1020s in England

1020s in England

Events from the 1020s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - Canute

Events

* 1020
** Rotunda of Bury St Edmunds Abbey constructed.
** Aethelnoth enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
* 1021
* 1022
* 1023
** Siward, a Dane, appointed Earl of Northumbria.
** Archbishop Wulfstan II of York writes "Homilies".
* 1024
* 1025
** King Canute forms an alliance with Byzantine emperor Constantine VIII.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=106–107]
* 1026
** Battle of the Helgeå: King Canute defeats the kings of Norway and Sweden.
* 1027
** Canute negotiates a tax-free route for English pilgrims to Rome.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 49|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
** Canute invades Scotland, forcing Malcolm II of Scotland to pay homage.
* 1028
** Canute becomes King of Norway in addition to King of Denmark and England.
* 1029

Births

* 1022
** King Harold Godwinson (died 1066)
* 1026
** Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria (died 1066)
* 1027/28
** King William I of England (died 1087)

Deaths

* 1020
** 12 June - Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury
* 1023
** 28 May - Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York

References

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