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Anglo-Saxon Dates
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What happened in 1035? | Cnut died |
| What happened in 1036? | Emma's sons Alfred and Edward invade England on her request |
| What happened in 1037? | Harald drive Emma out of Winchester |
| What happened in 1038-39 | Hardecnut agrees with Magnus of Norway that if one dies childless the other will inherit their land. |
| What happened in 1040? | Harald died. |
| What happened with Eadwulf in 1041? | Hardecnut betrayed Eadwulf to death, showing his brutality |
| What happened with Edward in 1041? | Hardecnut promised him the throne |
| What happened in June 1042? | Edward began his role of king following hardecnut's death |
| What happened in Easter 1043? | Edward was crowned |
| What happened in 1043? | Swegn, Godwin's eldest son, is given the title of earl |
| What happened in 1044? | Robert of Jumièges is made Bishop of London |
| What happened with Edith in 1045? | Edward married Edith. giving the Godwins more power. |
| What happened with Harold in 1045? | Harold was made Earl of East Anglia |
| What happened in October 1050? | Robert of Jumièges is made Archbishop of Canterbury |
| What happened in 1050? | Swegn's earldom includes Hereford, Gloucester, Oxford, Berkshire and Somerset |
| What happened in 1051? | The Dover Fracas, in which Earl Godwin does not harry the land following a fight with Eustace's men, which led to Godwins' exile |
| What happened in 1052? | The Godwins return from exile |
| What happened in 1053? | Tostig became Earl of Northumbria |
| What happened in 1055? | Aelfgar and Gruffyd sacked Hereford, Harold led an army against them but was forced to come to terms. |
| What happened in 1056? | Gruffyd attacks England again, Harold sends an army but is forced to come to terms again. |
| What happened in 1057? | Ralf of Mantes and Leofric died, leading to a land distribution that largely favoured the Godwins and allowed them to surround Mercia |
| What happened to Ralf of Mantes in 1057? | Ralf died, and he was replaced by Harold Godwinson. |
| What happened in May 1063? | Harold Godwinson and Tostig led a counterattack against Gruffyd, during which he was encircled and killed by his own men. |
| What happened in 1064/5? | Supposedly, Harold Godwin swore on oath that he would allow William I the throne. |
| What happened in 1065? | Tostig lost Northumbria following a rebellion by his people, as they disliked his harsh ruling and heavy taxes. |
| What happened in January 1066? | Harold Godwinson was crowned king of England |
| What happened in May 1066? | Tostig attacked and pillaged the Sussex coast and eventually occupied Sandwich |
| What happened on 25th September 1066? | The Battle of Stamford Bridge |
| What happened on 14th October 1066? | The Battle of Hastings |
| What happened with Eadric in 1067? | Eadric raised a revolt againt the Welsh border. They could not take the land but left with significant booty. |
| What happened in 1069? | The Welsh rebels led an attack and reached Cheshire and Stafford |
| What happened in 1068? | William besieged Exeter as it had amassed a fairly large power base against William. |
| What happened to Edwin and Morecar in 1068? | They surrendered to William and fled. |
| What happened on 28th January 1069? | Robert of Commines and his men were killed in a rebellion in the north. |
| What happened with Edgar in 1068? | He attacked York and his supporters chose him as king |
| What happened in Summer 1069? | The Danish invaded and tried to take over the north and an English army was assembled to assist them. aThere was a rebellion in Maine that he was forced to ignore in favour of the threat of the two forces in northern England |
| What was the Harrying of the North? | William retaliated against the north and lay waste to most of the area, destroying homes and leaving many to starve. |
| What happened in East Anglia from 1070-71? | Morecar met with Hareward the Wake and the rebels led guerrilla-style raids. They stored their supplies on the island of Ely. |
| What did the East Anglia rebels do in 1070? | The looted and burned the abbey of Peterborough. |
| What happened to the East Anglia rebels in 1070? | Swein of Denmark made a deal with William I, Morecar spent the remainder of his life as a prisoner but Hareward continued to bother William. |
| What did William do in Ely after 1070? | He built siege towers that Hareward burnt down, but the rebels were soon betrayed and the local monks led William to them. Most of the defenders surrendered but Hareward disappeared. |
| What happened in 1075? | Several Norman earls revolted against William. Danish men were also involved, with a fleet of 200 ships being sent to England. Lanfranc dealt with the rebellion as he was acting as regent, as an army was raised to deal with it. |
| What happened in 1072? | Malcolm III invaded England and managed to devastate Durham and Cleveland. William retaliated in the autumn and Malcolm quickly surrendered. |
| What happened in 1079? | William sent Robert Curthose to deal with Malcolm attacking England, when he surrendered again at Falkirk. Robertbegan building castles on the Tyne to show Norman power. |
| What happened in 1085? | Danish royals, the Count of Flanders and the King of Norway all threatened to invade and this may have led to the creation of the Domesday Survey. |
| What happened in 1081? | Cnut, Swein's son, reasserted his claim to throne, prompting William to return from Normandy and raise a heavy geld tax. Cnut raised a fleet, but was killed in 1086. |
| What happened in 1088? | A major rebellion was led against William II with Odo of Bayeux at the centre. Six out of ten of the land owners in the Domesday Book participated in the rebellion. Despite this, William raised an impressive force and divided the ranks. |
| What happened to Odo of Bayeux in 1088? | He fled his fortress in Rochester, Kent and went to Pevensey, Sussex. He was caught and returned to Rochester but was aided until he was eventually forced to surrender. |
| What happened in 1095? | Robert of Mowbray refused to appear in court after stealing the goods of traders and he did not appear in the royal court. Several other barons rejected Rufus' judgement and were punished as a result. |
| What happened in 1091? | Malcolm attempted to invade England once more but failed due to the might of Rufus' army and was forced to swear fealty to him. |
| What happened in 1092? | William wished to put all of the north-west under his authority and led a large army to drive out Dolfin. |
| What happened in 1094? | William instructed his leaders to monitor the activities of the Scottish following the death of Malcolm. |
| What happened in 1095? | |
| What happened in 1097? | |
| What happened in 1100? | William II died and Henry I took the throne. Ranulf Flambard and Robert Curthose attempted to take the throne and he had support but was quickly crushed. |
| What happened in 1102? | Henry began a plan to take over Normandy and started by deporting Robert of Bellème to France and confiscating his land. |
| What happened in 1103? | Henry made an effort to gain allies in Normandy. He gained allies in Normady, Maine and Anjou through bribes of marriages and money. |
| What happened in 1104? | |
| What happened in 1105? | Hebry launched his first military expedition to Normandy and secured the Western sector. |
| What happened in 1106? | Henry returned to Normandy supported by the counts of Brittany and Maine. They attacked the the fortress of Robert of Montain, one of Robert’s most important fortresses. |
| What happened to the fortress in the battle of 1106? | The castle of Tinchebrai was put under siege by Henry’s army and Mortain and Curthose had to surrender, being imprisoned for life. |
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