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312
The Romans leave England
Angles, Saxons and Jutes take England before the native Celts can reclaim the land -
Period: 476 to 1431
The Dark Ages
Sometimes called 'The Middle Ages', The Dark Ages lasted from 476 AD to 1431 AD. -
520
King Arthur loses his last battle
King Arthur loses a battle against his nephew. -
520
England is created
The British Celts are fighting over land, but the Angles and Saxons take the south-east of England and create Angle-land, or England -
Period: 600 to 700
The Saxons take over England
It is noted in Smashing Saxons that the Saxons took over England in the 600s. -
787
King Offa's Dyke is built
The dyke is build to keep out the Welsh. -
793
The Vikings attack Lindisfarne Priory
Whirlwinds, comets, and dragons are seen in the sky above northern England. These are bad signs, and the Vikings attack Lindisfarne Priory, and the monks are either thrown in the sea or taken as slaves. -
793
First Viking Attack
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851
The Vikings stay in England for the winter for the first time
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871
Alfred the Great becomes the king of England
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919
Henry the Liudolfing becomes King of Germany
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924
Alfred's grandson becomes king
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962
Otto I becomes emperor
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978
The death of King Edward the Martyr
After King Edward the Martyr gets murdered, Elthelred the Unready gets the crown -
982
Eric the Red discovers Greenland
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Period: 982 to 1000
North America is spotted and colonized
Erik the Red, Viking Bjarni, and Leif Erikson notice and settle North America -
986
Treaty of Chippenham divides England into two parts
The Treaty of Chippenham divides England into two parts. Danelaw was in the north, and England was in the south. -
999
The Norman Control of Italy
Note: most likely did not happen in the year 999. It happened around that time. -
1017
Knut/Canute becomes King of England
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Period: 1040 to 1042
Harthacnut was King of the English
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1047
Battle of Val-es-Dunes
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1066
Battle of Hastings
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Jan 5, 1066
Edward the Confessor dies
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Aug 14, 1066
King Harold buried
"Harold, you rest here to guard the sea and shore" -
Period: 1090 to 1153
Bernard of Clairvaux's life
Bernard of Clairvaux was born in 1090 AD and died in 1153 AD. He happens to be a saint. -
Period: 1095 to 1492
The Crusades
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1204
French King Philip II takes Normandy
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1315
Huge Flood
This flood was so huge that it was compared to Noah's flood in the Bible. -
Period: 1347 to 1353
The Plague
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1389
Battle of Kosovo
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1412
Joan d'Arc was born
You may know her as Joan of Arc... -
Period: 1412 to 1431
Joan of Arc's Life
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1431
Joan of Arc's Trials
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Period: 1451 to 1506
Christopher Columbus's Life
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Period: 1452 to 1519
Leonardo da Vinci''s life
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1453
Sack of Constantinople
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Period: 1455 to 1485
Wars of the Roses
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1459
The Start of the Wars of the Roses starts
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1485
Henry Tudor wins the Battle of Bosworth Field
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1485
Richard III dies
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Period: 1485 to 1509
King Henry VII's Rule
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1509
Henry VIII marries Cathryn of Aragon
He divorces her in 1533 -
1536
Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn
He ends up executing her in 1536 -
1537
Henry marries Jane Seymour
She dies in 1537 -
1540
Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves
He ends up divorcing her -
1540
Henry marries Catherine Howard
He executed her after a while -
1543
Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr
She outlives him -
Period: 1564 to
Galileo's Life
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1565
Elizabeth Francis's confession
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Joan of Arc becomes a saint
