This article presents a timeline of events in British history from 1000 AD until 1499 AD.

Contents

• 11th century
• 12th century
• 13th century
• 14th century
• 15th century
• See also
• External links

11th century

• 1002 – Æthelred orders [[St Brice's Day
• 1013 – Danish invasion of England: Æthelred the Unready exiled to Normandy, Sweyn Forkbeard seizes the English throne
• 1014 – Death of Sweyn Forkbeard, Æthelred restored to the English throne
• 1016 – Death of Æthelred the Unready, Edmund Ironside accedes to the English throne
• 1016 – Cnut's invasion of England
• 1016 – Death of Edmund Ironside, Cnut accedes to the English throne
• 1034 – Death of King Malcolm II of Scotland, Duncan I of Scotland accedes to the Scottish throne
• 1035 – Death of Cnut, Harold Harefoot became regent of England for 2 years before becoming king of England in 1037
• 1040 – Death of Duncan I, Macbeth accedes to the Scottish throne
• 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
• 1057 – Death of Macbeth, Lulach accedes to the Scottish throne
• 1058 – Death of Lulach, Malcolm III accedes to the Scottish throne
• 1066 – Death of Edward the Confessor in January, Harold II accedes to the English throne.
• 1066 – Norman Conquest: Death of Harold II at Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror seizes the English throne
• 1070 – Harrying of the North
• 1078 – Work commenced on Tintern Abbey
• 1086 – Work commenced on the Domesday Book
• 1087 – Death of William the Conqueror, William II accedes to the English throne
• 1093 – Death of Malcolm III of Scotland in battle against the English
• 1100 – Death of William II, Henry I accedes to the English throne
• 1100 – White Tower (Tower of London) completed

12th century

• 1135 Death of Henry I, accession of King Stephen to English throne
• 1137 Beginning of a civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda over the succession to the English throne; accession of Owain Gwynedd, the first Welsh ruler to style himself prince of Wales
• 1154 Death of King Stephen, accession of Henry II to the English throne
• 1164 Constitutions of Clarendon, a set of laws which governs the trial of members of the Church in England
• 1170 Assassination of Thomas Becket; death of Owain Gwynedd, prince of Wales
• 1189 Death of Henry II, Richard I accedes to the English throne.
• 1192 Richard is captured by Duke Leopold of Austria whilst returning from the Crusades
• 1194 Richard is ransomed and returns to England; accession of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth to the throne of Gwynedd
• 1199 Death of Richard I, King John accedes to the English throne

13th century

• 1209 King John excommunicated by Pope Innocent III
• 1212 Great Fire of 1212 began in July in Southwark, London
• 1215 Magna Carta is agreed by King John at Runnymede
• 1216 Death of King John, Henry III succeeds to the throne of England
• 1237 Border between Scotland and England by the Treaty of York
• 1240 Death of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, prince of Wales; Dafydd ap Llywelyn succeeds to the throne of Gwynedd
• 1246 Death of Dafydd ap Llywelyn; Llywelyn ap Gruffudd succeeds to the throne of Gwynedd (he does not claim the title of prince of Wales until 1258)
• 1249 Death of Alexander II, king of Scots; Alexander III succeeds to the throne of Scotland
• 1263 Battle of Largs, an inconclusive battle fought between Haakon IV of Norway and the Scots
• 1264 Simon de Montfort leads rebel English barons to defeat Henry III at the Battle of Lewes
• 1265 Simon de Montfort was defeated at the Battle of Evesham, 5,000 men died in Greenhill and the streets of Evesham on 4 August 1265 Henry III at the Battle of Evesham
• 1266 Scotland and Norway sign the Treaty of Perth under which Scottish control of the Western Isles is acknowledged
• 1267 Henry III of England recognises the authority of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd in Wales
• 1272 Death of Henry III, Edward I succeeds to the English throne
• 1277 England annexes Wales, a state of affairs which lasted until 1283
• 1279 The first Statutes of Mortmain was passed
• 1282 Death of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, prince of Wales; Dafydd ap Gruffydd succeeds to the throne of Gwynedd
• 1283 Death of Dafydd ap Gruffydd; English conquest of Wales
• 1287 Revolt of Rhys ap Maredudd in Wales
• 1290 The second Statutes of Mortmain was passed (also known as Quia Emptores)
• 1294 Welsh revolt of 1294–95 of Madog ap Llywelyn in Wales
• 1297 William Wallace and the Scots defeat the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge

14th century

• 1305 Capture and execution of Scottish resistance fighter William Wallace by the English on a charge of treason
• 1306 Robert the Bruce kills John Comyn III of Badenoch and is crowned King of Scotland
• 1307 Death of Edward I, Edward II accedes to the English throne
• 1314 Decisive victory for Scotland over England at the Battle of Bannockburn
• 1316 Revolt of Llywelyn Bren in south Wales
• 1322 Edward II defeats a rebellious baronial faction at Battle of Boroughbridge
• 1327 Edward III usurps the English throne in January, Edward II is killed in September
• 1328 England recognises Scotland's independence in the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton
• 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 English throne
• 1381 Peasants' Revolt, began in May and ended in November
• 1392 Statute of Praemunire was enacted
• 1399 Henry Bolingbroke usurps the English throne becoming Henry IV

15th century

• 1413 – Henry IV dies and is succeeded by his son, Henry V
• 1415 – Henry V is welcomed back to England after a major victory at the Battle of Agincourt, France
• 1422 – Henry V dies and is succeeded by his son, Henry VI
• 1471 – Henry VI is murdered and Edward IV is restored to the English throne
• 1453 – Hundred Years' War ended
• 1455 – Wars of the Roses began in May
• 1483 – Death of Edward IV, Edward V accedes to the throne
• 1485 – The Battle of Bosworth Field on 22 August ends the Yorkist reign of Richard III and ushers in Tudor reign, with the reign of Henry VII
• 1487 – The Battle of Stoke Field 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

See also

• Timeline of British history
• History of England
• History of Ireland
• History of Northern Ireland
• History of Scotland
• History of Wales
• History of the British Isles
• Britain in the Middle Ages

External links

• Timeline 1400–1499 from Timeref.com
• Timeline 1300–1399 from Timeref.com
• Timeline 1200–1299 from Timeref.com
• Timeline 1100–1199 from Timeref.com
• Timeline 1000–1099 from Timeref.com