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Year Day/Month Title 802  Vikings raid Iona   807  Vikings raid island of Inishmurray   832  The rise of Wessex   835  Vikings invade Sheppey   836  Viking invade Devon  Ireland raided by the Vikings   837  Battle of Hingston Down   845  Vikings in Ireland   851  Danish invasion defeated   852 Winter  Vikings spend winter in England   854  Danes attack Paris   865  The 'Great Army' invade   866  The 'Great Army' arrive in East Anglia  Vikings driven out of Ireland Winter  Northumbria is invaded by the Danes   867  The Danes invade Northumbria and York  Danes are attacked and move south   868 Autumn  A peaceful settlement is reached   869  Danes attack East Anglia   870  Crowland Abbey destroyed Dec  The Danes attack Wessex   Alfred the Great (871 - 899) 871  Alfred rebuilds his defences Qtr 1  Battle of Ashdown Qtr 2  More Danes arrive in Britain   872  Ivar the Boneless dies Summer  Revolt in Northumbria   875  Alfred builds a small navy  Danes move against the north.   876  Danes defeated in the south   878 Jan  The Danes take the advantage Spring  Alfred burns the cakes Apr  Battle of Edington   879  Start of reoganisation  New Viking Invasion   882  Alfred attacks Viking ships   885  Vikings besiege Rochester   886  Alfred captures London   890  Guthrum dies   893  Danish Invasion   894  Battle at Farnham   895  Danes march west   Edward the Elder (899 - 924) 900  Constantine becomes ruler of Scotland   902  Norwegians expelled from Dublin   905  Athelwold killed   906  Peace with Northumbria   914  Vikings return to Ireland   Aethelstan (924 - 939) 927  Athelstan defeats the Vikings   934  Athelstan invades Scotland   937  Danish invasion   Edmund (939 - 946) 944  Edmund captures York   Eadred (946 - 959) 948  Eadred destroys the monastery at Ripon.   Aethelred the Unready (978 - 1016) 980  First Viking attacks   988  Battle at Wachet   991  Vikings attack the wealthy south-east  Battle of Malden  Vikings paid to leave   994  Swein Fork-Beard becomes King of Denmark Winter  Trygvasson converted to Christianity   997  Peasant's Revolt in Normandy   1000  Athelred attacked Strathclyde and Isle of Man.   1001  Danish raids   1002  Another Danegeld paid Nov 13  Massacre of St Brice's day   1003  Wilton and its abbey attacked   1004  Swein attacks Norfolk   1006  Reading attacked by the Danes  Destruction of Walingford   1008  A large fleet is ordered   1009  Danes repeatedly attack England   1011  The Vikings murder Aelfheah   1012  Danegeld paid   1013  Swein Fork-Beard and Canute attack England Autumn  Emma and Edward leave England Nov  London surrenders to Swein   1014  Athelred goes into exile   1015 Qtr 3  Canute returns to England   Canute (1016 - 1035) 1016 Apr  Canute attempts to take the throne May  Canute attacks London Oct 18  Treaty between Canute and Edmund   1017 Dec  Death of Eadric Streona   1018  Large Danegeld paid   1031  Canute drives Scottish Kings into submission   1033  Robert Assists English and French Kings   Harold Harefoot (1035 - 1040) 1036  Alfred is murdered by Godwine   Harthacnut (1040 - 1042) 1040 Aug 14  Duncan is killed by MacBeth   Edward the Confessor (1042 - 1066) 1043 Nov  Edward confiscated Emma's land   1045  Crinan killed during uprising   1049  Sweyn exiled for murder   1050  Sweyn pardoned   1051  Edward abolishes miltary tax   1052 May  Godwines invade England   1054  Battle of Mortemer   1055  Rebellion of Aelgar of Mercia   1056  Hereford cathedral burnt  Death of Leofgar, bishop of Hereford  Bishop of Hereford   1057  The Battle of Varaville Aug  MacBeth is killed and Lulach becomes king   1062 Dec  Harold, earl Wessex, attacked Rhuddlan   1063  Earl Harold invades Wales  Gruffydd ap Llywelyn killed   1065 Oct  Morcar becomes Earl of Northumbria   William the Conqueror (1066 - 1087) 1066 Jul  Harold prepares for William's invasion Jul  William's Invasion fleet gather in the estuary of the River Dives Sep 20  Battle of Gate Fulford Sep 25  Stamford Bridge Battle Sep 27  William lands at Pevensey Oct 1  Harold learns of William's arrival Oct 6  Harold and his forces reach London Oct 11  