Middleages

Middle Ages- England

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  • 450

    ROMAN RULE IN BRITAIN ENDED

  • Jan 31, 1013

    DANES CONTROLLED THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AGAIN

  • Jan 31, 1016

    KING CANUTE OF DENMARK TOOK THE THRONE

    Took the throne of England and most of Scandinavia in a combined kingdom.
  • Jan 31, 1042

    EDWARD THE CONFESSOR WAS THE NEW KING

    The Danish line died out, and the Anglo-Saxon nobles chose Edward the Confessor as their new king.
  • Jan 31, 1066

    EDWARD THE CONFESSOR DIES

    He does not leave an heir.
  • Jan 31, 1066

    DUKE WILLIAM OF NORMANDY CLAIMS ENGLISH THRONE

    He was a distant relative of Edward the Confessor. The Anglo-Saxons refuse to recognize his claim. Instead, they selected Edward's brother-in-law, Harold of Wessex, to be kind. William was determined to win the throne of England, so he crossed the English Channel with a powerful force of Norman knights and defeated Harold's Anglo-Saxon army. Duke William of Normandy was crowned King William I of England. He soon became known as William the Conquerer.
  • Period: Jan 31, 1066 to Jan 31, 1087

    WILLIAM THE CONQUERER RULED ENGLAND

  • Period: Jan 31, 1100 to Jan 31, 1135

    HENRY I RULED ENGLAND

    He was one of William the Conquerer's sons.
  • Period: Jan 31, 1154 to Jan 31, 1189

    HENRY II RULED ENGLAND

  • ALFRED THE GREAT CAME TO THE THRONE OF WESSEX

    He was determined to drive the Danes off the island.

  • ALFRED ATTACKED THE DANES

  • THE DANES SUED FOR PEACE

  • THE KINGS OF WESSEX CONTROLLED ENGLAND

    Early 800s
  • Period: to Jan 31, 1000

    ALFRED'S SUCCESSORS WON BACK LAND

    Alfred's successors were able to win more land back from the Danes.