Anglo Saxon Era

Anglo-Saxons Try and invade England but the romans stop

350

Romans Leave

410

This creates space for the Anglo Saxons to migrate

Saxons Start to settle

450

They Migrate from what is now Germany and Denmark

Anglo-Saxon Migration

Period: 450 to 600

The Angles, Saxon and Jutes start to Migrate into southern England and the move north

Seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms Created

556

St Augustine brings Christianity to Britain from Rome and becomes Archbishop of Canterbury

597

Northumbria becomes the Supreme Kingdom

617

Mercia becomes the Supreme Kingdom

779

Viking Raid on Portland

787

Viking Raid on Lindesfarne

793

King Offa Completes Offa's Dyke

796

This was built to protect Mercia from raids by the Welsh

King Alfred The Great Crowned

871

Battle Of Edington

878

After many set backs Alfred eventually defeats the Danes and Establishes the Danelaw

Alfred becomes King Of The Anglo-Saxons

886

This is the start of the English nations

King Canute Crowned

1016

Canute is a Dane who becomes King of the whole country. he merges the Danelaw and England

Canute tries to hold back the tide

1028

He tries to stop the tide coming in and fails. He does this to demonstrate that he was not all powerful.

Harold Godwinston Swears the oath

1064

A powerful lord, Harols Godwinston, is ship wrecked in Normandy and the Normans say is swears and oath to support the Duke in hid claim to the English throne

Harold becomes king

Jan 5, 1066

Norweigians invade and take York

Sep 20, 1066

Battle of Stamford Bridge

Sep 25, 1066

Harold defeat the Norweigians

Battle Of Hastings

Oct 14, 1066

Harold dies and this is the end of the Anglo-Saxon era