This map shows the areas of England in 1065 that the most important Earls controlled.
| 865 | | The 'Great Army' invade
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| | A large army of Danes landed in East Anglia led by King Ivar the 'Boneless' and King Halfdan. No attempts were made to get rid of the invaders. |
| 867 | | Danes are attacked and move south
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| | Armies from Northumbria attacked the Danes at York but were defeated. The Danes moved south attacking Nottingham and taking the city. The king of Mercia asked Ethelred and Alfred for assistance and an army from Wessex went to help. |
| 868 | | Alfred marries Ealhswith
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| | Alfred marries the daughter of a Mercian nobleman. |
| Autumn | A peaceful settlement is reached
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| | Ethelred and Alfred married Mercian noble women whilst assisting the King of Mercia with the Danes on his land. A peaceful settlement was reached with the Danes and a Danegeld was paid for them to leave. |
| 924 | Jul 17 | Edward the Elder dies
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| | Edward the Elder died (at Farndon in Mercia). He was succeeded by his son Athelstan. |
| 925 | Sep | Athelstan becomes King of Wessex and Mercia
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| | At this point Aethelstan was not king of all England, and had to wait until 927 to become overlord of all other kings. |
| 1013 | | Swein Fork-Beard and Canute attack England
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| | Swein Fork-Beard and his son Canute sailed from Denmark to attack England. Again London defended itself and the Vikings moved elsewhere, taking Wessex, Mercia and Northumbria. |
| 1015 | Qtr 3 | Canute returns to England
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| | Canute invaded England taking control of Mercia and Northumbria. Athelred was ill and England was in the hands of Edmund (Ironside). |
| 1017 | Dec | Death of Eadric Streona
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| | Canute had the treacherous Ealdorman Eadric Streona of Mercia killed. |
| 1035 | Nov 12 | Canute dies
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| | King Canute died at Shaftesbury leaving the rule of the country in dispute between Harthacnut (the son of Emma) and Harold Harefoot (the son of Aelfgifu). The Earls of Northumbria and Mercia supported Harold's claim while Earl Godwine supported Harthacanute's. |
| 1067 | Mar | William returns to Normandy
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| | William returned to Normandy taking as guests Edgar the Aetheling (the grandson of Edmund Ironside), Stigand (Archbishop of Canterbury, the Earls of Mercia and Northumbria and the brothers Edwin and Morcar. |
| 1071 | | Dudley Castle Construction
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| | After Eadwin, the Earl of Mercia, was killed in the revolt against William his castle and lands at Dudley were given to William's Norman followers. |
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