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616

February
24 - Died: King Ethelbert of Kent

725

April
23 - Died: King Wihtred of Kent

796

July
29 - Died: King Offa

858

January
13 - Died: King Aethelwulf (b.795)

860

December
20 - Died: King Aethelbald (b.831), succeeded by King Aethelbert

870

November
20 - Died: King Edmund of East Anglia

899

October
26 - Died: King Alfred the Great

900

June
08 - King Edward The Elder crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames

925

July
17 - Died: King Edward The Elder (b.871), succeeded by King Athelstan
September
04 - King Athelstan crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames

939

October
27 - Died: King Athelstan I of England (could also be 940)

940

October
27 - Died: King Athelstan (b.895), succeeded by King Edmund
November
29 - King Edmund crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames

946

May
26 - Died: King Edmund (b.922), murdered at Pucklechurch near Bath, succeeded by King Edred
August
16 - King Edred crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames

955

November
23 - Died: King Edred, succeeded by his nephew, King Edwy

956

January
26 - King Edwy crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames

959

October
01 - Died: King Edwy (b.940), reportedly murdered by Canute, succeeded by King Edgar

973

May
11 - King Edgar crowned at Bath

975

July
08 - Died: King Edgar (b.943), succeeded by King Edward, The Martyr

978

March
18 - Died: King Edward (b.975), the Martyr, murdered at Corfe Castle, succeeded by King Aethelred II The Unready

1001

August
15 - Born: Duncan I of Scotland

1005

March
25 - Died: King Kenneth III of Scotland

1014

April
23 - Died: Brian Boru, High King of Ireland

1016

April
23 - Died: King Aethelred II The Unready (b.968), succeeded by King Edmund II Ironside
25 - King Edmund II Ironside crowned at St Paul's
November
30 - Died: King Edmund II Ironside (b.990), probably assassinated, succeeded by King Cnut (Canute)

1017

July
02 - Married: King Canute II the Great & Emma of Normandy

1034

November
25 - Died: King Malcolm II of Scotland

1035

November
12 - Died: King Canute II (b.995), King of England and Denmark, son of King Sweyn Forbeard of Denmark & Gunhilda, succeeded by King Harold I Harefoot

1040

March
17 - Died: King Harold I Harefoot (b.1016), son of King Canute II the Great & Elfgiva of Northampton, succeeded by King Harthacnut

August
14 - Died: King Duncan I of Scotland, killed in battle against his successor and cousin Macbeth

1042

June
08 - Died: King Harthacnut of England and Denmark, Edward the Confessor becomes King

1043

April
03 - King Edward the Confessor crowned at Winchester

1045

January
23 - Married: King Edward the Confessor of England & Edith "Eadgyth"

1057

August
15 - Died: Macbeth, King of Scotland

1058

March
17 - Died: King Lulach I of Scotland

1066

January
05 - Died: King Edward, the Confessor , son of Ethelred II the Unready, King of Kent & Emma of Normandy, succeeded by King Harold II
06 - King Harold II crowned at Westminster
September
28 - King William the Conqueror invades England: Battle of Hastings
October
14 - Died: King Harold II, son of Godwin, Earl of Wessex & Gytha, killed at the battle of Hastings by , succeeded by King William I the Conqueror
December
25 - King William I the Conqueror crowned at Westminster

1087

September
09 - Died: King William I, the Conqueror (b.1028), King of England, son of Duke Robert the Devil & Herleva, after a fall from his horse, succeeded by King William II Rufus
27 - King William II Rufus crowned at Westminster

1090

August
13 - Died: Princess Constance, daughter of King William I the Conqueror & Matilda of Flanders

1093

November
13 - Died: King Malcolm III of Scotland

1094

November
12 - Died: King Duncan II of Scotland

1100

August
02 - Died: King William II Rufus of England (b.1056), son of King William I the Conqueror & Matilda of Flanders, killed while hunting in the New Forest, succeeded by his brother Henry I
05 - King Henry I crowned at Westminster
06 - Married: King Henry I Beauclerc of England & Matilda (Edith) of Scotland

1102

February
07 - Born: Empress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire

1106

September
28 - King Henry I of England defeats his brother, Robert Curthose

1107

January
08 - Died: King Edgar I of Scotland

1113

August
Born: Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, father of King Henry II of England

1114

January
07 - Married:  Princess Matilda & Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor

1120

November
25 - Died: Prince William, Duke of Normandy, son of King Henry I Beauclerc of England & Matilda (Edith) of Scotland

1124

April
23 - Died: King Alexander of Scotland (Born 1078)
27 - David I becomes King of Scotland

1126

July
30 - Died: Abbess Cecilia of Holy Trinity, daughter of King William I the Conqueror & Matilda of Flanders

1127

May
22 - Married: Princess Matilda & Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou

1128

June
17 - Wedding Anniversary of Matilda (daughter of King Henry I) & Geoffrey Plantagenet of Anjou

1133

March
05 - Born: King Henry II, son of Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou & Matilda

1134

February
10 - Died: Prince Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, son of King William I the Conqueror & Matilda of Flanders

1135

November
02 - Died: Prince Baldwin, son of King Stephen of England & Matilda of Boulogne
December
01 - Died: King Henry I, son of William I the Conqueror of England & Matilda of Flanders, succeeded by King Stephen
26 - King Stephen crowned at Westminster

1138

March
08 - Died: Princess Adela Alice of Blois, daughter of King William I the Conqueror & Matilda of Flanders

1151

April
23 - Died: Queen Adeliza of England, second wife of King Henry I (Born 1103)

1152

May
03 - Died: Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England
16 - Married: King Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine
August
17 - Born: Prince William, son of King Henry II Curtmantle & Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine

1153

May
24 - Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland
August
10 - Died: Count Eustace of Boulogne, son of King Stephen of England & Matilda of Boulogne

1154

October
25 - Died: King Stephen of England (b.1097), succeeded by King Henry II
December
19 - King Henry II crowned King of England at Westminster

1155

February
28 - Born: King Henry, the Young King, son of King Henry II Curtmantle & Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine

1157

September
08 - Born: King Richard I, the Lion Heart, son of King Henry II Curtmantle of England & Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine

1158

September
23 - Born: Prince Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, son of King Henry II Curtmantle & Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine

1159

October
11 - Died: Count William of Boulogne, son of King Stephen of England & Matilda of Boulogne

1162

October
13 - Born: Princess Eleanor, daughter of King Henry II Curtmantle & Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine

1165

December
09 - Born: King Malcolm IV of Scotland

1167

September
10 - Died: Princess Matilda, daughter of King Henry I Beauclerc of England & Matilda (Edith) of Scotland
December
24 - Born: King John, son of King Henry II Curtmantle of England & Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine

1168

February
01 - Married: Princess Matilda (Maud) & Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony

1170

November
28 - Died: Prince Owain Gwynned

1177

February
13 - Married: Princess Joan Plantagenet & William II the Good, King of Sicily

1183

June
11 - Died: King Henry, the Young King, son of King Henry II Curtmantle & Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine

1186

August
19 - Died: Prince Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, son of King Henry II Curtmantle & Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine

1189

June
28 - Died: Princess Matilda (Maud), daughter of King Henry II Curtmantle & Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine
July
06 - Died: King Henry II Curtmantle (b.1133), succeeded by his son Richard I the Lionheart
August
29 - Married: King John Lackland of England & Countess Isabella De Clare of Gloucester
September
02 - King Richard I The Lion Heart crowned at Westminster (could also be 3 September)

1191

September
07 - King Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf during the third crusade

1198

August
24 - Born: King Alexander II of Scotland

1199

April
06 - Died: King Richard I, the Lion Heart (b.1157), killed by a crossbow bolt while besieging Ch�lus-Chabrol, succeeded by his brother John I
May
27 - King John I crowned at Westminster

