Events - Anglo-Saxon and Norman periods Flashcards
Year 7 mid-year exams (38 cards)
410
The Roman army leaves Britain
400-600 AD
The Angles and Saxons arrive in England
597
Augustine arrives in England to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity
731
Bede writes the Ecclesiastical History of the English People
793
The Vikings attack the monastery on Lindisfarne
865
The invasion of the Great Heathen Army
871
Alfred the Great is crowned King of Wessex
878
Alfred the Great defeats the Great Heathen Army at the battle of Edington
899
Alfred the Great dies
937
AEthelstan’s victory at The Battle of Brunanburh confirms Anglo-Saxon rule of all England
1016
The Viking ruler Canute becomes king of England
1051
Edward the Confessor promises the throne to William, Duke of Normandy
1064
Harold Godwinson swears an oath of loyalty to Duke William
1066 (September)
The Battle of Stamford Bridge
1066 (October)
The Battle of Hastings
1066 (December)
William the Conqueror becomes king of England
1069
The Harrying of the North
1086
William the Conqueror commissions the Domesday Book
1087
Death of William the Conquerer
The Roman army leaves Britain
410
The Angles and Saxons arrive in England
400-600 AD
Augustine arrives in England to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity
597
Bede writes the Ecclesiastical History of the English People
731
The Vikings attack the monastery on Lindisfarne
793
