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Ruler of England 802-839: Egbert. Saxon: First King of all England. King of Wessex, won allegiance of all English.HistoricUK |
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| 0839 | |
Ruler of England 839-858: Ethelwulf. Saxon: Son of Egbert, King of Wessex, Sussex, Kent, Essex.HistoricUK |
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| 0858 | |
Ruler of England 858-860: Ethelbald. Saxon: Son of Ethelwulf, displaced father in Wessex.HistoricUK |
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| 0860 | |
Ruler of England 860-866: Ethelbert. Saxon: 2nd son of Ethelwulf, united Kent and Wessex.HistoricUK |
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| 0866 | |
Ruler of England 866-871: Ethelred I. Saxon: 3rd son of Ethelwulf, King of Wessex, fought Danes.HistoricUK |
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| 0871 | |
Ruler of England 871-899: Alfred the Great. Saxon: 4th son of Ethelwulf, defeated Danes, fortified London.HistoricUK |
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| 0899 | |
Ruler of England 899-924: Edward the Elder. Saxon: Alfred's son, united English, claimed Scotland.HistoricUK |
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| 0924 | |
Ruler of England 924-940: Athelstan the Glorious. Saxon: Edward's eldest son, King of Mercia, Wessex.HistoricUK |
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| 0940 | |
Ruler of England 940-946: Edmund I The Magnificent. Saxon: 3rd son of Edward, King of Wessex, Mercia.HistoricUK |
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| 0946 | |
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Ruler of England 955-959: Edwy the Fair. Saxon: Eldest son of Edmund, King of Wessex.HistoricUK |
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Ruler of England 955-959: Edgar the Peaceful. Saxon: 2nd son of Edmund, ruled all English.HistoricUK |
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| 0975 | |
Ruler of England 975-978: Edward the Martyr. Saxon: Eldest son of Edgar, murdered by stepmother.HistoricUK |
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| 0978 | |
Ruler of England 978-1016. Ethelred II the Unready. Saxon: 2nd son of Edgar, half-brother of Edward, married Emma of Normandy.HistoricUK |
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| 1016 | |
| 1017 | |
Ruler of England 1017-1035: Canute the Dane. Dane: By conquest and election. Gave Wessex to Edmund, married Emma.HistoricUK |
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| 1036 | |
Ruler of England 1036-1040: Harald I, Harefoot. Dane: Natural son of Canute.HistoricUK |
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| 1040 | |
Ruler of England 1040-1042: Hardicanute. Dane: Son of Canute by Emma, Danish King.HistoricUK |
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| 1042 | |
Ruler of England 1042-1066: Edward the Confessor. Saxon: Son of Ethelred II (Canonized 1161).HistoricUK |
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| 1066 | |
Ruler of England 1066: Harold II. Saxon: Edward's brother-in-law, last Saxon King.HistoricUK |
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William the Conqueror sets sail from France beginning the Norman Conquest of England.NI MotU |
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Ruler of England 12/25/1066-9/9/1087: William I the Conqueror. Norman: Second cousin to Edward the Confessor, by conquest. Defeated Harold at Hastings.HistoricUK |
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| 1087 | | 26 Sep:
Ruler of England 9/26/1087-8/2/1100: William II (Rufus). Norman: 3rd son of William I, accidentally killed by arrow while hunting.HistoricUK |
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| 1100 | | 5 Aug:
Henry I Beauclerc. Ruler of England 8/5/1100-12/1/1135: Norman: Youngest son of Wiliam I.HistoricUK |
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| 1135 | | 22 Dec:
Stephen. Ruler of England 12/22/1135-10/25/1154. Norman: Son of Adela, daugher of William I, and Count of Blois.HistoricUK |
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| 1154 | | 19 Dec:
Henry II. Ruler of England 12/19/1154-7/6/1189. House of Plantagenet, Angevin Line: Son of Godfrey Plantagenet (Angevin) by Matilda, daughter of Henry I.HistoricUK |
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| 1189 | |
Richard I the Lionhearted. Ruler of England 1189-1199. House of Plantagenet, Angevin Line: Eldest surviving son of Henry II, crusader.HistoricUK |
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| 1199 | | 27 May:
John "Lackland". Ruler of England 5/27/1189-10/19/1216. House of Plantagenet, Angevin Line: Youngest son of Henry II, signed Magna Carta 1215.HistoricUK |
