Events Tagged: "union"

Magnus the Good becomes King of Denmark - son of Olaf II rules both Norway and Denmark

King Coloman the Learned conquers Croatia, beginning 800-year personal union with Hungary

Kalmar Union unites Denmark, Sweden, and Norway under one crown

Council of Florence - desperate Byzantines accept union with Rome for military aid, people reject

Henry VII crowned - Tudor dynasty begins, marries Elizabeth of York to unite roses

James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England - Inherits kingdom where his mother executed as Catholic - Brings Scottish witch-hunting zeal and unknowingly, nascent Masonic organization to England

Act of Union creates Kingdom of Great Britain - Scotland retains separate legal system, legal pluralism