According to legend, English saint Swithun is reburied inside Winchester Cathedral against his wishes, and a terrible storm proceeds to rain for 40 days and 40 nights
According to legend, English saint Swithun is reburied inside Winchester Cathedral against his wishes, and a terrible st
According to legend, English saint Swithun is reburied inside Winchester Cathedral against his wishes, and a terrible storm proceeds to rain for 40 days and 40 nights
Events Before
John XIII Crescentii is elected to succeed Pope Leo VIII
Pope John XIII (Latin: Ioannes XIII; ca. 930 – 6 September 972) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 October 965 to his death.
Christianisation of Poland - Polish ruler Mieszko I and his court baptized
Christianisation of Poland - Polish ruler Mieszko I and his court baptized
John XIII crowned Otto II the Red German compassionate emperor
John XIII crowned Otto II the Red German compassionate emperor
Byzantine troops occupy Antioch (in modern Syria)
Antioch on the Orontes (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, romanized: Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou, pronounced [anti.ó.kʰeː.a]) was a Hellenistic Greek city founded by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 BC.
Johannes I Tzimisces crowned Emperor of Byzantium
Johannes I Tzimisces crowned Emperor of Byzantium
Events After
Benedictine monk Notger is elected Bishop of Liège
Notker (or Notger) of Liège (Latin: Notgerus; c. 940 – 10 April 1008 AD) was a Benedictine monk, bishop (972–1008) and first prince-bishop (980–1008) of the Bishopric of Liège (now in Belgium).
Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces; Mieszko I of Poland decisively defeated Odo I of Lusat
Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces; Mieszko I of Poland decisively defeated Odo I of Lusatia
Benedict VI is elected as the Catholic Pope
Benedict VI is elected as the Catholic Pope
Edgar, Anglo-Saxon King of England and his consort Aelfthryth are crowned at Bath on Whit Sunday - possibly a second cr
Edgar, Anglo-Saxon King of England and his consort Aelfthryth are crowned at Bath on Whit Sunday - possibly a second crowning as already ruled for 14 years
Elfrida, consort of King Edgar is crowned Queen of England at Bath Abbey, first coronation of a Saxon Queen
Ælfthryth (also Alfrida, Elfrida or Elfthryth; died 17 November 999, 1000 or 1001) was Queen of the English from her marriage to King Edgar in 964 or 965 until Edgar's death in 975.
More from the 970s
War elephant corps of the Southern Han defeated at Shao by crossbow fire from Song Dynasty troops forcing the Southern H
War elephant corps of the Southern Han defeated at Shao by crossbow fire from Song Dynasty troops forcing the Southern Han state to submit to the Song Dynasty. First regular war elephant corps in the Chinese army.
Benedict VI is elected as the Catholic Pope
Benedict VI is elected as the Catholic Pope
Edward the Martyr, the teenage King of England, is murdered, possibly arranged by his stepmother Queen Ælfthryth, by Cor
Edward the Martyr, the teenage King of England, is murdered, possibly arranged by his stepmother Queen Ælfthryth, by Corfe Castle
Benedictine monk Notger is elected Bishop of Liège
Notker (or Notger) of Liège (Latin: Notgerus; c. 940 – 10 April 1008 AD) was a Benedictine monk, bishop (972–1008) and first prince-bishop (980–1008) of the Bishopric of Liège (now in Belgium).
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on July 15, 971?
- According to legend, English saint Swithun is reburied inside Winchester Cathedral against his wishes, and a terrible storm proceeds to rain for 40 days and 40 nights