Timeline of British history (1000 - 1499)
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This article presents a timeline of events in the history of Britain until from 1000 AD until 1500 AD. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of Britain.
Timeline of British history (Before 1000) Timeline of British history (1500-1599)
[edit] 1000 AD - 1500 AD
[edit] 11th Century
- 1034 Death of King Malcolm II of Scotland, Duncan I accedes to the Scottish throne
- 1035 Death of Cnut
- 1040 Death of Harold Harefoot, his brother Harthacnut accedes to the English throne
- 1042 Death of Harthacnut, Edward the Confessor accedes to the English throne
- 1066 Death of Edward the Confessor in January, Harold II accedes to the throne. Norman invasion and conquest of England, Harold II is killed and William the Conqueror becomes King of England
- 1086 Work commences on the Domesday Book
- 1087 Death of William the Conqueror
- 1093 Death of Malcolm III of Scotland in battle against the English
- 1100 Death of William II, Henry I accedes to the throne
[edit] 12th Century
- 1135 Death of Henry I, accession of King Stephen
- 1137 Beginning of a civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda over the succession to the English throne
- 1154 Death of King Stephen, accession of Henry II
- 1164 Constitutions of Clarendon, a set of laws which governs the trial of members of the Church
- 1170 Assassination of Thomas a Becket
- 1189 Death of Henry II, Richard I accedes to the throne of England.
- 1192 Richard is captured by Duke Leopold of Austria whilst returning from the Crusades
- 1194 Richard is ransomed and returns to England
- 1199 Death of Richard I, King John accedes to the throne of England
[edit] 13th Century
- 1209 King John excommunicated by Pope Innocent III
- 1215 Signing of the Magna Carta
- 1216 Death of King John, Henry III accedes to the throne of England
- 1264 Simon de Montfort leads rebel English barons to defeat Henry III at the Battle of Lewes
- 1272 Death of Henry III, Edward I accedes to the throne
- 1277 England annexes Wales a state of affairs which lasted until 1283
- 1279 Statute of Mortmain
- 1282 English conquest of Wales
- 1297 William Wallace and the Scots defeat the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge
[edit] 14th Century
- 1307 Death of Edward I, Edward II accedes to the throne
- 1327 Edward III usurps the throne in January, Edward II is killed in September
- 1338 Edward III claims the throne of France, initiating the Hundred Years' War
- 1348 The Black Death first arrives in England and ultimately kills c. one third of the population
- 1356 Battle of Poitiers
- 1377 Death of Edward III, his Grandson Richard II accedes to the throne
- 1381 Peasants' Revolt of 1381
- 1392 Great Act of Praemunire
- 1399 Henry Bolingbroke usurps the throne becoming Henry IV
[edit] 15th Century
- 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury
- 1413 Death of Henry IV, Henry V accedes to the throne
- 1415 Battle of Agincourt
- 1422 Death of Henry V, Henry VI accedes to the English and French thrones
- 1461 Edward IV usurps the throne, Henry VI continues his fight
- 1470 Henry VI is restored to his throne in October
- 1471 Henry VI is murdered and Edward IV is restored to the throne
- 1483 Death of Edward IV, Edward V accedes to the English throne. However, in June Edward V is declared illegitimate and disappears. Richard III accedes to the throne
- August 22, 1485 The Battle of Bosworth Field ends the Yorkist reign of Richard III and ushers in the Tudors, with the reign of Henry VII.
- 1487 The Battle of Stoke is fought between Henry VII and Lambert Simnel a Yorkist claimant to the throne. It is the last battle of the Wars of the Roses