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| 1216 | | 28 Oct:
Henry III. Ruler of England 10/28/1216-11/16/1272. House of Plantagenet, Angevin Line: Son of John, acceded at 9, under regency until 1227.HistoricUK |
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| 1272 | | 19 Aug:
Edward I Longshanks. Ruler of England 1272-1307. House of Plantagenet, Angevin Line: Son of Henry III.HistoricUK |
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| 1307 | |
Edward II. Ruler of England 1307-1327. House of Plantagenet, Angevin Line: Eldest surviving son of Edward I, deposed by Parliament 1327.HistoricUK |
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| 1327 | |
Edward III of Windsor. Ruler of England 1327-1377. House of Plantagenet, Angevin Line: Eldest son of Edward II.HistoricUK |
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| 1377 | |
Richard II. Ruler of England 1377-1399. House of Plantagenet, Angevin Line: Son of the Black Prince, grandson of Edward III, minor until 1389, deposed 1399 by Parliament.HistoricUK |
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| 1399 | |
Henry IV. Ruler of England 1399-1413. House of Plantagenet, Lancastrian Line: Son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, 4th son of Edward III. Chosen by Parliment as successor to Richard II.HistoricUK |
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| 1413 | |
Henry V. Ruler of England 1413-1422. House of Plantagenet, Lancastrian Line: Eldest son of Henry IV, victor of Agincourt.HistoricUK |
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| 1422 | |
Henry VI. Ruler of England 1422-1461. House of Plantagenet, Lancastrian Line: 9-month old only son of Henry V, deposed 1461 by Edward IV (Duke of York) after defeat of Lancastrians at Mortimer's Cross on Feb 2, 1461. Died in Tower.HistoricUK |
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| 1461 | |
Edward IV. Ruler of England 1461-1483. House of York: Great-great-grandson of Edward III, son of Duke of York.HistoricUK |
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| 1483 | | 9 Apr:
Edward V. Ruler of England 4/9/1483-6/25/1483. House of York: Eldest son of Edward IV, murdered in Tower of London.HistoricUK |
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| 1485 | |
Henry VII Gaunt. Ruler of England 1485-1508. House of Tudor: Son of Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, whose father had married the widow of Henry V; descended from Edward III through his mother, Mary Beaufort, via John of Gaunt. By marriage with daughter of Edward IV he united Lancaster and York.HistoricUK |
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| 1492 | | 3 Aug:
Columbus sets sail to find a western route to Asia. GLIAH |
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Christopher Columbus makes landfall in what is now the Bahamas.GLIoAH LoC |
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| 1493 | | 15 Mar:
Christopher Columbus arrives back in Spain after his first voyage to the New World.GLIAH NYCParks |
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| 1497 | | 2 May:
John Cabot sets sail from England on his first successful voyage to North America.CBC CMoH |
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John Cabot discovers Newfoundland.NNDB CBC |
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| 1509 | |
Henry VIII. Ruler of England 1509-1547. House of Tudor: Only surviving son of Henry VII by Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV.HistoricUK |
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| 1513 | | 22 Apr:
Ponce de León is credited with discovering the Gulf Stream.KH CR |
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| 1519 | | 10 Aug:
Magellan sets sail from Seville on a journey around the world.Fordham SIMag |
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New Spain is founded. This includes much of North, South and Central America.GMU npr |
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| 1524 | | 17 Jan:
Giovanni da Verrazanno sets sail from Madeira, Portugal to explore North America - from North Carolina north to Newfoundland.MM&P AJ |
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| 1534 | | 20 Apr:
Jacques Cartier sets sail from France on his first exploration of the New World.PC LoC |
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| 1547 | |
Edward VI. Ruler of England 1547-1553. House of Tudor: Son of Henry VIII, by Jane Seymour, his 3rd queen. Ruled under regents. Was forced to name Lady Jane Grey his successor. Council of State proclaimed her queen July 10, 1553. Mary Tudor won Council, was proclaimed queen July 19, 1553. Mary had Lady Jane Grey beheaded for treason, Feb 1554.HistoricUK |