Harold leaves London Oct 14  Battle of Hastings   1067  Construction of Wallingford Castle  Construction of Winchester Castle  A castle at Norwich is begun  Chepstow Castle begun   1068  Construction of Lincoln Castle  Warwick Castle built on William's orders  Northern English move to Scotland  Construction of Nottingham Castle Feb  Exeter falls to William Spring  Construction begins on Exeter Castle   1069  Danish fought off at Sandwich Dec  The North is devastated by the Normans   1070  Castle at Old Sarum  Building work at Chepstow  Malcolm raids Northern England  Castles at Chester and Stafford begun Jun  Hereward the Wake sacks Peterborough Abbey   1071  Turks conquer Syria, Jerusalem and parts of Palestine  Byzantine army destroyed at Manzikert  Ely castle ordered  Dudley Castle Construction  William puts down the revolt  Richmond Castle construction  Abbot of Abingdon imprisoned   1072  At Durham, another castle is ordered  Treaty of Abernethy Jun  William leads an army into Scotland   1073  Edgar the Aetheling attempts to take the English throne   1075  Chepstow Castle passes to the crown  Construction of Windsor Castle   1078  Work starts on the White Tower   1080  Construction of Lewes Castles  Ripon monastery destroyed by Normans  Colchester castle begun   1081  William tours south Wales  Cardiff Castle construction  Accession of Alexius Comnenus   1085  Toledo recaptured from the Moors   1086  The Spanish are defeated at Zallaca   William Rufus (1087 - 1100) 1088  Earldom of Warwick created Feb  Revolt against William Rufus Spring  William Rufus calls for support Spring  Worcestershire Rebellion put down Apr  Pevensey Castle siege May  William puts down the revolt   1090  Construction of Pembroke Castle  Lancaster Keep  Construction of Caernavon Castle   1091  Colchester Castle passes to Eudo   1093  Cardigan Castle built Nov 13  Donald Bane becomes king of Scotland Nov 13  Battle of Alnwick   1094 May  Duncan II becomes King of the Scots Nov  Donald III restored   1095  Robert Mowbray's Rebellion Mar  The Council of Piacenza Nov 27  The Council of Clermont   1096  Building work on Alnwick castle begins  William buys Normandy Qtr 1  Peter the Hermit's (or People's) Crusade Jul  Peter reaches Byzantium   1099 Jul 15  Crusaders take Jerusalem Aug 12  Battle of Ascalon   Henry I (1100 - 1135) 1100  Carisbrooke Castle given to de Redvers  Construction of Carew Castle   1101  Arundel Castle siege  Roger Bigod granted lands at Framlingham Feb  Robert attempts to take the Crown   1102  Henry captures castle at Bridgnorth   1105  Henry attacks his brother   1106  Construction of Kidwelly Castle Sep 28  Henry attacks his brother again   1109  Abduction of Princess Nest   1110  Windsor Castle becomes a royal residence  Construction of Aberystwyth Castle   1113  Knights Hospitallers Recognised   1116  Welsh attack Norman castles   1117  Berkeley castle construction   1119  Roger de Newburgh 2nd Earl of Warwick   1120  Construction of Sherborne Castle  Kenilworth Castle formed  Norwich castle keep   1124  Louis prevents war Feb  Siege of Tyre   1126  Shrewsbury Castle granted to Adeliza  Construction of Rochester Castle   1129  Arundel Castle building work   1134  Death of Robert Curthose   Stephen (1135 - 1154) 1136  Battle of Crug Mawr  Construction of a castle at Scarborough  Castle at Banbury is built  King Stephen captures Bampton  Baldwin de Redvers flees to Carisbrooke   1138  Calder Abbey attacked by the Scots  Dudley castle attacked by Stephen  Shrewsbury Castle captured by Stephen  Gilbert de Clare becomes Earl of Pembroke  Ludlow castle siege  Start of Civil War  Exeter castle building work  Arundel Castle siege Qtr 2  The Scots invade Northumberland May  Robert sides with Matilda Aug 22  Battle of 'the Standard'   1139  Matilda arrives in England  Robert, Bishop of Salisbury is arrested  Corfe Castle siege  Wallingford Castle siege   1140  Castle at Sherriff Hutton  Woodstock held by Matilda  Construction of Framlingham Castle  Construction of Hedingham Castle  Castle Rising Construction   1141  Winchester Castle burns down Feb 2  Battle of Lincoln Apr  Matilda is elected