September
04 - Died: Princess Joan Plantagenet, daughter of King Henry II Curtmantle & Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine

1200

August
24 - Married: King John Lackland of England & Isabella of Angouleme

1204

April
01 - Died: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of England and France

1207

October
01 - Born: King Henry III, son of King John Lackland of England & Isabella of Angouleme

1209

January
05 - Born: Prince Richard, Earl of Cornwall, son of King John Lackland of England & Isabella of Angouleme

1210

July
22 - Born: Princess Joan, daughter of King John Lackland of England & Isabella of Angouleme

1214

September
04 - Born King Alexander III of Scotland (Died 1286)
October
31 - Died: Princess Eleanor, daughter of King Henry II Curtmantle & Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine
December
04 - Died: King William I of Scotland

1215

June
15 - King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta
August
24 - Pope Innocent III declares the Magna Carta invalid

1216

October
19 - Died: King John Lackland of England (b.1166), succeeded by his son King Henry III
28 - King Henry III crowned at Gloucester

1224

April
23 - Married: Princess Eleanor & William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke

1231

March
13 - Married: Prince Richard, Earl of Cornwall & Lady Isabella Marshal

1236

January
04 - Married: King Henry III of England & Eleanor of Provence

1238

March
04 - Died: Princess Joan, daughter of King John Lackland of England & Isabella of Angouleme

1239

January
07 - Married:  Princess Eleanor & Simon de Montfort, Earl Leicester
June
17 - Born: King Edward I (Longshanks), son of King Henry III of England & Eleanor of Provence

1240

April
11 - Died: Lleywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynnedd (1240)
September
29 - Born: Princess Margaret, daughter of King Henry III & Eleanor of Provence

1241

September
04 - Born: King Alexander III of Scotland, son of King Alexander II and his second wife Marie de Coucy
December
01 - Died: Princess Isabella, daughter of King John Lackland of England & Isabella of Angouleme

1242

June
25 - Born: Princess Beatrice, daughter of King Henry III & Eleanor of Provence

1243

November
23 - Married: Prince Richard, Earl of Cornwall & Sanchia of Provence

1244

March
01 - Died: Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, son of Llywelyn the Great (Born 1200)

1245

January
16 - Born: Earl Edmund Crouchback of Leicester, son of King Henry III & Eleanor of Provence

1246

February
25 - Died: Dafydd ap Llywelyn, Prince of Gwynedd
May
31 - Died: Isabella of Angouleme, Queen of King John of England

1249

July
06 - Died: King Alexander II of Scotland (Born 1198)

1251

December
26 - Married: Princess Margaret & King Alexander III of Scotland

1253

November
25 - Born: Princess Katherine, daughter of King Henry III of England & Eleanor of Provence

1257

May
03 - Died: Princess Katherine, daughter of King Henry III of England & Eleanor of Provence
 

1260

January
22 - Married: Princess Beatrice & John of Dreux, Earl of Ricond

1264

June
17 - Born: Princess Eleanor, daughter of King Edward I (Longshanks) & Eleanor of Castile

1266

July
10 - Born: Prince John, son of King Edward I (Longshanks) & Eleanor of Castile

1267

July
13 - Born: Prince Henry, son of King Edward I (Longshanks) of England & Eleanor of Castile

1269

April
09 - Married: Earl Edmund Crouchback of Leicester & Aveline de Forz
June
16 - Married: Prince Richard, Earl of Cornwall & Beatrix of Falkenburg

1271

August
03 - Died: Prince John, son of King Edward I (Longshanks) & Eleanor of Castile

1272

November
16 - Died: King Henry III (b.1207), succeeded by his son Edward I

1273

November
24 - Born: Prince Alfonso, Earl of Chester, son of King Edward I (Longshanks) of England & Eleanor of Castile

1274

July
11 - Born: King Robert I 'the Bruce'
August
19 - Coronation of King Edward I Longshanks at Westminster
October
14 - Died: Prince Henry, son of King Edward I (Longshanks) of England & Eleanor of Castile

1275

February
26 - Died: Princess Margaret, daughter of King Henry III & Eleanor of Provence
April
13 - Died: Princess Eleanor, daughter of King John Lackland of England & Isabella of Angouleme
September
11 - Born: Princess Margaret, daughter of King Edward I (Longshanks) & Eleanor of Castle

1276

February
03 - Married: Earl Edmund Crouchback of Leicester & Blanche of Artois
March
24 - Died: Princess Beatrice, daughter of King Henry III & Eleanor of Provence

1278

March
11 - Born: Princess Mary, daughter of King Edward I (Longshanks) of England & Eleanor of Castile

1279

March
12 - Born: Princess Alice, daughter of King Edward I (Longshanks) of England & Eleanor of Castile

1284

April
25 - Born: King Edward II of England, son of King Edward I (Longshanks) of England & Eleanor of Castile
August
19 - Died: Prince Alfonso, Earl of Chester, son of King Edward I (Longshanks) of England & Eleanor of Castile

1286

March
19 - Died: King Alexander III of Scotland (Born 1241)

1290

April
30 - Married: Princess Joan of Acre & Gilbert de Clare, Earl Gloucester
July
08 - Married: Princess Margaret & John II, Duke of Brabant
November
28 - Died: Queen Eleanor of Castile, wife of King Edward I of England

1291

June
26 - Died: Eleanor of Provence, wife of King Henry III

1296

June
05 - Died: Earl Edmund Crouchback of Leicester, son of King Henry III & Eleanor of Provence
August
08 - Scottish Coronation Stone removed from Scone Palace by King Edward I

1297

January
18 - Married: Princess Elizabeth & John I, Count of Holland
October
12 - Died: Princess Eleanor, daughter of King Edward I (Longshanks) & Eleanor of Castile

1298

July
21 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Falkirk - King Edward defeats Scottish rebels led by William Wallace

1302

November
14 - Married: Princess Elizabeth & Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford

1306

March
25 - Coronation of King Robert I 'the Bruce' as King of Scots

1307

April
23 - Died: Princess Joan of Acre, daughter of King Edward I (Longshanks) of England & Eleanor of Castile
July
07 - Died: King Edward I Longshanks (b.1239), succeeded by his son King Edward II

1308

January
25 - Married: King Edward III & Isabella of France
February
25 - Coronation of King Edward II at Westminster

1312

November
13 - Born: King Edward III of England, son of King Edward II of England & Isabella of France

1314

June
24 - Battle of Bannockburn: The Scots, led by Robert the Bruce defeat Edward II of England and regain their independence

1316

March
02 - Born: King Robert II of Scotland (Died 1390)
May
05 - Died: Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King Edward I (Longshanks) of England & Eleanor of Castile
August
15 - Born: Prince John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, son of King Edward II of England & Isabella of France

1317

February
14 - Died: Marguerite of France, Queen of King Edward I (born 1282)

1318

June
18 - Born: Princess Eleanor, daughter of King Edward II of England & Isabella of France

1321

July
05 - Born: Princess Joan of the Tower, daughter of King Edward II of England & Isabella of France

1324

March
05 - Born: King David II of Scotland (Died 1371)

1327

January
29 - King Edward III crowned at Westminster
September
21 - Died: King Edward II (b.1284), murdered in Berkeley Castle, deposed during his life and succeeded by his son Edward III

1328

January
24 - Married: King Edward III & Philippa of Hainault
July
17 - Married: Princess Joan of the Tower & David II Bruce, King of Scotland

1329

June
07 - Died: King Robert I 'the Bruce' of Scotland

1330

June
15 - Born: Edward, England's Black Prince, son of King Edward III & Philippa of Hainault

1332

June
16 - Born: Princess Isabella, daughter of King Edward III & Philippa of Hainault
July
08 - Died: Princess Mary, daughter of King Edward I (Longshanks) of England & Eleanor of Castile

1336

September
14 - Died: Prince John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, son of King Edward II of England & Isabella of France

