Historical events in 1015

12 historical records

1015 · England · Mercia · House · House of Denmark · Canute I

Capture of Mercia

Canute conquers Mercia from Edmund Ironside

1015 · England · House · House of Denmark · Canute I

Capture of Northumbria

Canute conquers Northumbria from Edmund Ironside

1015 · England · Wessex · House · House of Denmark · Canute I

Capture of Wessex

Canute conquers Wessex from Edmund Ironside

1015 · England · House · House of Denmark · Canute I

Invasion of England

Conquers Wessex, Mercia & Northumbria, defeating Edmund Ironside

1015 · England · Wessex · House · House of Wessex · Edmund II Ironside

Marriage

Marries Ealdgith, widow of Sigerferth

1015 · England · Warfare · Viking Invasions · Canute I

Invasion of England

Canute captures all of England except for London

1015 · England · Warfare · Viking Invasions · Ethelred II the Unready

Invasion of England

Canute captures all of England except for London

1015 · France · House · House of Guiscard · Robert Guiscard

Birth of Robert Guiscard

Birth of Robert Guiscard, the sixth son of Tancred of Hauteville and eldest by his second wife Fressenda

1015 · France · Bayeux · Religion · Roman Catholic Church · Hugh d'Ivry

Bishop of Bayeux

Hugh d'Ivry became Bishop of Bayeux and sponsored construction of the Romanesque cathedral.

1015 · Norway · House · House of Westfold · Harald III Hardrada

Birth of Harald III Hardrada

Birth of Harald III Hardrada, son of Sigmund Syr, a petty King in eastern Norway

1015 · Norway · House · House of Westfold · Olaf II

Coup

Overthrows Danish rule & reinstates Christianity

1015 · Norway · House · House of Westfold · Olaf II

Independence of Norway

Overthrows Danish rule & reinstates Christianity