23 April 1016BurialEthelred II the Unready
Buried in St Pauls chapel "after a life of much hardship & many difficulties"
Historical records for England in 1016, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Buried in St Pauls chapel "after a life of much hardship & many difficulties"
Crowned at St Pauls Cathedral
Succeeds as King of England
Eldest surviving son of Ethelred. Chosen as King by the people of London
Dies while fighting the Viking invaders
Killed by the Danes at the English defeat of Ashingdon
Killed by the Danes at the English defeat of Ashingdon
Leads to a Treaty granting Edmund II Wessex while Canute holds the rest of England
Defeats Edmund Ironside. Canute & Edmund agree to jointly rule England after the Battle of Ashingdon
Killed by the Danes at the English defeat 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
Killed by the Danes at the English defeat of Ashingdon
Killed by the Danes at the English defeat of Ashingdon
Wessex will be ruled by Edmund & London & the east will be ruled by Canute
Wessex will be ruled by Edmund & London & the east will be ruled by Canute
Wessex will be ruled by Edmund & London & the east will be ruled by Canute
Wessex will be ruled by Edmund & London & the east will be ruled by Canute
Death of Edmund II, on St Andrews day, fighting Canute
Elected by the witan as King of all England on the death of Edmund Ironside
Edmund dies & Wessex accepts Canute as its ruler
Buried with King Edgar at Glastonbury
The Danes cross the Thames & raid Kent, they are defeated by Edmund at Otford
Allies with the Earl of Northumbria & conquers Mercia
Crowned King of Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria & East Anglia, divided into Earldoms
Sets aside his mistress Aelgifu & contracts a marriage with Ethelreds widow Emma
Ethelred II dies & Emma marries his successor Canute I
Agrees to divide the Kingdom of England with Canute after the Battle of Ashingdon
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
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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