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The Conquest of Britain
Roman Legions depart from Britain to defend Rome. -
476
The coming of Christianity
Rome fell in barbarian tribes -
Sep 1, 1066
The Danish Invasion
Alfreds death ended Anglo - Saxon period -
Sep 1, 1066
Edward dies
Once edward dies the Saxon council of elders chose Harold to be king -
Sep 1, 1080
Battle of Hastings
William of Normandy was supposed to claim the throne.
He went to battle with Harold and killed him. -
Sep 1, 1090
William gains control of the Anglo-saxon nobility
After taking the throne over the course of five years William confiscated Anglo saxon land. -
Sep 1, 1215
The Magna Carta
The king promised not to tax land without first meeting with the barons. -
Period: Sep 1, 1348 to Sep 1, 1349
Black Death
This great plague increased the value of a peasant's work. -
Sep 1, 1381
Decline of the Feudal System
Peasants in England staged a revolt against serfdom. -
Sep 1, 1399
Lancasters, Yorks, and Tudors
The House of Lancaster replaced the Plantagenets on the throne. -
Period: Sep 1, 1455 to Sep 1, 1485
The War of Roses
The House of York conflicting against the the House of Lancaster. -
The coming of christianity
Roman cleric Saint Augustine converted king Ethelnert of Kent to christianity -
The Danish Invasion
king Alfred ascended to Wessex throne who would become the only ruler in Englands history ever to be honored with the epithet "the great" -
The Danish Invasion
Under truce, England was formally divided Alfred the Great became a national hero
