Burial
Buried in St Pauls chapel "after a life of much hardship & many difficulties"
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1016 in England
Explore 29 historical events and records for England in 1016.
Historical records for England in 1016
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April
Coronation
Crowned at St Pauls Cathedral
Succession
Succeeds as King of England
Succession
Eldest surviving son of Ethelred. Chosen as King by the people of London
Death of Ethelred II the Unready
Dies while fighting the Viking invaders
October
Battle of Ashingdon
Killed by the Danes at the English defeat of Ashingdon
Battle of Ashingdon
Killed by the Danes at the English defeat of Ashingdon
Battle of Ashingdon
Leads to a Treaty granting Edmund II Wessex while Canute holds the rest of England
Battle of Ashingdon
Defeats Edmund Ironside. Canute & Edmund agree to jointly rule England after the Battle of Ashingdon
Battle of Ashingdon
Killed by the Danes at the English defeat of Ashingdon
Battle of Ashingdon
Eadric & the Mercians desert the battle & Edmund faces defeat. Defeated by Canute who disputes Edmunds claim to the throne. Canute & Edmund agree to jointly rule England after the Battle of Ashingdon
Battle of Ashingdon
Killed by the Danes at the English defeat of Ashingdon
Battle of Ashingdon
Killed by the Danes at the English defeat of Ashingdon
Peace
Wessex will be ruled by Edmund & London & the east will be ruled by Canute
Rule of London
Wessex will be ruled by Edmund & London & the east will be ruled by Canute
Rule of Wessex
Wessex will be ruled by Edmund & London & the east will be ruled by Canute
Peace
Wessex will be ruled by Edmund & London & the east will be ruled by Canute
November
Death of Edmund II Ironside
Death of Edmund II, on St Andrews day, fighting Canute
Succession
Elected by the witan as King of all England on the death of Edmund Ironside
Rule of Wessex
Edmund dies & Wessex accepts Canute as its ruler
December
Burial
Buried with King Edgar at Glastonbury
Other events (month unknown)
Battle of Otford
The Danes cross the Thames & raid Kent, they are defeated by Edmund at Otford
Capture of Mercia
Allies with the Earl of Northumbria & conquers Mercia
Coronation
Crowned King of Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria & East Anglia, divided into Earldoms
Marriage
Sets aside his mistress Aelgifu & contracts a marriage with Ethelreds widow Emma
Marriage
Ethelred II dies & Emma marries his successor Canute I
Rule of Wessex
Agrees to divide the Kingdom of England with Canute after the Battle of Ashingdon
Siege of London
The Danes lay siege to London after Edmund unites Wessex against them. Edmund tries to raise the Danish siege but is forced back to Wessex
Succession
Succeeds as King of England, sole ruler after the death of Edmund. Elected King of England by the Witan of Southampton
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