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350
Anglo-Saxons Try and invade England but the romans stop
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410
Romans Leave
This creates space for the Anglo Saxons to migrate -
450
Saxons Start to settle
They Migrate from what is now Germany and Denmark -
Period: 450 to 600
Anglo-Saxon Migration
The Angles, Saxon and Jutes start to Migrate into southern England and the move north -
556
Seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms Created
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597
St Augustine brings Christianity to Britain from Rome and becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
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617
Northumbria becomes the Supreme Kingdom
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779
Mercia becomes the Supreme Kingdom
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787
Viking Raid on Portland
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793
Viking Raid on Lindesfarne
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796
King Offa Completes Offa's Dyke
This was built to protect Mercia from raids by the Welsh -
871
King Alfred The Great Crowned
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878
Battle Of Edington
After many set backs Alfred eventually defeats the Danes and Establishes the Danelaw -
886
Alfred becomes King Of The Anglo-Saxons
This is the start of the English nations -
1016
King Canute Crowned
Canute is a Dane who becomes King of the whole country. he merges the Danelaw and England -
1028
Canute tries to hold back the tide
He tries to stop the tide coming in and fails. He does this to demonstrate that he was not all powerful. -
1064
Harold Godwinston Swears the oath
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 -
Jan 5, 1066
Harold becomes king
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Sep 20, 1066
Norweigians invade and take York
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Sep 25, 1066
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Harold defeat the Norweigians -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle Of Hastings
Harold dies and this is the end of the Anglo-Saxon era
