Birth of Edmund Edmund
Birth of Edmund Edmund
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Edmund Biography and Timeline
Follow Edmund through 29 dated historical records for England.
Edmund, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
29Distinct records
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841–1296Years on this page
841
854
Coronation
Coronation of Edmund
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Succession
Succeeds as King of East Anglia, the last independent King of the East Angles
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865
Invasion of East Anglia
The Danes settle in East Anglia
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869
Death of Edmund
Edmund was killed during the Danish conquest of East Anglia and later venerated as a royal martyr.
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Danelaw
Ivar the Boneless returns and demands tribute from King Edmund of East Anglia
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Invasion of East Anglia
The Danes make their Winter base at Thetford
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870
Battle of Hellesdon
Martyred for refusing to renounce Christianity when tortured by the Danes. Defeated & captured by the Danes
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Danelaw
King Edmund refuses to pay tribute, Ivar the Boneless defeats and captures him at Hoxne and brutally sacrifices his heart to Odin in a so-called "blood eagle ritual"
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875
Canonization
Created St Edmund
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915
Burial
Buried at Bedricsworth, later known as Bury St Edmunds
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1245
Birth of Edmund of Lancaster
Birth of Edmund of Lancaster, youngest son of Henry III
1255
Succession
Pope Alexander III confers the title of King of Sicily on the future Earl of Lancaster
1263
Abdication
Renounces title as King of Sicily because Henry III cannot provide funds & manpower
Rule of Sicily
Renounces title as King of Sicily because Henry III cannot provide funds & manpower
1265
Peerage
Given Simon de Montforts earldom after his defeat at the Battle of Evesham
Peerage
Created Earl of Leicester, rewarded with Simon de Montforts forfeited earldom
1266
League of Macon
Supports the claims of Margaret of Provence against the Angevins
Peerage
Created Earl of Derby after the latters defeat at Chesterfield
1267
Peerage
Created Earl of Lancaster by his brother Edward I
1269
Marriage
Marries Aveline de Forz
1282
Arrest of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd
Arrests Llewellyn ap Gruffydd & beheads him
Execution
Arrests Llewellyn ap Gruffydd & beheads him
1295
Invasion of Gascony
Lancaster leads an expedition into Gascony
1296
Siege of Bordeaux
Makes a failed attempt to capture Bordeaux
Death of Edmund
Death of Edmund, while besieging Bordeaux
Invasion of Gascony
Lancaster lands an invasion force at Bourg & Blaye
Siege of Blaye
Lands an invasion force at Bourg & Blaye
Siege of Bourg
Lands an invasion force at Bourg & Blaye
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.