Britain

Early British History 650-1066

By CDJJKZ
  • Period: Jan 1, 650 to Dec 31, 1066

    Early British History

  • Sang poetry
    Aug 20, 660

    Sang poetry

    Culture
  • Aug 20, 700

    Enjoyed singing and merry-making

  • Aug 20, 704

    'King of Ireland', Loingsech mac Óengusso

    'King of Ireland', Loingsech mac Óengusso, is killed while invading Connacht.
  • Aug 20, 722

    English missionary Boniface becomes bishop of Germany

  • King Ine resigns as King.
    Aug 20, 726

    King Ine resigns as King.

    King Ine resigns as King of the West Saxons in order to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor Cædwalla who traveled to Rome to be baptised and die.
  • Aug 21, 730

    Law

    The Law statement of customs created
  • Aug 19, 757

    OFFA comes to power

  • Aug 21, 1002

    Compensation law

    Law aimed at compensating those who were harmed by crime. The pricepayable often varied according to the wealth or social status of the victim
  • Aug 20, 1013

    Swein Forkbeard sends Æthelred ‘the Unready’ into exile.

    Swein Forkbeard, son of the Danish king Harold Bluetooth, sent Æthelred ‘the Unready’ into exile. Leading him to flee to Normandy
  • Edward the Martyr- end of reign
    Aug 21, 1016

    Edward the Martyr- end of reign

  • Aug 21, 1035

    Harold I comes to reign

  • "Funky" new Latin words
    Aug 20, 1040

    "Funky" new Latin words

  • Aug 20, 1040

    Macbeth crowns himself King.

    Macbeth defeats Duncan I of Scotland and crowns himself king. Macbeth was later ousted by Duncan's son Malcolm III in 1054.
  • Aug 21, 1040

    Harold I- end of reign

  • King Edward died He didn't leave any heirs so there was a three way rivalry for the crown.
    Jan 5, 1066

    King Edward died He didn't leave any heirs so there was a three way rivalry for the crown.

    He didn't leave any heirs so thier was a three way rivalry for the crown.
  • Aug 20, 1066

    ‘Edward the Confessor’ dies and is succeeded by Harold, earl of Wessex.

    ‘Edward the Confessor’ dies and is succeeded by Harold, earl of Wessex. “He was immediately faced with powerful threats from William, duke of Normandy, and Harold Hardrada, king of Norway, both of whom laid claim to the English throne.” (BBC)
  • Aug 21, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

  • Aug 21, 1066

    Harold II- reigning king

  • Nov 30, 1066

    Norman Conquest

  • Wessex becomes supreme kingdom

  • OFFA- end of reign

  • Alfred the Great comes to power

  • Alfred the Great- end of reign

  • Edmund comes to power

  • Edmund- end of reign

  • Mythical stories with heroes

    Mythical stories with heroes

  • Enjoyed writing and singing war songs with riddles

  • Singing folk and poets held in high esteem in the community

  • Fond of nature

    Fond of nature

  • Christianity began to take place of paganism and fatalism

  • Laws

    Laws and collection of laws promulgated by public authority

  • Primary Emphasis

    The Primary emphasis was on criminal law rather than private law

  • Private complatations

    The law private complitations of legal rules and enactments created

  • Edward the Martyr comes to reign

  • George of Ostia and Theophylact of Todi, traveled to England to set the ties between the English church and the papacy

    Bishops George of Ostia and Theophylact of Todi, traveled to England to set the ties between the English church and the papacy that were originally formed by Pope Gregory I in 597 AD.
  • Vikings conquered the kingdom of Mercia.

    Vikings conquered the kingdom of Mercia.

  • The Vikings take over Wessex while King Alfred goes into hiding.

  • King Alfred negotiated a treaty leading to Wessex, Guthrum and the East Angles being divided.

    King Alfred negotiated a treaty leading to Wessex, Guthrum and the East Angles being divided:“Alfred and Wessex retained the west, while the east (between the Thames and Tees rivers) was to be Viking territory,” (BBC)

  • King Alfred or ‘Alfred the Great,’ dies and is succeeded by his son ‘Edward the Elder.’

  • Irish King Niall Glundubh was slain by the Vikings.

    In an effort to fight against the Vikings, Irish King Niall Glundubh gained the support of all of the northern half of Ireland (Leth Cuinn), but failed when he and twelve other kings were slain by the Vikings on the outskirts of Dublin.

  • Athelstan of Wessex joined the army of West Saxons and Mercians in defeating the Viking and Scottish invaders

  • Dunstan is appointed archbishop of Canterbury by Edgar.

    Dunstan who was an English monk is appointed archbishop of Canterbury by Edgar, the King of England. Dunstan led what is known as the '10th-Century Reformation'
  • Edgar is officially crowned King of England.

    Edgar is officially crowned King of England.

  • ‘Edward the Martyr’, the King of England, is murdered.

  • The chief magistrate, Byrhtnoth, dies while fighting the Vikings.