Queen Jun  Matilda enters London Sep 14  Rout of Winchester Nov  Exchange of King Stephen and Gloucester   1144  Construction of Faringdon Castle Dec 24  Capture of Edessa   1145  Stephen takes Farringdon Castle  Construction of Brightwell Castle Dec 1  First formal Bull of crusade   1146  Llansteffan Castle captured Mar 1  Pope reissues Papal Bull for a Crusade Mar 31  Sermon at V?zelay Dec 25  Diet of Spires   1147  Henry arrives in England  Pevensey Castle siege May  The start of the Second Crusade Jun  Louis VII joins the Crusade Oct 31  Robert, Earl of Gloucester dies   1148 Feb  Matilda leaves England Jun 24  Damascus attacked Sep  Conrad III leaves the Holy Land   1151  War in Normandy   1152  Newbury Castle Siege  William Marshal as hostage  Henry captures Malmesbury Qtr 3  Henry defends his position   1153  Nottingham Castle attacked  Reading Castle destroyed  Richard de Lucy becomes Constable of the Tower Jan  Henry invades England Aug 17  Stephen's son Eustace dies   Henry II (1154 - 1189) 1154  Berkeley Castle changes hands   1155  Bridgnorth castle surrendered to Henry  Farnham Castle demolished  Plan for the conquest of Ireland approved  Henry takes Scarborough Castle and Bridgnorth   1156  Henry captured Anjou   1157  Devizes Castle passed to the Crown  Basingwerk Castle is built  Construction of Harbottle Castle  Wark Castle refortified   1158  Cardiff Castle attack   1163  Trial by combat   1165  Hugh Bigod buys back Framlingham   1166  Building of Orford Castle  Dermot exiled from Ireland   1167  Construction of Wallingford Castle Aug  Dermot returns to Ireland   1168  Reconstruction of Dover Castle   1169 May  Dermot retakes Leinster   1170  Construction of Middleham Castle May  Raymond de Gros lands in Ireland Aug  Ireland attacked by Earl of Pembroke Dec 29  Thomas Becket is murdered Winter  The Earl at Dublin   1171  Cardiganshire granted to Lord Rhys  Construction of Bowes Castle Spring  Death of Dermot, King of Leinster Jul  Henry plans invasion of Ireland Oct 17  Henry lands at Waterford in Ireland   1173  Murder of Sitsyllt ap Dwfnwal  Wallingford Castle repairs  Henry takes control of Kenilworth  Remodelling of Windsor Castle   1174  William of Scotland held prisoner  Construction of Bolebec Castle  William I of Scotland signs Treaty of Falaise May  Richard (I) seizes the town of Saintes from his father, Henry II Jun 13  The Battle of Alnwick   1175 Oct 6  Treaty of Windsor   1176  Peveril Castle Keep  Construction work at Arundel Summer  Death of Stongbow in Ireland   1179  Richard (I) takes the impenetrable fortress town of Taillebourg.   1180  Construction of Conisbrough Castle  Kenilworth Castle keep Jun 28  Treaty of Gisors   1181  Assize of Arms   1182  Kenilworth Castle becomes the King's property  Abergavenny Castle attacked  Dingstow Castle   1185 Apr  John in Ireland Jul  Treaty of Boves   1187  Henry signs a peace treaty Jul 3  Army of Jerusalem defeated Oct 2  Jerusalem falls to the Muslims Nov  Richard takes the Cross. The Crusade   Richard I (1189 - 1199) 1189  William Marshal and Chepstow Castle  Building work commences at the Tower  Teutonic Knights established Dec  William of Scotland gives Richard 10,000 marks   1190  Kidwelly Castle rebuilt  Construction on Skenfrith Castle Mar  Massacre of Jews at York Jun 24  Richard at Tours Jul 3  Meeting at V?zelay Jul 4  Richard's Crusade starts Sep  Messina Oct  Richard captured Messina Dec 97  Crusaders in Sicily   1191  John opposes William Longchamp Mar 30  Philippe leaves Sicily Apr 10  Richard's fleet leave Sicily Apr 20  Philippe Augustus arrives in Acre May 6  Richard sails to Cyprus. May 11  Meeting in Limassol Jun 1  Richard controls Cyprus Jun 6  Richard arrives at Tyre and attacks Acre Jul  Richard takes Acre Oct 6  Tower of London siege   1192  Llansteffan Castle rebuilt Apr 28  Conrad is assassinated   1194  Siege of Nottingham Castle May  Richard leaves England Jul 3  Richard defeats Philippe   1197  Great Council refuse Richard's request   John (1199 - 1216) 1199 Feb  Teutonic Knights Mar  Siege at the castle of Chalus, and Richard dies   1200 Nov 22  William does homage to John   1201  