10th century in England

Events from the 10th century in England.

Events

* 902
** Irish Norsemen, expelled from Dublin, establish colonies on The Wirral.
* 910–920
** Edward the Elder, King of Wessex, and Ethelfleda, King of Mercia, conquer most of the Danelaw.cite book|title=The Oxford Popular History of Britain|last=Morgan|first=Kenneth O.|publisher=Parragon|date=1998|isbn=0-75252-572-7]
* 910
** 5 August - Battle of Tettenhall: Edward the Elder, King of Wessex defeats a Viking army.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=95–104]
* 911
** Edward transfers London and Oxford from Mercia to Wessex.
* 915
** First Battle of Corbridge Viking victory over the Anglo-Saxons.
** King Edward occupies Bedford.
* 917
** King Edward captures Derby and seizes control of East Anglia. All Danes south of the Humber submit to his rule.
* 918
** King Ethelfleda of Mercia dies; Edward the Elder takes control of his kingdom.
** Welsh princes pay homage to Edward.
** Second Battle of Corbridge.
* 919
** Ragnall ua Ímair seizes control of the Kingdom of York.
* 920
** Norse Vikings under Sihtric attack Cheshire.
** Constantine II of Scotland, and the kings of Strathclyde, York, and Northumbria acknowledge Edward the Elder as their overlord.
* c. 923
** Athelm enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
* 924
** 17 July - Edward the Elder dies and is succeeded by Athelstan as King of Wessex.
* 925
** 4 September - Coronation of Athelstan as King of Wessex.
* c. 926
** Wulfhelm enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
* 927
** King Athelstan occupies York.
** King Athelstan of Wessex unites the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy into the Kingdom of England.
** 12 July - Kings of Scotland and Strathclyde acknowledge Athelstan as their overlord.
* 928
** King Athelstan defeats the Welsh, and sets the border of Wales at the River Wye.
** King Athelstan subdues the Cornish, and sets the border of Cornwall at the River Tamar.
* 931
** Athelstan holds the first Council of All England, at Colchester.
* 934
** Athelstan invades Scotland, reaching as far as Caithness.
* 935
** Athelstan mints the first coins proclaiming himself to be "King of All Britain".
* 937
** Battle of Brunanburh: King Athelstan defeats the Scots, Vikings, and Strathclyde Welsh.
* 939
** Failed expedition to support King Louis IV of France against the Germans.
** King Athelstan dies and is succeeded by his brother Edmund I of England.
** Viking leader Olaf III Guthfrithson captures York.
* 940
** King Edmund cedes Northumbria and the Five Boroughs to Olaf Guthfrithson.
** Saint Dunstan becomes abbot of Glastonbury and initiates monastic reform and revival.
** King Edmund summons Dunstan to his court where he becomes a favourite.
* 941
** Oda the Severe enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
** Olaf Guthfrithson dies; Olaf Sihtricsson becomes King of York.
* 942
** King Edmund re-captures the Five Boroughs.
* 944
** King Edmund takes York from the Vikings.
* 945
** King Edmund invades Strathclyde, and grants Cumbria to King Malcolm I of Scotland.
* 946
** 26 May - King Edmund murdered and succeeded by his brother Edred of England.
* 947
** Wulfstan I, Archbishop of York invites the Viking leader Eric Bloodaxe to become King of York.
* 948
** King Edred expels Eric Bloodaxe from Northumbria.
** King Malcolm I of Scotland raids Northumbria.
* 949
** Olaf Sihtricsson returns as King of York.
* 952
** Eric Bloodaxe reconquers York.
** King Edred imprisons Wulfstan of York.
* 954
** Eric Bloodaxe dies allowing King Edred to recover York.
* 955
** 23 November - King Edred dies and is succeeded by his nephew Edwy of England.
* 956
** Dunstan exiled after quarreling with King Edwy.
* 957
** Dunstan re-founds abbeys at Bath, Exeter, Malmesbury, and Westminster.
** Mercia and Northumbria rebel, choosing Edgar of England as King.
* 959
** Aelfsige enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury but dies en route to Rome.
** Birthelm enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
** 1 October - King Edy dies and is succeeded by his brother Edgar of England.
** Edgar overturns the appointment of Birthelm as Archbishop of Canterbury.
** Dunstan enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
* 961
** Saint Oswald becomes Bishop of Worcester; establishes or re-founds abbeys at Ramsey, Evesham, Pershore, and Winchcombe.
* 963
** King Edgar grants legal autonomy to the Danelaw.
** Saint Ethelwold becomes Bishop of Winchester; re-founds abbeys at Ely and Peterborough.
* c. 970
** "Regularis Concordia" produced at Winchester.
* 971
** 15 July The planned removal of the body of Saint Swithun during the re-building of Winchester Cathedral delayed by 40 days due to rain.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
** Kenneth II of Scotland raids England, reaching as far as Yorkshire.
* 973
** 11 May - Coronation of King Edgar at Bath.
** Edgar sails to Chester, and receives homage from the rulers of Alba, Strathclyde, Wales, and the Kingdom of the Isles.
* 975
** 8 July - King Edgar dies and is succeeded by his son Edward the Martyr, who is only 12 years old.
* 978
** 18 March - King Edward is murdered by the servants of his stepmother Ælfthryth, Queen of England. He is succeeded by his stepbrother Ethelred the Unready.
* 980
** Vikings begin a new wave of raids on England.
* 981
** Danish raids on Dorset, Devon, and Cornwall begin, and continue for a further seven years.
* 988
** Æthelgar enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
* 990
** Sigeric the Serious enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
* 991
** 1 March - Ethelred signs a treaty with Duke Richard I of Normandy, by which each agrees not to aid the others enemies.
** August - Norse invasion force sacks Ipswich.
** 10 August - Battle of Maldon: Danes defeat the English army.
** The first Danegeld, of £10,000, is paid to the Danes in return for their leaving England.
* 993
** Danes raid Northumbria.
* 994
** Norse and Danish armies ravage the south-east, but fail to capture London.
** £16,000 of Danegeld paid.
** Olaf II of Norway is baptised at Andover, and swears not to return to England.
* 995
** Ælfric of Abingdon enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
** Ælfric of Eynsham completes his "Catholic Homilies".
* 997
** King Ethelred issues a law code at Wantage, defining the legal position in the Danelaw and introducing trial by jury.
** Ælfric of Eynsham completes the English "Lives of Saints".
* 998
** Danes raid southern and western coasts.
* 999
** Danes raid Kent, attacking Rochester.
* 1000
** English fleet invades the Isle of Man.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 42-47|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
** English invasion of Cumbria fails.
** Heroic poem "The Battle of Maldon" composed.