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| 1553 | |
Mary I. Ruler of England 1553-1558 House of Tudor: Daughter of Henry VIII, by Catherine of Aragon.HistoricUK |
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| 1558 | | 17 Nov:
Elizabeth I. Ruler of England 1558-1603. House of Tudor: Daughter of Henry VIII, by Anne Boleyn.HistoricUK E1 |
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| 1562 | | 1 Mar:
A massacre of Huguenots at Vassy, France begins the French Wars of Religion which lasts until 1598.GoogleBooks W&W |
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| 1583 | | 5 Aug:
The first English colony in North America is chartered at Newfoundland by Sir Humphrey Gilbert but no settlement is made there until 1604.Fordham HF.uk |
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| 1587 | |
| 1588 | | 29 Jul:
The Spanish Armada is defeated.CBS-PC tNI |
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| 1603 | | 15 Mar:
Samuel de Champlain sets sail from France aboard the Bonne-Renommée on his first voyage to North America. MM&P OHT |
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James I Ruler of England 1603-1625. House of Stuart: Son of Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter of James IV and Margaret. First to call himself King of Great Britain. This became official with the Act of Union, 1707.HistoricUK |
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| 1604 | | 26 Jun:
The French settle on Saint Croix Island in what is now Maine.tCE NPS |
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| 1605 | | 5 Nov:
The Gunpowder Plot is foiled. Guy Fawkes is captured, tortured and executed.UKParliament |
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| 1606 | | 19 Dec:
Three vessels - Susan Constant, of 100 tons, Capt Christopher Newport; Godspeed, of forty tons, Capt Bartholomew Gosnold; and Discovery, twenty tons, Capt John Ratcliffe - with 105 emigrants sail from the Downs, England destined for Virginia in the New World.LR MM |
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| 1614 | | 11 Oct:
Adriaen Block and 12 Amsterdam merchants petition the States General of the Dutch Republic for exclusive trading rights in the Nieuw-Nederland colony.SCW ND-Coins |
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| 1618 | | 23 May:
The Thirty Years War, a series of wars fought by European nations for various reasons, is initiated when the Holy Roman Emperor attempts to force Catholicism on most of Europe, and ends with the Peace of Westphalia.OSU CT |
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| 1625 | | 27 Mar:
Charles I. Ruler of England 1625-1649. House of Stuart: Only surviving son of James I; beheaded Jan 30, 1649.HistoricUK |
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| 1649 | | 30 Jan:
Charles I is beheaded.HRP RMG |
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Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector. Ruler of England 1649-1658. Commonwealth & Protectorate.HistoricUK |
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| 1658 | | 3 Sep:
Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector. Ruler of England 1658-1659. Commonwealth & Proctorate: 3rd son of Oliver. Resigned May 25, 1659.HistoricUK |
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| 1660 | | 29 May:
Charles II. Ruler of England 1660-1685. House of Stuart (restored): Eldest son of Charles I, died without issue. De Jure King from Jan 30, 1649.HistoricUK |
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| 1665 | | 12 Apr:
A bubonic plague outbreak, the Great Plague of 1665, kills around 100,000 people in England.Istria NIH |
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| 1666 | | 2 Sep:
The Great Fire of London breaks out in the house of King Charles II's baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge.DD Smith |
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English diarist Samuel Pepys records the first description of a blood transfusion, dog-to-dog.W I R E D |
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| 1675 | | 10 Aug:
The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, the home of the prime meridian, is laid.RMG ROG |
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| 1681 | | 4 Mar:
William Penn receives a charter for "New Wales", which became "Sylvania" and finally Pennsylvania.XPH HSP |
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| 1714 | | 1 Aug:
George I. Ruler of England 1714-1727. House of Hanover: Son of Elector of Hanover, by Sophia, grand-daughter of James I. Proclaimed King under Act of Settlement.HistoricUK |
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