Banbury Castle strengthened May  John sails to Normandy   1202  The Fourth Crusade Aug 1  Battle of Mirebeau   1203 Apr 3  Arthur is murdered   1204  Goodrich given to William Marshal  William Marshall captures Cilgerran Spring  Peace negotiations with France Jun  Normandy is taken by Philippe   1205 Feb  Philippe plans invasion Jun  John prepares invasion Summer  More castles fall to the French   1206 Jun  John defends Aquitaine Oct 26  Philippe and John reach a truce   1207  Aberystwyth Castle demolished  Marshall inherits the lands of Leinster in Ireland   1209 Aug  John prepares to invade Scotland   1210  Haverfordwest Castle hosts King John  Kenilworth Castle defences improved Jun 10  John lands in Ireland   1211 Jul  Peace with Wales   1212  William gives son as hostage   1213 Mar  John prepares against invasion Spring  French plan invasion May 30  French fleet defeated Nov  John meets the Barons   1214 Feb 2  John sails for France Jul 27  Battle of Bouvines   1215  Colchester Castle occupied by the French  Llewellyn captures Abervagenny Castle  Llewellyn captures Cilgerran Castle  Wallingford Castle fortified May 17  London falls to the Rebels May 27  A truce is sought Aug 24  The Magna Carta is annulled Oct  Baron's war   Henry III (1216 - 1272) 1216  Beaudesert castle inner bailey Feb  King John puts down revolt Feb  Small French fleet land in London May 18  A storm hits John's fleet Jun  Prince Louis advances across England Sep  William of Cassingham Oct  King John attacks Berwick   1217  Porchester castle captured Apr  Siege of Mountsorrel Castle May 20  Battle of Lincoln Aug 24  Battle off Sandwich Sep 12  Treaty of Kingston   1219  William Marshal dies  The Fifth Crusade (1219-21)   1220  Henry III's improvements at the Tower  Grosmont Castle building work  Llewelyn raids Pembrokeshire   1222  William the younger retakes his castles   1223  Earls deprived of their castles  Cilgerran Castle recaptured   1224 Qtr 1  Henry reclaims castles Jun  Bedford Castle siege   1225  Beeston Castle begun   1228  The Sixth Crusade (1228-9)   1231  Tattershall Castle construction Qtr 1  Hubert de Burgh in Wales   1233  Earl of Pembroke's revolt Nov  Rout of Henry's army   1237  Beeston Castle claimed by Henry   1239  Theobald of Champagne's Crusade   1243 Spring  Simon de Montfort gets custody of Kenilworth castle   1244 Aug  Jerusalem falls.   1245  Bigods take Chepstow Castle   1248  The Seventh Crusade (1248-54)   1255  Llewelyn rules North Wales   1256 Sep  The Welsh invade the coastal plains   1257  Henry and Edward reclaim the Lost Territories   1258  Barons confront Henry Mar  Llewelyn becomes 'Prince of Wales' Apr  Henry asks for money Apr 12  Henry is opposed by the Barons Jun  Provisions of Oxford   1260  Tenby Castle attacked  Warwick castle construction work   1261 Qtr 1  Absolved from the Provisions of Oxford Aug 16  Henry appoints new ministers   1263  Edward raids the Temple in London Feb  Edward returns to England Jun  Simon's forces do much damage Oct 1  The Battle of Largs   1264  Siege of Rochester Castle  Pevensey Castle siege  Army at Barham Down Apr  Northampton captured by the King May  Henry's war with the Barons May 14  Battle of Lewes Jun  Haco of Norway attacks Scotland Summer  Edward moved to Kenilworth   1265 May 28  Edward escapes Aug 4  Battle of Evesham Sep 16  Peace with the Barons   1266 Jul 2  Treaty of Perth Oct  Mise of Kenilworth   1267  Treaty of Shrewsbury   1268  Caerphilly Castle construction Jun  Edward take the cross   1270  Caerphilly Castle attacked Jul  Prince Edward leaves for the Holy Land Jul 20  The Eighth Crusade   1271  Edward's Crusade   Edward I (1272 - 1307) 1274 May  Little battle of Chalons   1275  Major rebuilding work at the Tower of London  Revolt of Llewelyn of Wales   1276  Edward's war with the Welsh begins   1277  Construction of Builth Castle  Aberystwyth Castle rebuilt Jun  Feudal levies Jul  Edward reaches Worcester Jul  Construction of Flint Castle begun Aug  Reconstruction of Rhuddlan Castle begun Nov 10  Edward defeats Llewelyn   1281  Beauchamp Tower at Tower of London built   1282  Aberystwyth Castle damaged  