47. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ a b Morgan, Kenneth O. (1998). The Oxford Popular History of Britain. Parragon. ISBN 0-75252-572-7.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 95–104. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
