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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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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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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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.
