medeval period from 1066-1500

death of edward ii

Jan 1, 1066

Death of Edward III; Harold II becomes king of England

william i invades scotland

Jun 1, 1072

William I of England invades Scotland

england envaded

Dec 1, 1072

William of Normandy invades England, kills Harold I and takes throne of England

Death of William I; William II becomes king of England

Jun 1, 1087

Death of Malcolm III; Donald III becomes king of Scotland

Jun 1, 1093

Battle of Monthechin: Duncan II dies, Donald III retakes Scottish throne

Jun 1, 1094

Donald III defeated by Edgar Canmore who becomes king of Scotland

Jun 1, 1097

Death of William II; Henry I becomes king of England

Jun 1, 1100

Death of William II; Henry I becomes king of England

Jun 1, 1100

Death of Edgar; Alexander I crowned king of Scotland and David I crowned king in Lothian and Strathclyde

Mar 1, 1107

turlough O'Conner claims High Kingship of Ireland

Jun 1, 1119

Death of Alexander I; David I becomes king of united Scotland

Jun 1, 1124

Death of Henry I; dispute over succession to the English throne between Stephen and Matilda leads to civil war

Jun 1, 1135

Death of David I; Malcolm IV becomes king of Scotland

Jun 1, 1153

Death of Stephen; Henry II becomes king of England

Aug 1, 1154

Death of Stephen; Henry II becomes king of England

Aug 1, 1154

Death of Malcolm IV; William I becomes king of Scotland

Jun 1, 1165

Owain Gwynedd leads resistance to Henry II's invasion of Wales

Jun 1, 1165

Rory O'Connor acknowledged as High King in Ireland

Jun 1, 1166

Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland begins

Jun 1, 1169

Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland begins

Jun 1, 1169

Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland begins

Jun 1, 1169

Henry II arrives in Ireland; most Irish bishops and kings submit to him; he proclaims himself Lord of Ireland

Jun 1, 1171

Death of Henry II; Richard I becomes king of England

Jun 1, 1189

Death of Richard I; John becomes king of England

Jun 1, 1199

Wales divided between free Wales and numerous Anglo-Norman lordships

Jun 1, 1200

Death of William I; Alexander II becomes king of Scotland

Jun 1, 1214

Death of John; Henry III becomes king of England

Jun 1, 1216

Death of Alexander II; Alexander III becomes king of Scotland

Jun 1, 1249

Death of Henry III; Edward I becomes king of England

Jun 1, 1272

Edward I of England begins conquest of Wales

Jun 1, 1272

Llywellyn, Prince of Wales, dies fighting Edward I; Wales reorganised as a principality of England

Jun 1, 1282

Death of Alexander III of Scotland

Jun 1, 1286

start of Wars of Scottish Independence

Jun 1, 1296

Battle of Cambuskenneth: Scots, led by William Wallace, defeat English

Jun 1, 1297

Robert I (the Bruce) becomes king of Scotland

Jun 1, 1306

Death of Edward I; Edward II becomes king of England

Jun 1, 1307

Robert I defeats English at Bannockburn

Jun 1, 1314

Invasion of Ireland by Edward Bruce

Jun 1, 1315

Edward Bruce crowned king of Ireland

Jun 1, 1316

Death of Edward II; Edward III becomes king of England

Jun 1, 1327

Treaty of Edinburgh recognises Scotland's independence

Jun 1, 1328

Death of David II; Robert Stewart II becomes king of Scotland

Jun 1, 1371

Death of Edward III; Richard II becomes king of England

Jun 1, 1377

Death of Robert II; Robert III becomes king of Scotland

Jun 1, 1390

Richard II gains submission of majority of Irish chieftains

Jun 1, 1394

Owain Glyn Dwr leads Wales into revolt against English rule

Jun 1, 1400

Glyn Dwr presides over a Welsh Parliament

Jun 1, 1404

Death of Robert III; James I becomes king of Scotland

Jun 1, 1406

Prince Henry puts down Owain Glyn Dwr rebellion in Wales

Jun 1, 1408

Death of Henry IV; Henry V becomes king of England

Jun 1, 1413

Death of Henry V; Henry VI becomes king of England

Jun 1, 1422

James I murdered; James II becomes king of Scotland

Jun 1, 1437

James II killed; James III becomes king of Scotland

Jun 1, 1460

Declaration of Irish parliamentary independence

Jun 1, 1460

Henry VI deposed by Edward, Duke of York

Jun 1, 1461

Henry VI regains throne of England

Jun 1, 1470

Edward retakes throne

Jun 1, 1471

Death of Edward IV; 12-year-old Edward V becomes king of England, Richard, Duke of Gloucester becomes Protector

Jun 1, 1483

Edward V disappears; Richard III becomes king of England

Jun 1, 1483

Death of Richard III; Henry VII becomes king of England

Jun 1, 1485

Battle of Sauchieburn: Death of James III; James IV becomes king of Scotland

Jun 1, 1488