Births

* 909
** Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 988)
* 922
** King Edmund I of England (died 946)
* 923
** King Edred of England (died 955)
* 943/44
** King Edgar of England (died 975)
* c. 950
** Sigeric the Serious, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 994)
* 962
** King Edward the Martyr (died 978)
* 968
** King Ethelred the Unready (died 1016)

Deaths

* 923
** Plegmund, Archbishop of Canterbury
* 924
** 17 July - Edward the Elder, King of Wessex (born c. 871)
** 2 August - Ælfweard of Wessex, King of Wessex
* 926
** Athelm, Archbishop of Canterbury
* 939
** 27 October - King Athelstan of England (born c. 895)
* 941
** 12 February - Wulfhelm, Archbishop of Canterbury
* 946
** 26 May - King Edmund I of England (born 922)
* 954
** Eric Bloodaxe, King of York (born c. 895)
* 955
** 23 November - King Edred of England (born c. 923)
* 958
** Oda the Severe, Archbishop of Canterbury
* 959
** Aelfsige, Archbishop of Canterbury
* 973
** 15 May - Birthelm, Archbishop of Canterbury
* 975
** 8 July - King Edgar of England (born c. 943)
* 978
** King Edward the Martyr (born c. 962)
* 988
** Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 909)
* 990
** 13 February - Æthelgar, Archbishop of Canterbury
* 994
** 28 October - Sigeric the Serious, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 950)

References

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