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| 1 | 1011 | - 1011—1012: Viking seige of Canterbury
A large Viking army led by Thorkell the Tall besieged Canterbury in 1011, culminating in the pillage of the city and the eventual murder of Archbishop Alphege, on 19 April 1012
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| 2 | 1085 | - 1085—1086: Domesday
Domesday book compiled by William the Conqueror and being a survey of all the lands of England with names of all respective tenants-in-chief and their sub-tenants.
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| 3 | 1536 | - Oct 1536—Jan 1537: Pilgrimage of Grace
A major Tudor rebellion primarily occurring in the 6 northern counties of England against the policies and Ministers of Henry VIII. Discontent of the populace toward religious and secular issues, such as "that no infant shall receive the blessed Sacrament of Baptisme bott onlesse an trybette be payd to the king" and the dissolution of the monasteries.
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| 4 | 1649 | - 1649—1660: Commonwealth Interregnum
The period during which Oliver Cromwell and his son, Richard, held power and authority in England and Wales and marks the time commencing with the execution of Charles I to the restoration of Charles II.
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| 5 | 1694 | - 1694—1706: Parish Register Taxation
A short-lived Act was passed whereby a tax of 2/- was levied on each birth, 2/6 for a marriage and 4/- for a burial. In order to assure that tax was collected, the incumbent was to be notified of any births within 5 days whereupon he was to receive a fee of 6d for recording them in the parish register. Bachelors and widowers were also taxed. The tax was rescinded in 1706.
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| 6 | 1741 | - 1741—1837: Protestant Dissenters' Registry
A registry for Protestant events was set up at Dr. Williams Library in London, closed 1837 with 50,000 entries.
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