![]() The Old English heroic epic poem ‘Beowulf’ is written. It was during the summer of 937 that the Battle of Brunanburh defined the countries we now know as England, Scotland and Wales. This annual record of events is written in Old English and was originally compiled during the reign of King Alfred the Great.Īthelstan reigns as the first King of All England. King Alfred recaptures London from the Danes and sets out to make it habitable again, adding fortifications to the existing Roman city walls.Īnglo-Saxon Chronicle is started. The only English monarch to have ever been bestowed the title of ‘Great’, Alfred is widely acknowledged as one of the most important leaders in English history. Possibly the holiest site of Anglo-Saxon England, Lindisfarne is situated off the Northumberland coast in the north east of England.Īlfred the Great reigns as King of Wessex. Vikings sack the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. A great defensive earthwork with a ditch on the Welsh side, it runs for 140 miles from the mouth of the River Dee in the north to that of the Wye in the south.įirst recorded raid on England by the Vikings Offa builds Offa’s Dyke to keep out the Welsh. Based around its capital of Tamworth, Mercia was one of the great seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. 7, including events such as Magna Carta, the Great Fire of London and the sinking of the Titanic… 757 To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, Historic UK have put together a timeline of historical events that took place between A.D.
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