| | | 955 | Eadwig becomes King of Wessex |
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| Eadwig became the King of Wessex on the death of Eadred. |
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| Eadred dies |
| Eadred died at an early age possibly due to a digestive illness. He was followed by Eadwig. |
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| 956 | Dunstan sent into exile |
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| Eadwig sent Dunstaninto exile. The reason for this is that Dunstan had caught Eadwig and Aelgifu together before they were married and at a time when Eadwig should have attended an important meeting. Dunstan must have upset Eadwig at this point and was sent into exile. |
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| 959 | Beorhthelm becomes Archbishop of Canterbury |
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| Beorhthelm became Archbishop of Canterbury. |
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| Aefsige becomes Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Aefsige became Archbishop of Canterbury. |
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| Oct 1 - Edgar becomes King of England |
| At the death of Eadwig, Edgar became King of England. He appointed Dunstan Archbishop of Canterbury. |
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| 960 | Dunstan becomes Archbishop of Canterbury |
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| Dunstan became Archbishop of Canterbury. |
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| 962 | St. Paul's burns down |
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| The church of St. Paul's built by Ethelbert burnt down this year. |
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| 964 | Benedictines at Winchester |
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| At the bidding of St. Dunstan Benedictine monks moved from the Abbey of Abingdon to Winchester. Work began on a new Saxon church on the site. |
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| 972 | Pershore Abbey charter confirmed |
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| The rule of Benedictine was introduced to the abbey by St Oswald, the Bishop of Worcester. King Edgar confirmed the estates that the abbey owned. |
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| Consecration of Peterborough Abbey |
| Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Oswald, the Archbishop of York, consecrated the abbey at Peterborough in the presence of King Edgar. |
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| 973 | Edgar's water-pageant |
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| Edgar arranged a water-pageant on the river Dee where he was rowed from Chester to the Minster of St. John by eight kings including Kenneth of Scotland, Malcolm of Cumberland, Maccus of the Isles and five welsh princes. Edgar held a festival in the honour of St. John but more likely to show his superiority over the other kings. |
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| May 11 - Coronation of King Edgar |
| King Edgar was crowned at Bath Abbey. |
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