World history and events in Year 1016 in England

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England War

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House Wessex

Viking Invasions

Biographies

Aelfric

Aethelweard

Canute I

Eadnoth

Edmund II Ironside

Emma of Normandy

Eodwine

Ethelred II the Unready

Malcolm II

Ulfcytel

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Ashingdon
Glastonbury
London
Lothian
Mercia
Otford
St Pauls
Wessex


Battle of Ashingdon Aelfric
18th Oct Ashingdon Killed by the Danes at the English defeat of Ashingdon
Battle of Ashingdon Aethelweard
18th Oct Ashingdon Killed by the Danes at the English defeat of Ashingdon
Battle of Ashingdon Canute I
18th Oct Ashingdon Canute & Edmund agree to jointlyrule England after the battle of Ashingdon
18th Oct Ashingdon Defeats Edmund Ironside
18th Oct Ashingdon Leads to atreaty granting Edmund II Wessex while Canute holds the rest of England
Battle of Ashingdon Eadnoth
18th Oct Ashingdon Killed by the Danes at the English defeat of Ashingdon
Battle of Ashingdon Edmund II Ironside
18th Oct Ashingdon Canute & Edmund agree to jointlyrule England after the battle of Ashingdon
18th Oct Ashingdon Defeated by Canute who disputes Edmund's claim to the throne
18th Oct Ashingdon Eadric & the Mercians desert the battle & Edmund faces defeat
Battle of Ashingdon Eodwine
18th Oct Ashingdon Killed by the Danes at the English defeat of Ashingdon
Battle of Ashingdon Ulfcytel
18th Oct Ashingdon Killed by the Danes at the English defeat of Ashingdon
Battle of Otford Edmund II Ironside
Otford The Danes cross the Thames & raid Kent, they are defeated by Edmund at Otford
Burial Edmund II Ironside
Dec Glastonbury Buried with King Edgar at Glastonbury
Burial Ethelred II the Unready
23rd April St Pauls Buried in St Paul's chapel "after a life of much hardship & many difficulties"
Capture Edmund II Ironside
Mercia Allies with the Earl of Northumbria & conquers Mercia
Coronation Canute I
London Crowned King of Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria & East Anglia, divided into Earldoms
Coronation Edmund II Ironside
23rd April St Pauls Crowned at St Paul's Cathedral
Death Edmund II Ironside
30th Nov Death of Edmund II, on St Andrew's day, fighting Canute
Death Ethelred II the Unready
April Dies while fighting the Viking invaders
Marriage Canute I
Sets aside his mistress Aelgifu & contracts a marriage with Ethelred's widow Emma
Marriage Emma of Normandy
Ethelred II dies & Emma marries his successor Canute I
Peace Canute I
18th Oct Ashingdon Wessex will be ruled by Edmund & London & the east will be ruled by Canute
Peace Edmund II Ironside
Oct Ashingdon Wessex will be ruled by Edmund & London & the east will be ruled by Canute
Rule of London Canute I
18th Oct Ashingdon Wessex will be ruled by Edmund & London & the east will be ruled by Canute
Rule of Lothian Malcolm II
Lothian The battle of Carham is a victory for the Scottish king Malcolm II and the battle is thought to have strengthened Scotland 's hold on Lothian
Rule of Wessex Canute I
18th Oct Ashingdon Wessex will be ruled by Edmund & London & the east will be ruled by Canute
Nov Wessex Edmund dies & Wessex accepts Canute as its ruler
Rule of Wessex Edmund II Ironside
Wessex Agrees to divide the Kingdom of England with Canute after the battle of Ashingdon
Siege of London Edmund II Ironside
London Edmund tries to raise the Danish siege but is forced back to Wessex
London The Danes lay siege to London after Edmund unites Wessex against them
Succession Canute I
Elected King of England by the Witan of Southampton
Succeeds as King of England , sole ruler after the death of Edmund
30th Nov Elected by the witan as King of all England on the death of Edmund Ironside
Succession Edmund II Ironside
23rd April Succeeds as King of England
23rd April London Chosen as King by the people of London
23rd April London Eldest surviving son of Ethelred