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| Aethelred the Unready (978 - 1016) |
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1013 | |  Swein Fork-Beard and Canute attack England
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| | Swein Fork-Beard and his son Canute sailed from Denmark to attack England. Again London defended itself and the Vikings moved elsewhere, taking Wessex, Mercia and Northumbria. |
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1015 | Qtr 3 | Canute returns to England
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| | Canute invaded England taking control of Mercia and Northumbria. Athelred was ill and England was in the hands of Edmund (Ironside). |
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| Canute (1016 - 1035) |
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1016 | Apr | Canute attempts to take the throne
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| | Canute advanced on London for a fight with Athelred but Athelred died in the same month. London accepted Edmund Ironside as their ruler. Canute would have to defeat Edmund if he was to become King of England. |
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| Apr | Edmund II (Ironside) becomes King
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| | Edmund II became king at the death of his father Athelred II in London. London chose prince Edmund as king but it was short lived as the Southampton Witan chose Canute, who then invaded England. |
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| May | Canute attacks London
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| | Edmund had gone to Wessex to accept the support of the people there as the new king of England but Canute had reached London and was besieging its inhabitants. The Londoners held out against Canute's attempts to defeat them while Edmund travelled back to help. Edmund's army grew as he advanced towards Canute. The English won a couple of battles forcing the Danes to retreat and regroup but the Danes won the important battle at Ashingdon. |
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| Oct 18 | Treaty between Canute and Edmund
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| | Canute defeated Edmund Ironside at Ashingdon and a treaty was signed leaving Edmund with only the area of Wessex. |
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| Nov 30 | Canute becomes King of England
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| | Edmund Ironside died only a month after the treaty with Canute. Canute then became King of England. |
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1017 | Jul | Canute marries Emma
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| | Canute married Emma, the widow of Athelred the Unready. This helped Canute secure ties with Normandy as Emma was the daughter of Count of Normandy. |
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| Dec | Death of Eadric Streona
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| | Canute had the treacherous Ealdorman Eadric Streona of Mercia killed. |
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1018 | | Large Danegeld paid
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| | Canute arranged for a massive Danegeld to be paid to the Viking fleet. Happy with the sum of money they received from the English, the Viking army returned home leaving just a small number of ships under the control of Canute. |
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1019 | | Canute takes Denmark
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| | Canute travelled to Denmark after the death of his brother to ensure his own succession to the Danish throne. |
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1027 | | Canute in Rome
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| | Canute attended the coronation of Emperor Conrad II in Rome. This proved his position as the head of a major power. |
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1028 | | Canute takes Norway
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| | Canute defeated Olaf Haraldsson and took control of Norway. |
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1031 | | Canute drives Scottish Kings into submission
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| | According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Canute travelled to Scotland where he forced the Scottish Kings into submission. |
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| Harold Harefoot (1035 - 1040) |
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1035 | Nov 12 | Canute dies
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| | King Canute died at Shaftesbury leaving the rule of the country in dispute between Harthacnut (the son of Emma) and Harold Harefoot (the son of Aelfgifu). The Earls of Northumbria and Mercia supported Harold's claim while Earl Godwine supported Harthacanute's. |