1337

February
16 - Born: Prince William of Hatfield, son of King Edward III & Philippa of Hainault
July
08 - Died: Prince William of Hatfield, son of King Edward III & Philippa of Hainault

1338

November
29 - Born: Prince Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, son of King Edward III of England & Philippa of Hainault

1340

January
26 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France
June
24 - Battle of Sluys: King Edward III of England personally leads the navy in it's almost complete destruction of the fleet of France
24 - Born: Prince John, John of Gaunt, son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault (Died 1399)

1341

June
05 - Born: Prince Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, son of King Edward III & Philippa of Hainault

1342

September
09 - Married: Prince Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence & Lady Elizabeth de Burgh

1344

October
10 - Born: Princess Mary, daughter of King Edward III of England & Philippa of Hainault

1346

July
20 - Born: Princess Margaret, daughter of King Edward III of England & Philippa of Hainault
October
17 - King David II of Scotland is captured by King Edward III of England at Calais and imprisoned in the Tower of London for 11 years

1348

April
23 - King Edward III of England founds the Order of the Garter
June
24 - Born: Prince William of Windsor, son of King Edward III of England & Philippa of Hainault
September
02 - Died: Princess Joan (Joanna), daughter of King Edward III of England & Philippa of Hainault

1355

January
07 - Born:  Prince Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, son of  King Edward III & Philippa of Hainault
April
22 - Died: Princess Eleanor, daughter of King Edward II of England & Isabella of France

1359

May
13 - Married: Prince John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster & Blanche of Lancaster
19 - Married: Princess Margaret & John 2nd Hastings, Earl of Pembroke

1361

October
01 - Died: Princess Margaret, daughter of King Edward III of England & Philippa of Hainault
10 - Married: Prince Edward, Prince of Wales & Joan, Countess of Kent

1362

September
07 - Died: Princess Joan of the Tower, daughter of King Edward II of England & Isabella of France

1363

December
10 - Died: Prince Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, son of King Edward III of England & Philippa of Hainault

1365

July
27 - Married: Princess Isabella & Enguerrand VII de Courcy, Earl of Bedford

1366

April
04 - Born: King Henry IV, son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster & Blanche of Lancaster

1367

January
06 - Born: King Richard II, son of Prince Edward, Prince of Wales & Joan, Countess of Kent

1368

May
28 - Married: Prince Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence & Violante of Milan Visconti

1369

August
15 - Died: Philippa of Hainault, wife of King Edward III
September
12 - Died: Blanche of Lancaster, wife of Prince John of Gaunt (Born 1345)

1371

February
22 - Died: King David II of Scotland (born 1324)

1372

March
01 - Married: Prince Edmund of Langley, Duke of York & Isabella of Castile

1376

June
08 - Died: Edward, England's Black Prince, son of King Edward III & Philippa of Hainault

1377

June
21 - Died: King Edward III (b.1312), his grandson Richard II becomes King
July
16 - King Richard II crowned at Westminster

1381

June
14 - King Richard II of England meets the leaders of the Peasant's Revolt

1382

January
20 - Married: King Richard II of England & Anne of Bohemia

1387

August
09 - Born: King Henry V, son of King Henry IV of England & Mary de Bohun

1389

June
20 - Born: Prince John, Duke of Bedford, son of King Henry IV & Mary de Bohun (Died 1435)

1390

April
19 - Died: King Robert II of Scotland (born 1316)

1393

November
04 - Married: Prince Edmund of Langley, Duke of York & Joan Holland

1394

June
07 - Died: Anne of Bohemia, wife of King Richard II of England
July
04 - Born: Princess Philippa, daughter of King Henry IV & Mary de Bohun
December
10 - Born: King James I of Scotland

1396

November
01 - Married: King Richard II of England & Isabella of France

1397

September
15 - Died: Prince Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, son of King Edward III & Philippa of Hainault
29 - King Richard II abdicates

1399

February
03 - Died: Prince John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, son of King Edward III & Philippa of Hainault
October
13 - King Henry IV crowned at Westminster

1400

February
14 - Died: King Richard II (b.1367), murdered at Pontrefact Castle, Yorkshire, forced to abdicate in 1399 and succeeded by his cousin Henry IV

1402

July
06 - Married: Princess Blanche & Ludwig III, Elector Palatine
August
01 -  Died: Prince Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, son of King Edward III & Philippa of Hainault

1403

July
21 - Battle of Shrewsbury: King Henry IV of England defeats rebels to the north of the county town of Shropshire

1406

April
01 - Died: King Robert III of Scotland
October
26 - Married: Princess Philippa & Eric X of Pomerania, King of Denmark

1409

May
21 - Died: Princess Blanche, daughter of King Henry IV of England & Mary de Bohun

1413

March
20 - Died: King Henry IV (b.1366), succeeded by his son Henry V
April
09 - King Henry V crowned at Westminster

1415

May
03 - Born: Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV and Richard III of England (died 1495)
August
13 - King Henry V of England lands at Chef-en-Caux, France with 8000 men
October
25 - The army of King Henry V defeats the French army at the battle of Agincourt

1420

June
02 - Married: King Henry V of England & Catherine of Valois

1421

March
22 - Died: Prince Thomas, Duke of Clarence, son of King Henry IV & Mary de Bohun
December
06 - Born: King Henry VI, son of King Henry V of England & Catherine of Valois

1422

August
31 - Died: King Henry V (b.1387), his son King Henry VI becomes King of England

1423

April
17 - Married: Prince John, Duke of Bedford & Anne of Burgundy

1429

March
23 - Born: Margaret of Anjou, Queen of Henry VI (Died 1482)

November
06 - Coronation of King Henry VI at Westminster

1430

January
05 - Died: Princess Philippa, daughter of King Henry IV & Mary de Bohun
October
16 - Born: King James II of Scotland

1431

December
07 - Coronation of King Henry VI of England as King of France

1433

April
22 - Married: Prince John, Duke of Bedford & Jacquetta of Luxembourgh

1435

September
15 - Died: Prince John, Duke of Bedford, son of King Henry IV & Mary de Bohun

1437

January
03 - Died: Queen Catherine of Valois, wife of King Henry VI of England

February
20 - Died: King James I of Scotland, assassinated

1442

April
28 - Born: King Edward IV, son of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York & Lady Cicely Nevill

1443

May
31 - Born: Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII

1445

April
22 - Married: King Henry VI of England & Margaret of Anjou
August
16 - Died: Margaret of Scotland, dauphine of France, daughter of King James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort (Born 1424)

1447

February
23 - Died: Prince Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, son of King Henry IV & Mary de Bohun

1449

October
21 - Born: Prince George, Duke of Clarence, younger brother of King Edward IV of England

1452

July
10 - Born:: King James III of Scotland (Died 1488)
October

02 - Born: King Richard III of England, son of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York & Lady Cicely Nevill

1453

October
13 - Born: Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VI & Margaret of Anjou

1455

May
22 - War of the Roses: Richard, Duke of York defeats and captures King Henry VI of England at the first battle of St Albans

1456

June
11 - Born: Anne Neville, wife of King Richard III of England

1457

January
28 - Born: King Henry VII of England, son of Edmund Tudor, Earl of Ricond & Countess Margaret of Ricond Beaufort

1459

September
23 - War of the Roses: Battle of Blore Heath: Yorkist victory
October
12 - War of the Roses: Battle of Ludford Bridge: Lancastrian victory

1460

July
10 - War of the Roses: Battle of Northampton: Yorkist victory
August
02 - Died: King James II of Scotland
December
30 - War of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield: Lancastrian victory
31 - Died (executed): Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of King Edward IV and King Richard III

1461

February
02 - War of the Roses: Battle of Mortimer's Cross: Yorkist victory
22 - War of the Roses: 2nd battle of St Albans: Lancastrian victory
March
05 - King Henry VI deposed, Edward IV becomes King
28 - War of the Roses: Battle of Ferrybridge: indecisive
29 - War of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England
June
28 - King Edward IV crowned at Westminster

