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| # | Year | Year Summary | Last Update | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1066 | In Roman numerals as MLXVI. After a 24-year reign, Edward the Confessor dies on January 5. Harold Godwinson becomes King Harold II. In September Harold fights off an invasion by Harald Hardrada of Norway in the North while William the Conqueror builds his invasion force down the South. On October 14 Harold is killed at the Battle of Hastings. Edgar AEtheling is proclaimed King of England (never crowned) but soon concedes and on Christmas Day King William I is the first of the Norman Kings. Halley's Comet appeared and can be seen in the Bayeux Tapestry. | 03-Feb-2021 12:21 | |
| 22 | 1070 | (not set) | 28-Jan-2026 12:17 | |
| 23 | 1121 | Monarch is Henry I. On 24 January, Henry I marries Adeliza of Louvain at Windsor Castle. Reading Abbey founded by Henry I. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 24 | 1141 | (not set) | 30-Jan-2026 12:39 | |
| 25 | 1189 | (not set) | 28-Jan-2026 12:17 | |
| 26 | 1279 | (not set) | 25-Sep-2025 11:43 | |
| 27 | 1351 | (not set) | 13-Feb-2026 08:45 | |
| 28 | 1356 | (not set) | 28-Jan-2026 12:17 | |
| 29 | 1363 | Monarch is Edward III. The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) continues, often by Edward, the Black Prince (eldest son of Edward III). David II of Scotland agrees for Edward III to succeed him as King of Scotland. Edward III gives up claims to the French Throne in return for French land, including Calais. | 03-Feb-2021 12:21 | |
| 30 | 1413 | (not set) | 28-Jan-2026 12:17 | |
| 31 | 1504 | Monarch is Henry VII. The Silver shilling is the first English coin to be minted bearing a recognisable portrait of the King.<br /><br />In 1505 a planned marriage of Henry Tudor to Catherine of Aragon is postponed when the dowry fails to arrive from Spain. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 32 | 1505 | (not set) | 25-Sep-2025 11:43 | |
| 33 | 1526 | (not set) | 06-Feb-2026 09:54 | |
| 34 | 1544 | (not set) | 11-Feb-2026 12:19 | |
| 35 | 1547 | Monarchy: King Henry VIII dies in London on 28 January and is succeeded by his 9-year-old son as King Edward VI. On 4 April Catherine Parr (widow of Henry VIII) secretly marries Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley. 1547 is MDXLVII. | 12-Oct-2022 14:58 | |
| 36 | 1549 | Monarch is King Edward VI. The Book of Common Prayer is introduced in English churches. England and France declare war. The spire of Lincoln Cathedral (the World's tallest structure) is blown down. 1549 is MDXLIX. | 12-Oct-2022 14:59 | |
| 37 | 1551 | 1551 in Roman Numerals is MDLI. Monarch is Edward VI, the Boy King. The Regent is John Dudley. Silver sixpence and silver crown first minted. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 38 | 1554 | Monarch is Queen Mary I. After her marriage to Philip of Spain on 25 July 1554 they become co-monarchs as Philip and Mary. Lady Jane Grey is executed for treason. Sir Thomas Wyatt led a rebellion against the proposed marriage to Philip but is beaten. Mary's sister, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I), is imprisoned in the Tower of London, suspected of being involved in Wyatt's rebellion. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 39 | 1560 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth I. Reform of coinage to combat debasement (in 1561). | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 40 | 1562 | Monarch is Queen Elizabeth I. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 |