Politics - Monarchs - Anne 1702-1714 CE

Anne

Years of reign

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House: Stuart

Born: February 6, 1665 St James's Palace

Died: August 1, 1714 Kensington Palace

Crowned: April 23, 1702

Buried: Westminster Abbey

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Timeline

  • 968: Aethelred is born, the son of King Edgar
  • 978: Aethelred becomes King of England at the age of 10, following the death of his father
  • 991: Aethelred orders the killing of Danish settlers in England, known as the St. Brice's Day massacre
  • 1002: Aethelred begins paying large sums of money, known as Danegeld, to the Vikings in an attempt to buy peace
  • 1013: Aethelred is forced to flee to Normandy as Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard invades England
  • 1014: Aethelred returns to England and regains the throne
  • 1016: Aethelred dies and is succeeded by his son, Edmund Ironside

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