1464

April
25 - War of the Roses: Battle of Hedgeley Moor: Yorkist victory
May
01 - Married: King Edward IV of England & Elizabeth Woodville
15 - War of the Roses: Battle of Hexham: Yorkist victory

1466

February
11 - Born: Princess Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV of England & Elizabeth Woodville

1469

March
20 - Born: Princess Cicely, daughter of King Edward IV of England & Elizabeth Woodville
July
26 - War of the Roses: Battle of Edgecote Moor: Lancastrian victory

1470

March
12 - War of the Roses: Battle of Losecote Field: Yorkist victory
October
09 - King Henry VI becomes King for the second time after losing the crown in 1461
November
04 - Born: King Edward V of England, son of King Edward IV of England & Elizabeth Woodville

1471

April
14 - War of the Roses: Battle of Barnet: Edward IV defeats the Lancastrians and resumes the throne
May
04 - Died: Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VI & Margaret of Anjou
04 - War of the Roses: Battle of Tewkesbury: Yorkist victory
21 - Died: King Henry VI (b.1421), twice deposed, murdered, succeeded by his son King Edward IV

1472

April
10 - Born: Princess Margaret, daughter of King Edward IV & Elizabeth Woodville
July
12 - Wedding Anniversary of King Richard III & Lady Anne Nevill
December
11 - Died: Princess Margaret, daughter of King Edward IV & Elizabeth Woodville

1473

March
17 - Born: King James IV of Scotland (1473, died 1513)
August
17 - Born: Prince Richard, Duke of York, son of King Edward IV of England & Elizabeth Woodville

1475

November
02 - Born: Princess Anne, daughter of King Edward IV of England & Elizabeth Woodville

1478

January
15 - Married: Prince Richard, Duke of York & Lady Anne Mowbray
February
18 - Died: George, Duke of Clarence, executed for treason against his older brother King Edward IV of England

1479

August
14 - Born: Princess Catherine, daughter of King Edward IV

1480

November
10 - Born: Princess Bridget, daughter of King Edward IV of England & Elizabeth Woodville

1482

May
23 - Died: Princess Mary, daughter of King Edward IV of England & Elizabeth Woodville
August
25 - Died: Margaret of Anjou, Queen of Henry VI of England (Born 1429)

1483

April
09 - Died: King Edward IV (b.1442), succeeded by his son Kind Edward V
June
25 - King Edward V deposed
26 - Richard III becomes King
July
06 - King Richard III crowned at Westminster
August
17 - Died: King Edward V

1485

August
22 - War of the Roses: Battle of Bosworth: Lancastrian victory
22 - Died: King Richard III, killed at Bosworth, Henry VII becomes King
October
30 - King Henry VII crowned at Westminster
December
16 - Born: Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of King Henry VIII

1486

January
18 - Married: King Henry VII & Elizabeth of York
September
20 - Born: Prince Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII & Elizabeth of York

1487

June
16 - War of the Roses: Battle of Stoke Field: Lancastrian victory

1489

November
28 - Born: Princess Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII & Elizabeth of York

1491

June
28 - Born: King Henry VIII

1492

July
02 - Born: Princess Elizabeth Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII & Elizabeth of York

1495

February
04 - Married: Princess Anne & Thomas 3rd Howard, Duke of Norfolk
May
31 - Died: Cecily Neville, mother of King Edward IV and King Richard III of England
September
14 - Died: Princess Elizabeth Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII & Elizabeth of York

1496

March
18 - Born: Princess Mary Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII & Elizabeth of York

1499

February
21 - Born: Prince Edmund Tudor, son of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York

1500

June
19 - Died: Prince Edmund Tudor, son of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York

1501

November
14 - Married: Prince Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales & Catherine of Aragon

1502

April
02 - Died: Prince Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII & Elizabeth of York

1503

February
02 - Born: Princess Katherine Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII & Elizabeth of York
11 - Died: Princess Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV of England & Elizabeth Woodville
August
08 - Wedding Anniversary of Princess Margaret Tudor & King James IV of Scotland

1507

August
24 - Died: Princess Cicely, daughter of King Edward IV of England & Elizabeth Woodville

1509

April
21 - Died: Henry VII (b.1457), his son Henry VIII becomes King of England
June
11 - Married: King Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon
24 - King Henry VIII crowned at Westminster
29 - Died: Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII of England (Born 1443)

1511

January
01 -  Birth of Prince Henry Tudor, Duke of Cornwall, son of King Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon (d.1511)
February
22 - Died: Prince Henry Tudor, Duke of Cornwall, son of King Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon (b.1511)
November
23 - Died: Princess Anne, daughter of King Edward IV of England & Elizabeth Woodville

1512

April
10 - Born: King James V of Scotland

1513

September
09 - Died: James IV, King of Scotland

1514

August
04 - Wedding Anniversary of Princess Margaret Tudor & Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus VI
October
09 - Married: Princess Mary Tudor & King Louis XII of France

1515

March
03 - Married: Princess Mary Tudor & Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolkz
September
22 - Born: Anne of Cleves, 4th wife of King Henry VIII

1516

February
18 - Born: Mary Tudor, Queen of England, daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

1520

August
10 - Born: Madeleine de Valois, wife of King James V of Scotland

1521

October
11 - King Henry VIII becomes 'Defender of the Faith', a title conferred by Pope Leo X

1527

November
15 - Died: Princess Catherine, daughter of King Edward IV & Elizabeth Woodville

1528

March
03 - Married: Princess Margaret Tudor & Henry Stewart, Lord Methven I

1532

June
24 - Born: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (Died 1588)
September
01 - Lady Anne Boleyn is created Marchioness of Pembroke by King Henry VIII

1533

January
25 - Married: King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
June
25 - Died: Princess Mary Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII & Elizabeth of York
September
07 - Born: Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of King Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn

1534

September
07 - Married: Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, and Lady Catherine Willoughby

1535

January
15 - King Henry VIII assumes the title 'Supreme Head of the Church'

1536

January
07 - Died: Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of  King Henry VIII
May
19 - Died: Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII
30 - Wedding Anniversary of King Henry VIII & Jane Seymour

1537

July
07 - Died: Madeleine de Valois, Queen of King James V of Scotland (Born 1520)
October
12 - Born: King Edward VI, son of King Henry VIII & Jane Seymour
24 - Died: Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of King Henry VIII

1540

January
06 - Wedding Anniversary of Anne of Cleves and King Henry VIII
July
09 - Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his 4th wife Anne of Cleves
28 - Married: King Henry VIII & Catherine Howard

1541

October
18 - Died: Princess Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII & Elizabeth of York
November
09 - Queen Catherine Howard confined in the London Tower

1542

February
13 - Died: Catherine Howard, fifth wife of King Henry VIII
December
08 - Born: Queen Mary, Queen of Scots, daughter of King James V of Scotland & Mary of Guise
14 - Died: King James V of Scotland, succeeded by Mary, Queen of Scots

1543

July
12 - Wedding Anniversary of King Henry VIII & Catherine Parr
September
09 - Mary Stuart, at 9 months old, is officially crowned "Queen of Scots" in Stirling

1545

December
07 - Born: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Queen Mary I of Scotland

1547

January
28 - Died: King Henry VIII (b.1491), his son Edward VI becomes King
February
19 - King Edward VI crowned at Westminster

1548

September
07 - Died: Catherine Parr, 6th wife of King Henry VIII

1553

July
06 - Died: King Edward VI (b.1527), Lady Jane Grey becomes Queen
19 - Lady Jane Grey deposed as Queen of England, Queen Mary proclaimed Queen
October
01 - Queen Mary I crowned at Westminster

1554

February
12 - Died: Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England
July
25 - Married: Queen Mary I of England & Philip II, King of Spain