Construction of Denbigh Castle Mar  Hawarden Castle captured by the Welsh Mar 97  Another Welsh Uprising Aug  Feudal levy gather at Rhuddlan Nov 6  English defeated Dec 11  Llewelyn killed   1283  Dolwyddelan Castle captured  Construction of Caernarvon Castle  Construction of Conway Castle begun Mar  Castle Criccieth captured May  Harlech Castle begun Jun  David of Wales captured Oct 3  David ap Gruffydd is executed   1284  Rebuilding work at Aberystwyth   1290 Nov 28  Eleanor of Castile dies   1291  Licence to crenelate at Stokesay   1292  English and Norman sailor fight   1293  Philippe obtains Maguellone and Montpellier   1294 May  Philippe IV confiscates Gascony Qtr 3  Caernarfon Castle attacked Oct 30  A Welsh rebellion   1295 Jan  Edward besieged at Conway Apr  Beaumaris Castle begun Apr  Edward occupies Anglesey Nov  The first Model Parliament   1296  Edward captures Urquhart Castle Apr 27  Battle of Dunbar Summer  Philippe IV threatens Edward Jul  Balliol: Surrenders at Stracathro, Edward takes the Stone of Scone   1297 Jan  Marriage proposal Apr 14  Edward appeals for support Aug  Edward sails for Flanders Sep 11  Battle at Stirling Bridge   1298 May  Edward at York Jul 22  Battle of Falkirk   1300 May  Edward starts another Scottish campaign Jul  Caerlaverock Castle siege Aug  The Pope Intervenes Oct 30  Truce with the Scots   1301 Summer  Edward advances into Scotland   1302 Spring  Treaty is signed   1303  Edward takes Urquhart Castle  Treaty of Paris Feb 24  Battle of Roslin Spring  John Comyn is appointed regent May  Edward's last campaign in Scotland Jun  Edward I reaches Perth Dec  Edward stays at Dunfermline Abbey   1304 Spring  Edward besieges Stirling Castle Jul  Stirling Castle surrenders   1305  William Wallace captured Aug  Wallace executed   Edward II (1307 - 1327) 1307 May 10  Battle of Loudoun Hill   1308  Bruce takes Urquhart Castle   1310 Sep  Edward campaigns in Scotland   1311  Lancaster's marriage provides more power  Bruce attacks the north   1312 May  Gaveston surrenders Jun 19  Gaveston executed   1313  Montagne and Tournai fall to Philippe  Construction of Dunstanburgh Castle  The Scots regain ground Jun  Stirling Castle Siege Dec 23  Edward prepares for invasion   1314  Bruce orders destruction of castles Jun 17  Edward leaves Berwick Jun 24  Battle of Bannockburn   1315  Edward Bruce invades Ireland   1318 Oct  Battle of Faughart   1319 Jun  Edward marches to free Berwick Sep 20  Battle of Myton   1321 Qtr 1  Despenser and the Marcher Lords Oct  Siege of Leeds Castle   1322 Qtr 1  Edward attacks the Marcher Lords Mar 16  Battle of Boroughbridge Jul  The Scots invade Aug  Edward advances into Scotland Oct  Edward almost captured   1323 Mar  Peace negotiations May  Treaty signed   1325 Nov  Edward commands Isabella to return   1326  Threat of invasion Spring  Marriage arranged between Edward and Philippa Nov  Edward captured   Edward III (1327 - 1377) 1327 Apr  Edward II is imprisoned   1330  Sherborne Castle is given to the Earl of Salisbury   1332 Aug 12  Battle of Dupplin Moor Dec  Balliol overthrown   1333  Isle of Man comes under English control Jul 19  Battle of Halidon Hill Jul 20  Berwick surrenders to the English   1334 Jun  England takes control of parts of Scotland   1335 Qtr 2  Edward attacks the Scots   1336  Bampton Castle rebuilding work   1337 Qtr 2  Cardinals sent to Europe Aug  Edward rescues Stirling Castle Oct  Start of the Hundred Years' War   1338  Construction of Ford Castle Qtr 1  French attack English ports Jul  Edward invades France Oct  French attacks continue on the south coast   1339 Mar 12  French attack Jersey Mar 23  French plan invasion Jul  French attack Dover Sep  Edward in Northern France   1340  Battle of the Salado River  Building work at Windsor Castle Jan 25  Edward declares himself King Mar 29  Edward raises taxes Jun 24  Battle of Sluys Jul  Siege of Tournai Sep 25  Treaty of Esplechin   1341 Spring  Edward raises funds Jul  Edward goes north   1342 Jan  Truce agreed with David II Oct  Edward and Brittany Dec  Siege of Vannes   1343 Jan  Treaty of Malstroit   1344  Construction of Chillingham Castle Jan 19  First