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0714
Succession
Pevensey Rules in East Sussex
Pevensey Succeeds as King of the South Saxons, a client King of Ine of Wessex
0722
Invasion of Sussex
Sussex Athelstan refuses to co-operate with Ine & a 3 yr war ensues
Sussex Ine invades East Sussex to capture Ealdbert
0825
Succession
East Anglia Succeeds as King of East Anglia
0829
Rule of East Anglia
East Anglia East Anglia comes under the influence of Wessex
0839
Succession
Kent Succeeds as King of Kent
0851
Battle of Sandwich
Sandwich Defeats the Danish fleet off Sandwich
0895
Birth
Wessex Birth of Athelstan, son of Edward the Elder & grandson of Alfred the Great
0924
Coronation
5th Sep Kingston Crowned at Kings ton-on-Thames by Archbishop Wulfstan
0924
Succession
Wessex Succeeds as King of Wessext
0927
Capture of Northumbria
Northumbria Captures Northumbria, becomes the 1st King of all of England
0927
Capture of York
York Recaptures York
0927
Conference of Eamont
12th July Eamont Constantine of Scotland, Owain of Gwent & Hywell of Strathclyde pay homage
0928
Capture of York
York Guthfrith is captured & the Norse Kingdom of York collapses
York York is razed to the ground
0928
Economy
Mints 30 coins & decrees that there can only be 1 currency in Britain
0928
Reform
Mints 30 coins & decrees that there can only be 1 currency in Britain
0928
Siege of York
York York is razed to the ground
0934
Invasion of Scotland
Athelstan attacks the east coast of Scotland & reaches Fordun in the Mearns
Athelstan commands "a great army and fleet" into Scotland and lays waste to the country
0937
Battle of Brananburgh
Brananburgh A notable victory for Athelstan and his brother Edmund over Constantine, AmlaĦb and Owain
Brananburgh Defeats Constantine II, the Norse from Dublin & the King of Strathclyde
0937
Constitution
Establishes the "Kingdom of England"
0939
Battle of York
York Re-captures York from the Danes
0939
Death
27th Oct Wessex Death of Athelstan
0940
Invasion of England
Wessex A Danish King establishes himself at York

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