1557

July
16 - Died: Anne of Cleves, 4th wife of King Henry VIII

1558

April
24 - Married: Queen Mary of Scots and Francis II, King of France
November
17 - Died: Queen Mary I of England (b.1516), her half-sister Elizabeth I becomes Queen

1559

January
15 - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I at Westminster Abbey

1560

September
08 - Suspicious death of Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley, Elizabeth I's favorite

1561

August
19 - Mary Stuart returns to Scotland

1565

July
29 - Married: Queen Mary, Queen of Scots & Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

1566

June
19 - Born: King James VI of Scotland and I of England, son of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley & Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots

1567

May
15 - Married: Queen Mary of Scots & Bothwell
July
24 - James VI (later James I of England) crowned King of Scotland

1568

May
16 - Mary Queen of Scots flees to England
19 - Mary Queen of Scots is arrested by Queen Elizabeth I of England

1570

February
25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I

1574

December
12 - Born: Anne of Denmark, Queen of King James I of England

1587

February
08 - Died: Queen Mary of Scots, beheaded

1589

November
23 - Married: King James I & Anne of Denmark

1590

May
17 - Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland

1594

February
19 - Born: Prince Henry Frederick Stuart, Prince of Wales, son of King James I & Queen Anne

1596

August
19 - Born: Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of King James I of England & Anne of Denmark

1598

December
24 - Born: Princess Margaret Stuart, daughter of King James I & Queen Anne

1600

November
19 - Born: King Charles I, son of King James I & Queen Anne

1603

March
24 - Died: Queen Elizabeth I (b.1533), James I becomes King, uniting the Crowns of England and Scotland
July
25 - King James I crowned at Westminster

1609

November
25 - Born: Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I

1612

November
06 - Died: Prince Henry Frederick Stuart, Prince of Wales, son of King James I & Queen Anne

1613

February
14 - Married: Elizabeth Stuart & Frederick V of Palatinate, King of Bohemia

1619

March
04 - Died: Queen Anne of Denmark, wife of King James I of England (Born 1574)

1625

March
27 - Died: King James I (b.1566), succeeded by his son King Charles I
June
13 - Married: King Charles I of England & Henrietta Maria of France

1626

February
02 - King Charles I crowned at Westminster

1629

May
13 - Birthday & death of Prince Charles James Stuart, Duke of Cornwall, son of King Charles I & Henrietta Maria of France

1630

May
29 - Born: King Charles II, son of King Charles I & Henrietta Maria of France
October
14 - Born: Electress Sophia of Hanover

1631

November
04 - Born: Princess Mary Stuart, daughter of King Charles I & Henrietta Maria of France

1633

June
18 - Coronation of King Charles I as King of Scotland
October
14 - Born: King James II of England, son of King Charles I & Henrietta Maria of France

1637

March
12 - Born: Anne Hyde, first wife of James II of England before he became king (Died 1671)

1638

November
25 - Born: Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of King Charles II

1642

August
22 - King Charles I calls the English Parliament traitors, beginning of the English Civil War

1644

June
16 - Born: Princess Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland and Duchess of Orl�ans (Died 1670)
29 - Battle of Cropredy Bridge: King Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment, the last battle by an English King on English soil

1645

June
14 - English Civil War: Battle of Naseby - 12,000 Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers

1649

January
30 - Died: King Charles I (b.1600), beheaded in front of the Banqueting House in Whitehall, succeeded by his son King Charles II after a period known as the Commonwealth, ruled by Cromwell

1650

November
04 - Born: King William III, son of King William II of Orange and Mary, daughter of King Charles I

1651

January
01 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland

September
03 - King Charles II is defeated in the last main battle of the English civil war

1653

April
02 - Born: Prince George of Denmark, Prince Consort of Queen Anne (1653, died 1708)

1658

October
05 - Born: Queen Mary of Modena, wife of King James II

1659

November
24 - Married: King James II & Anne Hyde

1660

May
28 - Born: King George I, son of Duke Ernest Augustus of Brunswick & Sophia Hanover
29 - Coronation of King Charles II
October
22 - Born: Duke Charles of Cambridge, son of King James II & Anne Hyde
December
24 - Died: Princess Mary Stuart, daughter of King Charles I & Henrietta Maria of France

1661

April
23 - Coronation of King Charles II at Scone (1 January) and Westminster
May
05 - Died: Duke Charles of Cambridge, son of King James II & Anne Hyde

1662

February
13 - Died: Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of King James I of England & Anne of Denmark
April
30 - Born: Mary II, Queen of England, daughter of King James II & Anne, Hyde, Duchess of York
May
21 - Married: King Charles II of England & Catherine of Braganza

1663

July
08 - King Charles II grants John Clarke a Royal Charter to Rhode Island
12 - Born: Duke James of Cambridge, son of King James II & Anne Hyde

1665

February
06 - Born: Queen Anne, daughter of King James II & Anne Hyde

1666

July
04 - Born: Prince Charles, Duke of Kendal, son of King James II & Anne Hyde

1667

May
22 - Died: Duke James of Cambridge, son of King James II & Anne Hyde
June
20 - Died: Prince Charles, Duke of Kendal, son of King James II & Anne Hyde
September
14 - Born: Duke Edgar of Cambridge, son of King James II & Anne Hyde

1669

January
13 - Born:  Princess Henrietta, daughter of  King James II &  Anne Hyde (d.1669)
September
10 - Died: Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I
November
15 - Died: Duke Edgar of Cambridge, son of King James II & Anne Hyde
15 - Died: Princess Henrietta, daughter of King James II & Anne Hyde (b.1669)

1671

February
09 - Born: Princess Catherine, daughter of King James II & Anne Hyde (d.1671)
December
05 - Died: Princess Catherine, daughter of King James II & Anne Hyde (b.1671)

1677

November
04 - Married: Queen Mary II of England & King William III of Orange

1682

November
22 - Married: King George I & Sophia Dorothea of Celle

1683

March
01 - Born: Queen Caroline of Ansbach, wife of King George II (1683, died 1737)
July
21 - Lord William Russell is beheaded in England for plotting to kill the King
28 - Married: Queen Anne & Prince George of Denmark
October
30 - Born: King George II, King of England, son of King George I & Queen Sophia Dorothea of Celle

1685

February
06 - Died: King Charles II (b.1630), succeeded by King James II
April
23 - King James II crowned at Westminster
June
18 - The Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and illegitimate son of King Charles II, declares himself King of England at Taunton, Somerset (1685)

1687

March
26 - Born: Princess Sophia Dorothea Hanover, daughter of King George I & Queen Sophia

1689

February
13 - King William of Orange and Queen Mary become joint sovereigns of Great Britain
April
11 - Coronation of King William III and Queen Mary II at Westminster
July
24 - Born: William, Duke of Gloucester, son of Queen Anne (Died 1700)

1694

December
28 - Died: Queen Mary II

1698

January
04 - Most of the Palace of Whitehall (main residence of English monarchs at the time) is destroyed by fire

1700

July
29 - Died: William, Duke of Gloucester, son of Queen Anne (Born1689)

1701

January
31 - Born: Prince Frederick Louis Hanover, Prince of Wales, son of King George II & Queen Caroline
September
06 - Died: King James II (b.1633), succeeded by King William III and Queen Mary II
16 - Prince James Francis Edward Stuart becomes the Jacobite claimant of the thrones of Scotland and England

1702

March
08 - Died: King William III (b.1650), Mary's sister Anne becomes Queen
April
23 - Queen Anne crowned at Westminster

1705

August
22 - Married: King George II & Caroline of Ansbach
November
05 - Died: Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of King Charles II

1706

November
28 - Married: Princess Sophia Dorothea Hanover & Frederick William I, King of Prussia

1707

May
01 - Union of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland

1708

October
28 - Died: Prince George of Denmark, consort of Queen Anne of England

1709

October
09 - Died: Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, mistress of King Charles II
November
02 - Born: Princess Anne Hanover, Princess Royal, daughter of King George II & Queen Caroline

