Location:
England
Coordinates:
51.4995, -0.1248
Events at Westminster Abbey (27)
1045
ID: 2571
Edward the Confessor begins building Westminster Abbey - Norman-style church, his life's work
ID: 2571
1065
ID: 2576
December 28, 1065
Westminster Abbey consecrated - Edward too ill to attend, dies eight days later
ID: 2576
1066
ID: 2577
January 5, 1066
Death of Edward the Confessor - dies childless, allegedly names Harold as successor on deathbed
ID: 2577
1066
ID: 2578
January 6, 1066
Harold Godwinson crowned - coronation day after Edward's burial, knows invasions coming
ID: 2578
1066
ID: 2587
December 25, 1066
William crowned King of England - coronation at Westminster on Christmas Day, soldiers think riot and burn houses
ID: 2587
1087
ID: 2592
September 26, 1087
William II Rufus crowned - second son takes England while Robert gets Normandy, barons rebel
ID: 2592
1100
ID: 5818
Henry I's Charter of Liberties addresses sheriff abuses - promises to end sheriffs' extortions but maintains their role in protecting royal revenues from baronial grants
ID: 5818
1100
ID: 2596
August 5, 1100
Henry I crowned three days after Rufus dies - issues Charter of Liberties to win support, promises to end Rufus's abuses
ID: 2596
1100
ID: 2597
November 11, 1100
Henry I marries Matilda of Scotland - descendant of Anglo-Saxon kings, unites Norman and Saxon royal lines
ID: 2597
1121
ID: 2601
Henry I remarries - marries Adeliza of Louvain hoping for male heir, but no children result
ID: 2601
1135
ID: 2606
December 22, 1135
Stephen of Blois crowned - Henry's nephew breaks oath to Matilda, seizes treasury and crown with Church support
ID: 2606
1154
ID: 2373
December 19, 1154
Henry II crowned King of England - Plantagenet dynasty begins, controls England and half of France through Angevin Empire
ID: 2373
1189
ID: 2381
September 3, 1189
Richard I crowned at Westminster - Lionheart becomes king, immediately begins planning Third Crusade
ID: 2381
1199
ID: 2387
May 27, 1199
John crowned King of England - youngest son of Henry II takes throne over nephew Arthur of Brittany
ID: 2387
1272
ID: 2407
November 16, 1272
Death of Henry III - longest reign yet (56 years), Edward I succeeds while on Crusade, no succession dispute
ID: 2407
1274
ID: 2408
August 19, 1274
Edward I crowned after returning from Crusade - 'English Justinian' begins legal reforms and conquest of British Isles
ID: 2408
1290
ID: 2413
November 28, 1290
Death of Eleanor of Castile - Edward I erects twelve Eleanor Crosses marking funeral procession route to Westminster
ID: 2413
1296
ID: 2415
Edward I invades Scotland - deposes John Balliol, takes Stone of Scone to Westminster, earns name 'Hammer of the Scots'
ID: 2415
1308
ID: 2421
February 25, 1308
Edward II's coronation - Piers Gaveston carries crown, causing outrage among barons
ID: 2421
1377
ID: 2448
July 16, 1377
Richard II crowned - John of Gaunt effectively rules as uncle, child king surrounded by factions
ID: 2448
1399
ID: 2463
October 13, 1399
Henry IV crowned - Lancastrian line begins, but legitimacy always questioned
ID: 2463
1413
ID: 2470
March 20, 1413
Death of Henry IV - dies in Jerusalem Chamber at Westminster, fulfilling prophecy he would die in Jerusalem
ID: 2470
1413
ID: 2472
April 9, 1413
Henry V crowned - ceremony in snowstorm seen as ill omen, but reign will bring greatest military glory
ID: 2472
1429
ID: 2483
Henry VI crowned King of England - seven-year-old child crowned at Westminster, regency continues
ID: 2483
1461
ID: 2498
June 28, 1461
Edward IV crowned - 19-year-old Yorkist king begins reign, Henry VI flees to Scotland
ID: 2498
1483
ID: 2513
July 6, 1483
Richard III crowned - lavish ceremony cannot hide questionable legitimacy, North supports, South suspicious
ID: 2513
1485
ID: 2520
October 30, 1485
Henry VII crowned - Tudor dynasty begins, marries Elizabeth of York to unite roses
ID: 2520