- 10th century in England
Events from the
10th century inEngland .Events
* 902
** IrishNorsemen , expelled fromDublin , establish colonies onThe Wirral .
* 910–920
**Edward the Elder ,King of Wessex , andEthelfleda ,King of Mercia , conquer most of theDanelaw .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 aViking 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 andOxford fromMercia toWessex .
* 915
** First Battle of Corbridge Viking victory over the Anglo-Saxons.
** King Edward occupiesBedford .
* 917
** King Edward capturesDerby and seizes control ofEast Anglia . All Danes south of theHumber submit to his rule.
* 918
** KingEthelfleda 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 theKingdom of York .
* 920
** Norse Vikings underSihtric attackCheshire .
**Constantine II of Scotland , and the kings of Strathclyde, York, andNorthumbria acknowledge Edward the Elder as their overlord.
* c. 923
**Athelm enthroned asArchbishop 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 asArchbishop of Canterbury .
* 927
** King Athelstan occupiesYork .
** King Athelstan of Wessex unites the Anglo-SaxonHeptarchy into theKingdom of England .
**12 July - Kings of Scotland and Strathclyde acknowledge Athelstan as their overlord.
* 928
** King Athelstan defeats the Welsh, and sets the border ofWales at theRiver Wye .
** King Athelstan subdues the Cornish, and sets the border ofCornwall at theRiver Tamar .
* 931
** Athelstan holds the first Council of All England, atColchester .
* 934
** Athelstan invadesScotland , reaching as far asCaithness .
* 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 KingLouis IV of France against the Germans.
** King Athelstan dies and is succeeded by his brotherEdmund I of England .
** Viking leaderOlaf III Guthfrithson captures York.
* 940
** King Edmund cedesNorthumbria and theFive Boroughs to Olaf Guthfrithson.
**Saint Dunstan becomes abbot ofGlastonbury and initiates monastic reform and revival.
** King Edmund summons Dunstan to his court where he becomes a favourite.
* 941
**Oda the Severe enthroned asArchbishop of Canterbury .
** Olaf Guthfrithson dies;Olaf Sihtricsson becomes King of York.
* 942
** King Edmund re-captures the Five Boroughs.
* 944
** King Edmund takesYork from the Vikings.
* 945
** King Edmund invadesStrathclyde , and grantsCumbria to KingMalcolm I of Scotland .
* 946
**26 May - King Edmund murdered and succeeded by his brotherEdred of England .
* 947
**Wulfstan I, Archbishop of York invites the Viking leaderEric Bloodaxe to become King of York.
* 948
** King Edred expels Eric Bloodaxe fromNorthumbria .
** 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 nephewEdwy 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, choosingEdgar of England as King.
* 959
**Aelfsige enthroned asArchbishop of Canterbury but dies en route toRome .
**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 becomesBishop of Worcester ; establishes or re-founds abbeys at Ramsey,Evesham ,Pershore , andWinchcombe .
* 963
** King Edgar grants legal autonomy to the Danelaw.
**Saint Ethelwold becomesBishop of Winchester ; re-founds abbeys atEly andPeterborough .
* c. 970
** "Regularis Concordia" produced atWinchester .
* 971
**15 July The planned removal of the body of SaintSwithun during the re-building ofWinchester 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 asYorkshire .
* 973
**11 May - Coronation of King Edgar at Bath.
** Edgar sails toChester , and receives homage from the rulers ofAlba , Strathclyde, Wales, and theKingdom of the Isles .
* 975
**8 July - King Edgar dies and is succeeded by his sonEdward the Martyr , who is only 12 years old.
* 978
**18 March - King Edward is murdered by the servants of his stepmotherÆlfthryth, Queen of England . He is succeeded by his stepbrotherEthelred the Unready .
* 980
** Vikings begin a new wave of raids on England.
* 981
** Danish raids onDorset ,Devon , and Cornwall begin, and continue for a further seven years.
* 988
**Æthelgar enthroned asArchbishop of Canterbury .
* 990
**Sigeric the Serious enthroned asArchbishop of Canterbury .
* 991
**1 March - Ethelred signs a treaty with DukeRichard I of Normandy , by which each agrees not to aid the others enemies.
** August - Norse invasion force sacksIpswich .
**10 August -Battle of Maldon : Danes defeat the English army.
** The firstDanegeld , of £10,000, is paid to the Danes in return for their leaving England.
* 993
** Danes raidNorthumbria .
* 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 atAndover , and swears not to return to England.
* 995
**Ælfric of Abingdon enthroned asArchbishop of Canterbury .
**Ælfric of Eynsham completes his "Catholic Homilies".
* 997
** King Ethelred issues a law code atWantage , defining the legal position in the Danelaw and introducingtrial by jury .
** Ælfric of Eynsham completes the English "Lives of Saints".
* 998
** Danes raid southern and western coasts.
* 999
** Danes raidKent , attackingRochester .
* 1000
** English fleet invades theIsle 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 ofCumbria fails.
** Heroic poem "The Battle of Maldon " composed.Births
* 909
**Dunstan , Archbishop of Canterbury (died 988)
* 922
** KingEdmund I of England (died 946)
* 923
** KingEdred of England (died 955)
* 943/44
** KingEdgar of England (died 975)
* c. 950
**Sigeric the Serious , Archbishop of Canterbury (died 994)
* 962
** KingEdward the Martyr (died 978)
* 968
** KingEthelred 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 - KingAthelstan of England (born c. 895)
* 941
**12 February -Wulfhelm , Archbishop of Canterbury
* 946
**26 May - KingEdmund I of England (born 922)
* 954
**Eric Bloodaxe , King of York (born c. 895)
* 955
**23 November - KingEdred 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 - KingEdgar of England (born c. 943)
* 978
** KingEdward 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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