1711

July
10 - Born: Princess Amelia Sophia Eleanor Hanover, daughter of King George II & Queen Caroline

1713

June
21 - Born: Princess Caroline Elizabeth Hanover, daughter of King George II & Queen Caroline

1714

August
01 - Died: Queen Anne (b.1665), succeeded by King George I, great-grandson of King James I
October
20 - Coronation of King George I at Westminster

1717

October
26 - Died: Catherine Sedley, mistress of King James II
November
13 - Born: Prince George William Hanover, son of King George II & Queen Caroline

1718

February
17 - Died: Prince George William Hanover, son of King George II & Queen Caroline

1721

April
26 - Born: Duke William Augustus of Cumberland Hanover, son of King George II & Queen Caroline

1723

March
05 - Born: Princess Mary Hanover, daughter of King George II & Queen Caroline

1724

December
18 - Born: Princess Louisa Hanover, daughter of King George II & Queen Caroline

1727

June
11 - Died: King George I (b.1660), succeeded by his son King George II
October
11 - King George II crowned at Westminster

1736

May
08 - Married: Prince Frederick Louis Hanover, Prince of Wales & Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

1737

November
20 - Died: Queen Caroline of Ansbach, wife of King George II

1738

June
04 - Born: King George III, son of Prince Frederick Louis Hanover, Prince of Wales & Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

1740

June
28 - Married: Princess Mary Hanover & Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel

1743

December
11 - Married: Princess Louisa Hanover & Frederick V, King of Denmark

1745

August
19 - Jacobite Rising: Prince Charles Edward Stuart lands from a French warship in Glenfinnan, the start of the 2nd Jacobite Rebellion known as "the 45"
September
28 -At the Drury Lane Theatre, London, 'God Save the King', the national anthem, was sung for the first time

1751

March
31 - Died: Prince Frederick Louis Hanover, Prince of Wales, son of King George II & Queen Caroline
December
19 - Died: Princess Louisa Hanover, daughter of King George II & Queen Caroline

1756

August
13 - Born: Queen Adelaide, wife of William IV

1757

June
28 - Died: Princess Sophia Dorothea Hanover, daughter of King George I & Queen Sophia
December
28 - Died: Princess Caroline Elizabeth Hanover, daughter of King George II & Queen Caroline

1759

January
12 - Died:  Princess Anne Hanover, Princess Royal, daughter of  King George II &  Queen Caroline

1760

October
25 - Died: King George II (b.1683), succeeded by his grandson King George III

1761

September
22 - King George III crowned at Westminster

1762

August
12 - Born: King George IV (1762), son of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1763

August
16 - Born: Frederick Hanover, Duke of York, son of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1765

August
21 - Born: King William IV, son of King George III & Queen Charlotte
October
31 - Died: Duke William Augustus of Cumberland Hanover, son of King George II & Queen Caroline

1766

September
29 - Born: Princess Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal, daughter of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1767

November
02 - Born: Edward Augustus Hanover, Duke of Kent, son of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1768

November
08 - Born: Princess Augusta Sophia Hanover, daughter of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1770

May
22 - Born: Princess Elizabeth Hanover, daughter of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1771

June
05 - Born: King Ernest Augustus I, King of Hanover, son of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1772

January
14 - Died:  Princess Mary Hanover, daughter of  King George II &  Queen Caroline

1773

January
27 - Born: Augustus Frederick Hanover, Duke of Sussex, son of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1774

February
24 - Born: Prince Adolphus, son of King George III and Queen Charlotte (Died 1850)

1775

August
22 - King George III declares the American colonies to be in open rebellion

1776

April
25 - Born: Princess Mary Hanover, daughter of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1777

November
02 - Born: Princess Sophia Hanover, daughter of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1779

February
23 - Born: Prince Octavius Hanover, son of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1780

September
22 - Born: Prince Alfred Hanover, son of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1783

May
03 - Died: Prince Octavius Hanover, son of King George III & Queen Charlotte
August
07 - Born: Princess Amelia Hanover, daughter of King George III & Queen Charlotte
20 - Died: Prince Alfred Hanover, son of King George III & Queen Charlotte
September
03 - A treaty between the US and the Kingdom of Great Britain is signed in Paris, ending the American Revolutionary war

1786

October
31 - Died: Princess Amelia Sophia Eleanor Hanover, daughter of King George II & Queen Caroline

1795

April
08 - Wedding Anniversary of King George IV & Caroline Amelia of Brunswick

1796

January
07 - Born:  Princess Charlotte Augusta Hanover, daughter of  King George IV &  Queen Caroline

1797

May
18 - Married: Princess Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal & King Frederick I of Wurttemberg

1810

November
02 - Died: Princess Amelia Hanover, daughter of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1815

August
29 - Married: King Ernest August I, King of Hanover & Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

1816

July
22 - Married: Princess Mary, daughter of King George III, & Prince William, Duke of Gloucester

1817

November
06 - Died: Princess Charlotte Augusta Hanover, daughter of King George IV & Queen Caroline

1818

April
07 - Married: Princess Elizabeth Hanover & Landgrave Frederick VI of Hesse-Homburg
July
11 - Married: Edward Augustus Hanover, Duke of Kent & Victoria Mary Louisa

1819

May
24 - Born: Queen Victoria
August
26 - Born: Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria

1820

January
23 - Died: Edward Augustus Hanover, Duke of Kent, son of King George III & Queen Charlotte
29 - Died: King George III (b.1738), his son George IV becomes King
August
17 - Trial of Queen Caroline, estranged wife of King George IV

1821

July
19 - Coronation of King George IV at Westminster
August
07 - Died: Caroline, wife of King George IV

1827

January
05 - Died: Frederick Hanover, Duke of York, son of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1828

October
06 - Died: Princess Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal, daughter of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1830

June
26 - Died: King George IV (b.1762), succeeded by his brother, the Duke of Clarence, who became King William IV

1831

September
08 - Coronation of William IV

1837

June
20 - Died: King William IV (b.1765), his niece Victoria becomes Queen

1838

June
28 - Coronation of Queen Victoria at Westminster

1840

January
10 - Died:  Princess Elizabeth Hanover, daughter of  King George III &  Queen Charlotte
February
10 - Wedding Anniversary of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
September
22 - Died: Princess Augusta Sophia Hanover, daughter of King George III & Queen Charlotte
November
21 - Born: Victoria Adelaide Mary, Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert

1841

November
09 - Born: King Edward VII, son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert

1843

April
21 - Died: Augustus Frederick Hanover, Duke of Sussex, son of King George III & Queen Charlotte
25 - Born: Princess Alice Maud Mary, daughter of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert

1844

August
06 - Born: Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha
December
01 - Born: Queen Alexandra, Queen Consort of King Edward VII

1846

May
25 - Born: Princess Helena Augusta Victoria, daughter of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert

1848

March
18 - Born: Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, daughter of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert
May
27 - Died: Princess Sophia Hanover, daughter of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1849

December
2 - Died: Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of King William IV

1850

May
01 - Born: Prince Arthur William Patrick, son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert
July
08 - Died: Prince Adolphus. son of King George III (Born 1774)

1851

November
18 - Died: King Ernest Augustus I, King of Hanover, son of King George III & Queen Charlotte

1853

April
07 - Born: Prince Leopold George Duncan, son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert

1857

April
14 - Born: Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria, daughter of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert
30 - Died: Princess Mary Hanover, daughter of King George III & Queen Charlotte
June
25 - Prince Albert is created Prince Consort by Queen Victoria (1857)
December
31 - Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa, Ontario as the capital of Canada

1858

January
25 - Married: Victoria, Princess Royal to German Emperor Frederick III

1859

January
27 - Born: William II, German Emperor, son of Frederick II, German Emperor & Princess Victoria, Princess Royal

1861

December
14 - Died: Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria

1862

July
01 - Wedding Anniversary of Princess Alice Maud Mary & Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse

