Marriage
Malcolm marries Edgars sister Margaret and agrees to support Edgar in his attempt to reclaim the English throne
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Edgar the Atheling Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Edgar the Atheling through 53 dated historical records for England.
Edgar the Atheling, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
53Distinct records
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1069–1097Years on this page
1069
Rebellion of Edgar the Atheling
Leads a 2nd unsuccessful rebellion against William the Conqueror
Siege of Lindsey
A small seaborne raid which Edgar led into Lindsey ended in disaster and he escaped with only a handful of followers to rejoin the main army
Siege of York
Late in the year William fought his way into Northumbria and occupied York, buying off the Danes and devastating the surrounding country. The combined rebel forces overwhelm the Normans at York and take control of Northumbria
1070
Exile of Edgar the Atheling
Edgar returns to Scotland
Invasion of England
Early in 1070 William moves against Edgar and other English leaders who had taken refuge with their remaining followers in a marshy region, perhaps Holderness, and put them to flight
1072
Exile of Edgar the Atheling
Edgar remains in Scotland until 1072, when William invaded Scotland and forced King Malcolm to submit to his overlordship
Exile of Edgar the Atheling
Takes up residence in Flanders, whose count, Robert the Frisian, was hostile to the Normans
Invasion of Scotland
Edgar remains in Scotland until 1072, when William invaded Scotland and forced King Malcolm to submit to his overlordship
1074
Arrest of Edgar the Atheling
Captured at York & kept at the court of Normandy, making peace with the Normans
1086
Capture of Apulia
Leads a Norman expedition & captures Apulia
1097
Invasion of Scotland
Leads a Norman expedition to Scotland
Succession
Edgar the Atheling deposes the usurper Donaldbane in favour of his nephew Edgar
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.