On This Day 1 December 1 December 986(-969) – Death of Harald Bluetooth Read More November 1148 – Death of Ari Thorgilsson Read More 29 November 939 – Coronation of Edmund I Read More 22 November 845 – Battle of Ballon Read More 20 November 869/70 – Death of Edmund the Martyr Read More 13 November 1002 – St Brice’s Day Massacre 1093 – Battle of Alnwick Read More 12 November Feast of Lebuinus. 1035 – Death of Cnut the Great 1035 – Coronation of Harald… Read More 10 November 933 – Óláf Guthrithsson goes to Ireland. Read More 7 November 921 – Treaty of Bonn Read More 2 November 1083 – Death of Matilda of Flanders. Read More October Gormánuðr – start of the winter season 886 – End of the Siege of Paris Read More 18 October 1016 – Battle of Assundun Read More 15 October 1066 – Edgar Ætheling declared king of England. Read More 14 October 1066 – The battle of Hastings and the death of Harald Godwinsson. Read More 9 October Hurrah! It’s Leif Erikson Day today! Read More 6 October 877 – Death of Charles the Bald Read More 5 October 816 – Coronation of Louis the Pious Read More 01 October 856 – Marriage of Aethelwulf and Judith 959 – Death of Eadwig Read More September 825 – Battle of Ellandun 891 – Battle of Louvain Read More 28 September 1043 – Battle of Lyrskov Heath Read More 25 September 1066 – Battle of Stamford Bridge Read More 23 September 1241 – Death of Snorri Sturluson Read More 20 September 1066 – Battle of Fulford Read More 14 September 919 – Battle of Islandbridge Read More 13 September 813 – Coronation Louis the Pious 908 – Battle of Ballaghmoon Read More 10 September 1000 – Battle of the Svold 1000 – Death of Olaf Tryggvason Read More 9 September 1087 – Death of William the Conqueror Read More 8 September 801 – Birth of Ansgar Read More 4 September 925 – Coronation of Æthelstan I Read More 28 August 876 – Death of Louis the German Read More 22 August 917 – Battle of Mag Femen. Read More 20 August Feast of Saint Stephen of Hungary Read More 18 August 1095 – Death of Olaf Hunger Read More 15 August 778 – Battle of Roncevaux Pass 946 – Coronation of Eadred I 1038 – Death… Read More 14 August 1040 – Death of Duncan I of Scotland Read More 11 August 991 – Battle of Maldon, England. Read More 10 August 843 – Treaty of Verdun 955 – Battle of Lechfeld Read More 9 August 1062 – Battle of Niså. Read More 8 August 870 – Treaty of Meerssen. Read More 7 August 1106 – Death of Henry IV of Germany. Read More 5 August 910 – Battle of Tettenhall. Read More 3 August 881 – Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu. Read More 1 August 939 – Battle of Trans-la-Forêt 984 – Death of bishop Æthelwold. Read More July 1017 – Marriage of Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy 1086 – Olaf Hunger… Read More 29 July 796 – Death of Offa of Mercia 1030 – Battle of Stiklestad Read More 25 July 864 – Edict of Pistres. Read More 20 July 911 – Siege of Chartres. Read More 18 July 1038 – Death of Gunhilda of Denmark Read More 15 July 1015 – Death of Vladimir the Great Read More 14 July 1077 – Bayeux tapestry on display for first time in Bayeux Cathedral. Read More 13 July 1024 – Death of Henry the Exuberant. Read More 12 July 927 – Treaty between Scots and Anglo-Saxons. Read More 10 July 1086 – Murder of Cnut the Holy. 1103 – Death of Erik I of Denmark. Read More 8 July 810, Death of Pepin, son of Charlemagne. 975, Death of Edgar the Peaceable. Read More 3 July 987 – Coronation of Hugh Capet. 1035 – William the Conqueror becomes Duke of Normandy. Read More 2 July 866 – Battle of Brissarthe 936 – Death of Henry the Fowler Read More June 885 – Murder of Gudfred, Duke of Frisia. 1040 – Coronation of Harthacnut III as… Read More 30 June 888 – Death of Æthelred, Archbishop of Canterbury. Read More 29 June 1036 – Marriage of Henry III of Germany and Gunhild. Read More 25 June 25 June 841 – Battle of Fontenoy Read More 24 June 843 – Viking Raid on Nantes 888 – Odo I defeats the Vikings Read More 15 June 923 – Death of Robert I, King of the Franks. 960 – Death of St… Read More 13 June 823 – Birth of Charles the Bald 839 – Birth of Charles the Fat Read More 12 June 918 – Death of Æthelflæd, Lady of Mercia. Read More 8 June 900 – Coronation of Edward the Elder 1042 – Death of Harthacnut Read More 7 June 929 – Death of Ælfthryth of Wessex. Read More May 941 – Rus’-Byzantine War Read More 28 May 1023 – Death of Wulfstan II ‘Lupus’, Archbishop of York. Read More 26 May 946 – Death of Edmund I, King of England Read More 23 May 1052 – Birth of Philip the Amorous. Read More 21 May 996 – Coronation of Otto III as Holy Roman Emperor. Read More 19 May 1024 – Death of Alcuin of York. 1051 – Marriage of Henry I of France. Read More 11 May 973 – Coronation of Edgar the Peaceful. 1068 – Coronation of Matilda of Flanders. Read More 9 May 1016 – Battle of Brentford. Read More 7 May 973 – Death of Otto I of Germany. Read More 6 May 973 – Birth of Henry II of Germany. Read More 5 May 1010 – Battle of Ringmere. Read More 4 May 1008 – Birth of Henry I of France. Read More 23 April 1014 – Battle of Clontarf. Read More 19 April 1012 – Murder of Saint Alphege. Read More 16 April 778 – Birth of Louis the Pious. 1117 – Murder of Saint Magnus. Read More 15 April 1053 – Death of Godwin, Earl of Wessex. Read More 11 April 882 – Battle of Remich, Luxembourg. Read More 10 April 837 – Halley’s Comet races past earth at the closest range ever. Read More 3 April 1043 – Coronation of Edward the Confessor, King of England. Read More 2 April 742/47 – Birth of Charlemagne. Read More 29 March 845 – Siege of Paris. Read More
3 July 987 – Coronation of Hugh Capet. 1035 – William the Conqueror becomes Duke of Normandy. Read More
