Timeline of British history ( 1000 -- 1499 ) - wikipedia Timeline of British history ( 1000 -- 1499 ) Contents 1 11th century 2 12th century 3 13th century 4 14th century 5 15th century 6 See also 7 External links This article presents a timeline of events in British history from 1000 AD until 1499 AD. Timeline of British history ( Before 1000 ) Timeline of British history ( 1500 - 1599 ) 11th century 1016 King Cnut, crowned king of England 1034 Death of King Malcolm II of Scotland, Duncan I accedes to the Scottish throne 1035 Death of Cnut 1040 Death of Duncan I, Macbeth accedes to the Scottish throne 1040 Death of Harold Harefoot, his brother Harthacnut accedes to the English throne 1042 Death of Harthacnut, Edward the Confessor accedes to the English throne 1057 Death of Macbeth, Lulach accedes to the Scottish throne 1058 Death of Lulach, Malcolm III accedes to the Scottish throne 1066 Death of Edward the Confessor in January, Harold II accedes to the English throne. Norman invasion and conquest of England, Harold II is killed and William the Conqueror becomes King of England 1078 Work commenced on Tintern Abbey 1086 Work commences on the Domesday Book 1087 Death of William the Conqueror 1093 Death of Malcolm III of Scotland in battle against the English 1100 Death of William II, Henry I accedes to the throne of England 1100 White tower of London completed 12th century 1135 Death of Henry I, accession of King Stephen to English throne 1137 Beginning of a civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda over the succession to the English throne ; accession of Owain Gwynedd, the first Welsh ruler to style himself prince of Wales 1154 Death of King Stephen, accession of Henry II to English throne 1164 Constitutions of Clarendon, a set of laws which governs the trial of members of the Church in England 1170 Assassination of Thomas a Becket ; death of Owain Gwynedd, prince of Wales 1189 Death of Henry II, Richard I accedes to the English throne. 1192 Richard is captured by Duke Leopold of Austria whilst returning from the Crusades 1194 Richard is ransomed and returns to England ; accession of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth to the throne of Gwynedd 1199 Death of Richard I, King John accedes to the English throne 13th century 1209 King John excommunicated by Pope Innocent III 1215 The Magna Carta is agreed by King John at Runnymede 1216 Death of King John, Henry III succeeds to the throne of England 1237 Border between Scotland and England by the Treaty of York 1240 Death of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, prince of Wales ; Dafydd ap Llywelyn succeeds to the throne of Gwynedd 1246 Death of Dafydd ap Llywelyn ; Llywelyn ap Gruffudd succeeds to the throne of Gwynedd ( he does not claim the title of prince of Wales until 1258 ) 1249 Death of Alexander II, king of Scots ; Alexander III succeeds to the throne of Scotland 1263 Battle of Largs, an inconclusive battle fought between Haakon IV of Norway and the Scots 1264 Simon de Montfort leads rebel English barons to defeat Henry III at the Battle of Lewes 1266 Scotland and Norway sign the Treaty of Perth under which Scottish control of the Western Isles is acknowledged 1267 Henry III of England recognises the authority of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd in Wales 1272 Death of Henry III, Edward I succeeds to the English throne 1277 England annexes Wales, a state of affairs which lasted until 1283 1279 Statute of Mortmain 1282 Death of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, prince of Wales ; Dafydd ap Gruffudd succeeds to the throne of Gwynedd 1283 Death of Dafydd ap Gruffudd ; English conquest of Wales 1287 Revolt of Rhys ap Maredudd in Wales 1294 Revolt of Madog ap Llywelyn in Wales 1297 William Wallace and the Scots defeat the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge 14th century 1305 Capture and execution of Scottish resistance fighter William Wallace by the English on a charge of treason 1307 Death of Edward I, Edward II accedes to the English throne 1314 Decisive victory for Scotland over England at the Battle of Bannockburn 1316 Revolt of Llywelyn Bren in south Wales 1322 Edward II defeats a rebellious baronial faction at Battle of Boroughbridge 1327 Edward III usurps the English throne in January, Edward II is killed in September 1328 England recognises Scotland 's independence in the Treaty of Edinburgh - Northampton 1338 Edward III claims the throne of France, initiating the Hundred Years ' War 1348 The Black Death first arrives in England and ultimately kills c. one third of the population 1356 Battle of Poitiers 1377 Death of Edward III, his Grandson Richard II accedes to the English throne 1381 Peasants ' Revolt of 1381 1392 Great Act of Praemunire 1399 Henry Bolingbroke usurps the English throne becoming Henry IV 15th century 1413 - Henry IV dies and is succeeded by his son, Henry V 1415 - Henry V is welcomed back to England after a major victory at the Battle of Agincourt, France 1422 - Henry V dies and is succeeded by his son, Henry VI 1471 -- Henry VI is murdered and Edward IV is restored to the English throne 1483 -- Death of Edward IV, Edward V accedes to * 1485 -- The Battle of Bosworth Field on 22 August ends the Yorkist reign of Richard III and ushers in Tudor reign, with the reign of Henry VII. 1487 -- The Battle of Stoke is fought between Henry VII and Lambert Simnel a Yorkist claimant to the throne. It is the last battle of the Wars of the Roses See also Timeline of British history History of England History of Ireland History of Northern Ireland History of Scotland History of Wales History of the British Isles Britain in the Middle Ages External links Timeline 1400 -- 1499 from Timeref.com Timeline 1300 -- 1399 from Timeref.com Timeline 1200 -- 1299 from Timeref.com Timeline 1100 -- 1199 from Timeref.com Timeline 1000 -- 1099 from Timeref.com Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_British_history_(1000 -- 1499 ) &oldid = 843480051 '' Categories : British history timelines Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from June 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 29 May 2018, at 12 : 19. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who was the king of england 1000 years ago
Answer: King Cnut