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Capture
History of England

              

0009
Cunobelinus
Camulodunum Captures Camulodunum which serves as his capital
0020
Cunobelinus
Kent Drives out the former King of the Atrebates, Epillus, from his Kentish refuge
0449
Hengest
Kent Horsa & Hengest make an alliance with the Picts & take control of eastern Kent
0449
Horsa
Kent Horsa & Hengest make an alliance with the Picts & take control of eastern Kent
0455
Hengest
Kent The Saxons under Hengest & Asc defeat Vortigern at Crayford & capture Kent
Kent Vortigern invites Hengist & Horsa to defend him but they defeat him & capture Kent
0455
Vortigern
Kent The Saxons under Hengest & Asc defeat Vortigern at Crayford & capture Kent
Kent Vortigern invites Hengist & Horsa to defend him but they defeat him & capture Kent
0477
Aelle
Selsey Bill Lands at Selsey Bill & drives out the local British
0491
Aelle
Sussex Captures Sussex from the Britons
0495
Cerdic
Hampshire The Saxon leader captures Hampshire
Isle of Wight The Saxon leader captures the Isle of Wight
0557
Ida
Bamburgh Ida captures Bamburgh Castle, Northumbria
0568
Ceawlin
Kent Defeats Ethelbert of Kent, two Princes from Kent, Oslac & Cnebba are killed in battle
0571
Ceawlin
Aegelesburg Defeats the British Welsh & captures Lygeanburg, Aegelesburg, Baenesington & Egonesham
0577
Ceawlin
Bath Captures Gloucester, Cirencester & Bathcester after the battle of Deorham
0577
Cuthwine
Bath Cuthwine & Ceawlin capture Bath from the Britons
Cirencester Cuthwine & Ceawlin capture Cirencester from the Britons
Gloucester Cuthwine & Ceawlin capture Gloucester from the Britons
0582
Llywarch Hen
Isle of Man The Isle of Man is captured by Aedan of Dal Riata
0617
Edwin
Edinburgh Captures & fortifies Edinburgh which is named after him
0625
Ceredig
Elmet Elmet is captured by Edwin of Northumbria
0625
Cwichelm
Isle of Wight Christian West Saxons annex the Island
0625
Edwin
Elmet Edwin captures Elmet & advances as far as sth Wessex
0628
Penda
Hwicce Captures Hwicce
0676
Athelred I
Kent Athelred I sacks Rochester & re-establishes control over Kent
0685
Berthun
Sussex Caedwalla captures Sussex killing Berthun
0686
Caedwalla
Kent Conquers Kent & defeats its King, Eadric
Sussex Conquers Sussex & kills its King, Athelwalh
Sussex Conquers Sussex & kills its King, Berthun, & places Sussex under his control
0687
Caedwalla
Surrey Conquers Surrey
Isle of Wight Conquers the Isle of Wight & kills its King, Arwald
Isle of Wight The last area of Anglo Saxon England to be converted to Christianity
0725
Aethelbald
Kent Captures Kent
0726
Aethelbald
Wessex Captures Wessex
0733
Aethelbald
Somerton Rules a large part of Wessex after capturing Somerton from the King Athelheard
Wessex Successfully invades Wessex
0750
Eadbert
Kyle Captures Kyle from the Strathclyde Britons
0757
Offa
Mercia Wins control of the Kingdom of Mercia, seeks to establish Mercian hegemony in England
0772
Offa
Sussex Offa captures Sussex & it ceases to exist as a kingdom
0772
Osmund
Sussex Offa captures Sussex & it ceases to exist as a kingdom
0774
Offa
London Subdues the East Saxons & captures London in open battle
0777
Offa
Mercia Captures Powysland
0789
Egbert
Kent Offa's Capture of Kent forces Egbert to live with Charlamagne until 802
0789
Offa
Kent Offa's Capture of Kent forces Egbert to live with Charlamagne until 802
0793
Offa
East Anglia East Anglia quickly submits to Mercian rule
0815
Egbert
Cornwall Embarks on an expansionist policy striking first at Cornwall
0823
Beornwulf
Powys Powys is captured by Mercia
0825
Egbert
Essex Captures Essex
Kent Captures Kent & East Anglia with his son Aethelwulf
Surrey Captures Surrey
Sussex Captures Sussex
0829
Egbert
Mercia Captures Mercia
Northumberland Captures Northumbria
0830
Offa
Mercia Wins back Mercia from Egbert of Wessex who is weakened by Viking invasions
0838
Egbert
Cornwall Egbert is victorious at Hingston Down & annexes Cornwall to Wessex
0865
Halfdan
East Anglia Helps lead the 1st Viking army of occupation in England
0865
Ivar the Boneless
East Anglia 1st Viking army of occupation lands under the leadership Ivar "the Boneless"
0866
Aelle
Nov York Ivarr & Halfdan capture York, revenge for the death of their father Ragnar Lodbrok
0866
Ivar the Boneless
Nov York The Vikings capture York
0867
Aelle
Mar York Killed in battle trying to recapture York from the Vikings
0867
Osbert
York Killed in battle trying to recapture York from the Vikings
0870
Ivar the Boneless
East Anglia The Danes under Ivar the Boneless continue their invasion in 870 by defeating King Edmund of East Anglia at Hoxne and thereby conquering East Anglia
0872
Alfred the Great
London The Vikings withdraw from Wesses, invade Mercia & occupy London
0873
Burgred
Mercia The Vikings occupy Mercia
0878
Alfred the Great
Hampshire After the siege of Chippenham the Vikings capture Hampshire
Wilthshire After the siege of Chippenham the Vikings capture Wiltshire
0880
Alfred the Great
Wessex The Danish army settles in East Anglia
0886
Alfred the Great
London Alfred captures London after defeating a Viking garrison & hands London over to Mercia
0895
Alfred the Great
Wessex Captures the Danish fleet
0917
Aethelflaed
Derby Takes Derby breaking Danish front from the Peak District to sth east England
0917
Athelflaed
Mercia Edward the Elder & his sister Athelflaed recapture Mercia from the Danes
0917
Edward the Elder
Colchester Captures Colchester from the Danes
Mercia Edward the Elder & his sister Athelflaed recapture Mercia from the Danes
Colchester Leads a joint force from Kent, Surrey, Essex & frontier Burhs of the sth east
East Anglia Recaptures East Anglia from the Danes
0918
Athelflaed
Derby Recaptures Derby from the Danes but dies in battle
0919