1863

March
10 - Wedding Anniversary of Prince Edward (the later King Edward VII) and Princess Alexandra of Denmark

1864

January
08 - Born:  Duke Albert Victor Christian, son of  King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra

1865

June
03 - Born: King George V, son of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra

1866

July
05 - Wedding Anniversary of Princess Helena Augusta Victoria & Prince (Frederick) Christian Charles

1867

February
20 - Born: Princess Louise Victoria Alexandra, Princess Royal, daughter of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra
March
29 - Queen Victoria gives royal assent to the British North America Act, which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1
May
26 - Born: Queen Mary (d.1953), wife of King George V

1868

July
06 - Born: Princess Victoria Alexandra Olga, daughter of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra

1869

November
26 - Born: Princess Maude Charlotte Mary, daughter of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra

1870

June
14 - Born: Sophie of Prussia, Queen of Greece, daughter of Frederick III German Emperor & Princess Victoria, Princess Royal

1871

March
21 - Wedding Anniversary of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta & John Campbell, Duke of Argyll
April
06 - Born: Prince John Alexander, son of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra (d.1871)
07 - Died: Prince John Alexander, son of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra (b.1871)

1872

June
06 - Born: Tsarina Alexandra Fedorovna "Alix", daughter of Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse & Princess Alice Maud Mary

1874

January
23 - Married: Prince Alfred Ernest Albert & Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna

1875

October
29 - Born: Marie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Queen of Romania, daughter of Prince Alfred Ernest Albert & Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna

1876

May
12 - Born: Frederick Harold, son of Prince (Frederick) Christian Charles & Princess Helena Augusta Victoria (d.1876)
20 - Died: Frederick Harold, son of Prince (Frederick) Christian Charles & Princess Helena Augusta Victoria (b.1876)

1878

December
14 - Died: Princess Alice Maud Mary, daughter of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert

1879

March
13 - Married: Prince Arthur William Patrick & Duchess Louise Margaret of Prussia

1882

January
15 - Born:  Princess Margaret of Sweden, daughter of  Prince Arthur William Patrick & Duchess Louise Margaret of Prussia
April
27 - Married: Prince Leopold George Duncan & Princess Helena Frederica of Waldeck

1884

March
28 - Died: Prince Leopold George Duncan, son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert

1885

July
23 - Married: Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria & Prince Henry Maurice of Battenberg

1887

January
01 - Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India in Delhi
June
21 - Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign

1889

July
27 -
Married: Princess Louise Victoria Alexandra, Princess Royal & Alexander Duff, Duke of Fife

1892

January
14 - Died:  Duke Albert Victor Christian, son of  King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra

1893

January
10 - Married: Marie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha & Ferdinand I of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania
July
06 - Wedding Anniversary of King George V & Queen Mary (May) of Teck

1894

June
23 - Born: King Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor, son of King George V & Queen Mary

1895

December
14 - Born: King George VI (d.1952), son of King George V & Princess Mary of Teck

1896

June
19 - Born: Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor (Died 1986)
July
22 - Married: Princess Maude Charlotte Mary & King Charles Haakon VII, King of Norway

1897

April
25 - Born: Princess Mary, Princess Royal, daughter of King George V & Queen Mary

1900

March
31 - Born: Prince Henry William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, son of King George V & Queen Mary
July
09 - Queen Victoria gives royal assent to an act creating the Commonwealth of Australia
30 - Died: Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha
August
04 - Born: Queen Elizabeth Angela Marguerite, The Queen Mother, (d. 30 March 2002), wife of King George VI

1901

January
22 - Died: Queen Victoria (b.1819), succeeded by her son King Edward VII
August
05 - Died: Victoria, Princess Royal, Empress Frederick of Germany, daughter of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert
December
25 - Born: Princess Alice Christabel, Duchess of Gloucester, wife of Henry, Duke of Gloucester

1902

August
09 - Coronation of King Edward VII at Westminster
December
20 - Born: Prince George Edward Alexander, Duke of Kent, son of King George V & Queen Mary

1905

June
15 - Married: Princess Margaret of Connaught and Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden
July
12 - Born: Prince John Charles Francis, son of King George V & Queen Mary

1910

May
06 - Died: King Edward VII (b.1841), his son George V becomes King

1911

June
22 - King George V crowned at Westminster

1917

July
17 - Change of name of royal family from Saxe-Coburg to Windsor

1918

July
16 - Died: Tsarina Alexandra Fedorovna "Alix", daughter of Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse & Princess Alice Maud Mary
17 - Died: Grand Duchess Elizabeth (Ella), daughter of Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse & Princess Alice Maud Mary

1919

January
18 - Died: Prince John Charles Francis, son of King George V & Queen Mary

1920

May
01 - Died: Princess Margaret of Sweden, daughter of Prince Arthur William Patrick & Duchess Louise Margaret of Prussia

1921

June
10 - Born: The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, son of Princess Alice and Prince Andrew of Greece

1922

February
28 - Wedding Anniversary of Princess Mary, Princess Royal & Viscount Henry George Charles Lascelles

1923

April
26 - Married: King George VI & Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
June
09 - Died: Princess Helena Augusta Victoria, daughter of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert

1925

November
20 - Died: Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII

1926

April
21 - Born: Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, daughter of King George VI & Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

1928

September
14 -
Born: The Hon. Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy, husband of Princess Alexandra

1930

March
07 - Born: The Rt. Hon. Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon, ex-husband of The Princess Margaret
August
21 - Born: The Princess Margaret Rose, Countess of Snowdon (d. 2002), daughter of King George VI & Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

1931

January
04 - Died: Princess Louise Victoria Alexandra, Princess Royal, daughter of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra

1932

January
13 - Died: Sophie of Prussia, Queen of Greece, daughter of Frederick III German Emperor &  Princess Victoria, Princess Royal

1933

February
22 - Born: Katharine Lucy Mary, The Duchess of Kent

1934

November
29 - Married: Prince George Edward Alexander, Duke of Kent & Princess Marina of Greece

1935

October
09 - Born: Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, The Duke of Kent, son of George, Duke of Kent & Princess Marina of Greece
November
06 - Married: TRH The Prince Henry & Princess Alice, Duke & Duchess of Gloucester
December
03 - Died: Princess Victoria Alexandra Olga, daughter of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra

1936

January
20 - Died: King George V (b.1865), succeeded by his son King Edward VIII
December
11 - Abdication of King Edward VIII (1936), succeeded by his brother King George VI
25 - Born: Princess Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel, daughter of George, Duke of Kent & Princess Marina of Greece

1937

May
12 - King George VI crowned at Westminster
June
03 - Wedding Anniversary of Edward, Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson

1938

July
18 - Died: Marie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Queen of Romania, daughter of Prince Alfred Ernest Albert & Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna
November
20 Died: Princess Maude Charlotte Mary, daughter of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra

1939

December
03 - Died: Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, daughter of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert

1940

September
13 - German bombs damage Buckingham Palace

1941

December
18 - Born: Prince William of Gloucester, son of Henry, Duke of Gloucester & Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott

1942

January
16 - Died: Prince Arthur William Patrick, son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert
July
04 - Born: Prince Michael George Charles Franklin of Kent, son of George, Duke of Kent & Princess Marina of Greece
August
25 - Died: Prince George Edward Alexander, Duke of Kent, son of King George V & Queen Mary

1944

August
26 - Born: Prince Richard Alexander Walter George, The Duke of Gloucester, son of Henry, Duke of Gloucester & Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott
October
26 - Died: Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria, daughter of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert

1945

January
15 - Born: Marie-Christine Agnes Hedwig Ida,  Princess Michael of Kent

1946

June
20 - Born: Birgitte Eva, The Duchess of Gloucester, wife of Richard, Duke of Gloucester