Round Table at Windsor   1346  Maxstoke Castle licence to crenellate Jan 1  Edward III orders an invasion fleet Jul 5  Edward departs Portsmouth Jul 12  Edward III lands in Normandy Jul 17  Devastation of Normandy Aug  Edward III crosses the Seine Aug 26  Battle of Crecy Sep 4  Siege of Calais Oct 17  Scots defeated at Neville's Cross   1347 Aug  Calais captured by the English   1348  Construction of Maxstoke Castle  Water gate built at Tower of London  Founding of the Order of the Garter Apr 23  Creation of the Order of the Garter   1349 Qtr 3  Spanish fleet sail up English Channel   1350 Aug  Edward III attacks the Spanish fleet   1351  Statute of Labourers   1355  Carisbrooke Castle passes to Isabel  Bishops of Salisbury regains Sherborne Castle   1356 Sep 17  English and French armies meet Sep 18  Papal mission Sep 19  Battle of Poitiers   1357 Mar  Truce with France Apr  John brought to England Oct 3  Treaty of Berwick   1360 May  Treaty of Bretigny Oct  Treaty agreed   1361  John of Gaunt owns Kenilworth   1362 Jul  The Black Prince is given Gascony   1367 Apr 3  Battle of N?jera in Spain   1369  Beaudesert Castle passes to Warwick Jun 3  Edward III restates claim for French throne Jul  John of Gaunt in northern France   1370 Aug  The French reclaim Limoges Sep 18  Limoges falls to the Black Prince   1371  Wykeham asks for war supplies   1373  Nunney Castle construction begins   1375  Construction of Bolton Castle   Richard II (1377 - 1399) 1377  Construction of Farleigh Hungerford Castle  Carisbrooke defended against the French   1380  Construction of Wressle Castle   1381  Construction of Raby Castle May  Start of the Peasant's Revolt Jun 7  Peasant's Revolt reaches Maidstone Jun 10  Peasant's Revolt reaches Canterbury Jun 11  Rebels move towards London Jun 12  Rebels reach London Jun 13  Rebels enter London Jun 14  Richard meets the rebels Jun 15  Watt Tyler killed Jun 16  Rebellion elsewhere Jun 17  Rebellion again   1382  A new castle at Sherriff Hutton is begun   1385  Licence granted to crenellate at Donnington Qtr 2  French prepare for invasion   1386  Licence granted to crenellate at Bodiam Spring  Gaunt and the Castilian throne Summer  French fleet mass at Sluys Jul 8  John leaves Plymouth   1387 Dec  Invasion threat from France Dec 19  Battle of Radcot Bridge   1390  Construction of Lumley Castle   1393  Construction of Wardour Castle   1395  Guy's Tower completed at Warwick Castle   1398  Urquhart Castle becomes the King's property Sep 16  Bolingbroke exiled   Henry IV (1399 - 1413) 1399 Summer  Richard goes to Ireland Jul  Bolingbroke returns to England Aug  Richard is captured   1400 Jan  A plot to kill the new King Aug  Glendower's revolt starts Aug  Henry invades Scotland Sep  Glendower proclaimed Prince of Wales Oct  Henry fights back against Glendower   1401  Hotspur takes control in North Wales Jun  Hotspur resigns   1402  Henry IV assembles an army Jun 22  Battle of Pilleth Sep 14  Battle of Homildon Hill   1403  Llansteffan Castle attacked by Glendower  Abergavenny attacked by Glendower  Kidwelly Castle attacked  Revolt of the Percies  Prince Henry in command Jul 21  Battle of Shrewsbury Aug  Earl of Northumberland surrenders   1404  Aberystwyth falls to the Welsh  Harlech Castle siege  Cardiff sacked by Glendower May  Glendower's Parliament   1405 Feb  Glendower's agreement Spring  Battles of Grosmont and Usk Apr  Scrope's revolt May  Scrope executed   1406 Mar  James (I) captured by the English   1407  Prince Henry besieges Aberystwyth  Harlech Castle siege   1408 Feb  Battle of Bramham Moor Autumn  Aberystwyth falls to Henry   1409 Mar  Harlech falls to the English   Henry V (1413 - 1422) 1414 Jan 9  Lollards arrested Summer  Henry claims French territories   1415 Spring  Preparations for war with France Aug 1  Plot to overthrow the King Aug 11  Henry sails for France Aug 16  English fleets lands in Normandy Sep 22  Harfleur falls to the English Oct 8  The march to Calais Oct 19  Henry crosses the Somme Oct 25  The Battle of Agincourt Nov  Henry returns to England   1416  Armagnac Fleet blockade Harfleur Aug 15  Harfleur rescued   1417 Dec 14  Sir John Oldcastle