1947

July
17 - Born: Camilla Rosemary Shand, The Duchess of Cornwall, wife of HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales
August
15 - King George VI ceases to use the title Emperor of India upon India's independence
November
20 - Married: The Queen & The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

1948

September
22 - Born: Captain Mark Anthony Peter Philips, ex-husband of Princess Anne, The Princess Royal
November
14 - Born: Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, The Prince of Wales, son Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
 

1950

August
15 - Born: Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, The Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

1952

February
06 - Died: King George VI (b.1895), his daughter Elizabeth II becomes Queen

1953

March
24 - Died: Queen Mary, wife of King George V
June
02 - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey

1955

March
01 - Born: Rear Admiral Timothy James Hamilton Laurence, husband of Princess Anne, The Princess Royal

1957

May
28 - Born: Sylvana Palma, Countess of St. Andrews, wife of George, Earl of St Andrews

1959

February
26 - - Died: Alexandra, Duchess of Fife, daughter of Alexander Duff, Duke of Fife & Princess Louise, Princess Royal
October
15 - Born: Sarah, Duchess of York, ex-wife of Prince Andrew, The Duke of York

1960

February
19 - Born: Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, The Duke of York, son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
23 - Died: Marquess Alexander of Carisbrooke, son of Prince Henry Maurice of Battenberg & Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria
May
06 - Married: The Princess Margaret & Antony Armstrong-Jones, The Earl of Snowdon (1960 - divorced 11 July 1978)

1961

June
08 - Married: TRH The Duke & Duchess of Kent
July
01 - Born: Diana Frances, Princess of Wales, ex-wife of Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales
November
03 - Born: David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, son of Princess Margaret & Antony, Earl of Snowdon

1962

June
26 - Born: George Philip Nicholas Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews, son of Edward, Duke of Kent and Katherine Worsley, Duchess of Kent

1963

April
24 - Married: Princess Alexandra & The Hon. Sir Angus Ogilvy
August
08 - Born: Timothy Verner Taylor, husband of Lady Helen Windsor

1964

February
29 - Born: James Robert Bruce Ogilvy, son of Princess Alexandra and the Hon. Angus Ogilvy
March
10 - Born: The Prince Edward Anthony Richard Louis, The Earl of Wessex, son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
April
28 - Born: Lady Helen Marina Lucy Taylor, daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine Worsley
May
01 - Born: Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto, daughter of Princess Margaret and Antony, Earl of Snowdon

1965

January
20 - Born: Sophie Helen, The Countess of Wessex
March
28 - Died: Princess Mary, Princess Royal, daughter of King George V & Queen Mary

1966

July
31 - Born: Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy Mowatt, daughter of Princess Alexandra & The Hon. Angus Ogilvy

1968

August
27 - Died: Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent

1969

July
01 - Formal investiture of Prince Charles as The Prince of Wales in Caernarvon Castle

1970

July
25 - Born: Lord Nicholas Charles Edward Jonathan Windsor, son of Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine Worsley

1972

May
28 - Died: The Duke of Windsor (b.1894), son of King George V & Queen Mary
July
08 - Married: TRH The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester
August
28 - Died: Prince William of Gloucester, killed in an air crash

1973

November
14 - Married: The Princess Royal & Captain Mark Phillips (divorced 23 April 1992)

1974

March
20 - A failed kidnap attempt is made on Princess Anne and her husband Captain mark Phillips in The Mall

October
24 - Born: Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard, Earl of Ulster, son of Richard, Duke of Gloucester & Birgitte van Deurs

1977

November
15 - Born: Master Peter Mark Andrew Phillips, son of Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips
18 - Born: Lady Davina Elizabeth Alice Benedikte Windsor, daughter of Richard, Duke of Gloucester & Birgitte van Deurs

1978

June
30 - Married: Prince Michael of Kent & Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz, Princess Michael

1979

April
06 - Born: Lord Frederick Michael George David Louis Windsor, son of Prince Michael & Princess Michael, Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz
August
27 - Earl Mountbatten of Burma assassinated by the IRA

1980

March
01 - Born: Lady Rose Victoria Birgitte Louise Windsor, daughter of Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Birgitte van Deurs

1981

April
23 - Born: Lady Gabriella Marina Alexandra Ophelia Windsor, daughter of Prince Michael and Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz
May
15 - Born: Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips
July
29 - Married: The Prince of Wales & Diana, Princess of Wales (divorced 28 August 1996)

1982

June
21 - Born: Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales, son of Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales
July
09 - Michael Fagin breaks into Buckingham Palace and makes it into the Queen's bedroom

1984

September
15 - Born: Prince Henry (Harry) Charles Albert David of Wales, son of Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales & Diana, Princess of Wales

1986

April
24 - Died: Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor (Born 1896)
July
23 - Married: The Duke of York & Sarah Ferguson (divorced 30 May 1996)

1988

January
09 - Married: Earl & Countess of St. Andrews
July
30 - Married: James & Julia Ogilvy
August
08 - Born: Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York, daughter of Prince Andrew, The Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
December
02 - Born: Edward Edmund Maximillian George Windsor, Baron Downpatrick, son of George, Earl of St Andrews & Sylvana Tomaselli
 

1990

February
02 - Married: Paul & Marina Mowatt (1990 - separated 11 April 1996 - divorced 1997)
March
23 - Born: Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena of York, daughter of Prince Andrew, The Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
May
26 - Born: Zenouska May Mowatt (1990), daughter of Marina Ogilvy and Paul Mowatt

1992

July
18 - Married: Timothy & Lady Helen Taylor
September
30 - Born: Lady Marina Charlotte Alexandra Katharine Windsor, daughter of George, Earl of St Andrews and Sylvana Tomaselli
December
12 - Married: The Princess Royal & Captain Timothy Laurence

1993

June
04 - Born: Christian Alexander Mowatt, son of Marina Ogilvy and Paul Mowatt
October
08 - Married: Viscount & Viscountess Linley

1994

July
14 - Married: Daniel & Lady Sarah Chatto
August
06 - Born: Columbus George Donald Taylor, son of Lady Helen Windsor & Timothy Taylor
December
15 - Born: Flora Alexandra Ogilvy (1994), daughter of James Ogilvy & Julia Rawlinson

1995

August
24 - Born: Lady Amelia Sophia Theodora Mary Margaret Windsor, daughter of George, Earl of St Andrews & Sylvana Tomaselli

1996

July
28 - Born: Samuel David Benedict Chatto (1996), son of Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones and Daniel Chatto
August
28 - Divorce of Prince Charles and Diana finalized
November
12 - Born: Alexander Charles Ogilvy, son of James Ogilvy & Julia Rawlinson
December
26 - Born: Cassius Edward Taylor, son of Lady Helen Windsor & Timothy Taylor

1997

August
31 - Diana, Princess of Wales dies in car accident

1999

February
05 - Born: Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto, son of Lady Sarah Armstrong Jones and Daniel Chatto
June
19 - Married: TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex (Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones)
July
01 - Born: The Honorable Charles Patrick Inigo Armstrong Jones, son of David, Viscount Linley & Serena Stanhope

2002

February
09 - Died: Princess Margaret
March
30 - Died: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (b.1900), Queen consort of King George VI
May
14 - Born: Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones, daughter of David, Viscount Linley & Serena Stanhope

2003

March
03 - Born: Eloise Taylor, daughter of Timothy Taylor & Lady Helen Windsor
November
08 - Born: Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten Windsor, daughter of Prince Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Countess of Wessex

2004

October
29 - Died: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
December
21 - Born: Estella Taylor, daughter of Timothy Taylor & Lady Helen Windsor

2005

February
10 - Prince Charles announces his engagement to Camilla Parker-Bowles

April
09 - Married: Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales & Camilla Parker-Bowles

 

2007

March
12 - Born: Xan Richard Anders Windsor, Lord Culloden, son of Alexander, Earl of Ulster and Claire Booth

December
17 - Born: James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten Windsor, Viscount Severn, son of Prince Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Countess of Wessex

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