executed   1420 May 21  Treaty of Troyes   Henry VI (1422 - 1461) 1422 May  Meaux falls to the English   1423  Battle of Cravant in France   1424  Battle of Verneuil   1428 Oct 12  Siege of Orl?ans   1429 Feb 12  Battle of the Herrings Apr  Joan is given an army Apr 29  Joan reaches Orleans May 8  Siege of Orleans is lifted Jun 18  The Battle of Patay   1431 May 30  Joan of Arc burnt at the stake   1435 Sep 21  Treaty of Arras   1436 Apr 13  The French retake Paris   1440  Herstmonceux Castle construction  Tattershall Castle brick tower construction Summer  Richard of York re-appointed Lieutentant-general   1441 Summer  Duke of York in Normandy   1444 Apr  Treaty of Tours   1447  Edmund Beaufort appointed lieutenant of France Qtr 4  Richard, Duke of York, Lieutenant of Ireland   1449 Mar  Fougeres captured by the English   1450 May  Revolt in Kent May  Death of William de la Pole   1451 Jun 30  Bordeaux falls to the French   1453  Turks established in Constantinople Jul  English defeated at Castillion   1455 May 22  Battle of St. Albans   1456 Summer  Edmund Tudor captured Nov  Edmund Tudor dies Dec  Margaret Beaufort moved to Pembroke   1458 Mar 24  Loveday march   1459 Nov  Parliament acts against the Yorkists   1460 Jun  Yorkists take control of Kent Jun 26  Earls of March and Warwick land in England Jul 2  Yorkists enter London Jul 10  Battle of Northampton Aug 3  James II accidentally killed Sep  Richard, Duke of York returns Dec 30  Battle of Wakefield   Edward IV (1461 - 1470) 1461 Feb 2  Battle of Mortimers Cross Feb 17  Second Battle of St. Albans Feb 27  Yorkists enter London Mar 13  Edward leaves London Mar 29  Battle of Towton Nov  Pembroke Castle in Yorkist hands   1462 Jun 28  Queen Margaret and Louis XI Oct 25  Queen Margaret invades Nov 13  Queen Margaret retreats to Scotland Dec  Yorkists take back control of Northumbrian castles   1463 Mar  Northumbrian castles fall to Lancastrians Summer  Queen Margaret returns to France Jul  Siege of Norham Castle Oct  Treaty with France Dec  Truce with Scotland Dec  Duke of Somerset rebels   1464 Apr  Battle of Hedgeley Moor May  Battle of Hexham Jun  Truce with Scotland.   1465 Summer  Henry VI captured   1468 Qtr 4  Warwick plots against the King   1469 Qtr 1  Rebellion of Robin of Redesdale Jun  Edward advances against rebels Jul 26  Battle of Edgecote Jul 29  Edward is captured Aug  Woodville family members executed Sep  Riots and rebellions   Henry VI (1470 restored) 1470 Mar 12  Lincolnshire rebellion May  Warwick and Clarence escape to France Jul 22  Warwick and the Lancastrians Jul 31  The plan to restore Henry VI Sep 13  Warwick lands in England Qtr 4  Louis declares war on Burgundy Oct 2  Edward flees to Burgundy   Edward IV (1471 restored - 1483) 1471 Jan  Support for Edward IV Mar 14  Edward returns to England Apr 4  Clarence rejoins his brothers Apr 11  London falls to Edward Apr 14  Queen Margaret lands at Weymouth Apr 14  The Battle of Barnet May  London attacked by rebels May 4  The Battle of Tewkesbury May 21  The murder of Henry VI Qtr 3  Richard becomes Lord of the North   1472  Ludlow home for the two princes   1474 Jul  Treaty of London   1475 Jul  Edward invades France Aug  Peace treaty signed   1477  Edward buys Beaudesert Castle Jun  Clarence arrested   1478 Feb 7  Clarence sentenced to death Feb 18  Clarence executed   1481  Dartmouth Castle construction   Richard III (1483 - 1485) 1483 Apr 30  Richard captures the King   1484 Sep  Truce signed with the Scots Dec  Richard returns to London   Henry VII (1485 - 1509) 1485 Aug 7  Henry arrives in England Aug 22  Battle of Bosworth   1486  Lovell revolt in England.   1487 Jun 16  Battle of Stoke   1488 Jun 11  Death of James III of Scotland Jul  Battle of St. Aubin   1492 Nov 3  Treaty of Etaples   1493  Henry becomes Constable of Dover Castle Apr  Henry becomes Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports   1494 Sep  Henry becomes Lieutenant of Ireland Oct  Henry enters the Order of the Bath Dec  Henry enters the Order of the Garter   1495 Feb  Charles crowned King of Naples   1497  Perkin Warbeck captured at Beaulieu   1499 Nov  Perkin Warbeck executed   1501  Tournament at the Tower of London   Henry VIII (1509 - 1547) 1512  Holy League against France   1513 Jun  Henry sails to France Aug 16  Battle of the Spurs and fall of Therouanne Sep  Fall of Tournai Sep 9  Battle of Flodden   1514 Aug  English - French peace treaty   1517  A new crusade is proposed   1518 Oct  Treaty of London (Universal Peace)   1520 Jun 7  Field of the Cloth of Gold   1521 Nov  Treaty of Bruges   1536 Oct 2  Lincolnshire Rebellion Oct 21  Pilgrimage of Grace Oct 27  Meeting with rebels Dec  Rebels list demands   1537 Qtr 1  More uprisings Summer  Rebel leaders executed   1542 Aug  Battle of Haddon Rig Nov 24  Battle of Solway Moss Dec 14  Death of James V of Scotland   1543 Jul  Treaties at Greenwich   1544  Construction of Southsea Castle   Edward VI (1547 - 1553) 1547 Jul  Capture of the castle at St. Andrews Sep 10  Battle of Pinkie Cleugh   1548 Qtr 1  Queen Mary moved to Dumbarton Castle Jul  The French arrive in Scotland   1550 Mar  Treaty of Boulogne   Mary I (1553 - 1558) 1553 Jul  Mary gathers support Jul 17  Northumberland's final move Aug 3  Mary arrives in London   1554  Rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyatt Jan 26  Elizabeth summonsed to court Feb 7  Wyatt arrested Apr 11  Wyatt executed   Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) 1560 Jun  Death of Mary of Guise   1562 Sep  Treaty of Richmond Oct  Fall of Huntley Winter  Le Havre occupied by the English   1563 Summer  Le Havre abandoned   1583 Nov  Throckmorton Plot   1584 Jun  Bond of Association   1585 Jan  Parry Plot   1601 Feb 25  Essex executed   Other 1625 Oct  Failure of Cadiz expedition Dec 9  Treaty of the Hague   1626 Jun 15  Charles' second Parliament dissolved   1628 Mar  Charles' Third Parliament   1639 May  Charles advances on Scotland Jun 18  Treaty of Berwick   1640 Aug 20  Scots invade the north of England Aug 28  Battle of Newburn Bridge Sep 24  The Great Council called Oct 26  The Treaty of Ripon   1641 Oct  Irish Rebellion Dec 21  William Balfour dismissed   1642 Jan 4  Charles attempts arrests Feb 23  The Queen looks for support Mar  Earl of Warwick takes control of navy Apr 23  Charles refused entry to Hull Aug 22  Charles I raises standard at Nottingham Castle Sep 9  Earl of Essex leaves London Sep 13  Charles leaves Nottingham Sep 23  Royalist victory at Powick Bridge Sep 28  Charles reached Shrewsbuy Oct 12  Charles leaves Shrewsbury Oct 23  Battle of Edgehill Oct 27  Banbury captured by Royalists Oct 29  Charles makes Oxford his base Dec  Winter at Oxford   1643  Dartmouth castle siege Feb 22  Queen Henrietta Maria returns Mar  Lichfield under siege Mar 24  Waller gets Royalist surrender Apr 13  Battle of Ripple Field Apr 20  Prince Rupert retakes Lichfield May  Destruction of (Old) Wardour Castle Jul 5  Battle of Lansdown Hill Jul 10  Royalists cornered at Devizes Jul 13  Battle of Roundway Down Aug  Corfe Castle rescued   1644 Feb  Haverfordwest Castle falls Mar 29  Battle of Cheriton May  Advance on Oxford Jun  Rupert advances on York Jun 29  Battle of Cropredy Bridge Jul 2  Battle of Marston Moor Jul 16  York falls to the Parliamentarians Sep 2  Royalist victory at Lostwithiel Oct 27  Second battle of Newbury Nov 9  Charles returns to Donnington Dec 9  Parliament debates the failiures of the army   1645 Mar  Cromwell rejoins his army Jun 14  Battle of Naseby Jun 18  Leicester Surrenders Jul 10  Battle of Langport Jul 21  Bridgwater falls to Fairfax Jul 29  Bath falls to the Parliamentarians Aug 15  Sherborne Castle taken by Fairfax Aug 18  Montrose enters Glasgow Sep  Royalist losses Sep 10  Royalists surrender Bristol Sep 13  Battle of Philiphaugh Sep 24  Battle of Rowton Heath Sep 26  Berkeley Castle falls to Parliamentarians   1646 Jan 19  Fairfax captures Dartmouth Castle Feb 3  Chester surrendered Feb 16  Battle of Torrington Mar 13  Hopton surrenders Apr  Exeter falls to Fairfax Apr  Charles escapes from Oxford May 5  Charles' escape May 9  Royalists at Newark surrender   1647 Jan 28  Charles handed over to Parliament   1648  Destruction of Haverfordwest Castle

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