A.D. 636. Celtic Mission, under Aidan, restores Northumbria to 637. Mercian attack on East Anglia. Sigbert and Egric slain 652. Etheldred, daughter of Anna, weds Tonbert, King of the 654. Anna destroyed by Penda, who makes Ethelhere, a Ethelwald restores Christianity in East Anglia Tonbert dies. Etheldred sole ruler of Girvians. Ovinus 656. Wulfhere, son of Penda, first Christian King of Mercia, 657. Abbeys of Peterborough and Thorney founded 664. Adwulf, son of Anna, succeeds to East Anglian throne Birth of Venerable Bede 668. Theodore of Tarsus made Archbishop of Canterbury and takes veil under St. Wilfrid of York 673. Etheldred returns with Wilfrid to her own kingdom, and founds monastery at Ely PAGE 45 47 47 46 46 46 53 54 679. Etheldred dies. Her sister, Sexburga, Queen of Kent, succeeds as Abbess 51 685. Egfrid of Northumbria dies 48 690. Archbishop Theodore dies 53 695. A coffin for St. Etheldred found amid ruins of Cambridge 699. Ermenilda, Queen of Mercia, Abbess of Ely A.D. 808. Northumbria and Kent under Charlemagne 823. Egbert frees Wessex and East Anglia from Mercians 832. Danish invasions begin 866. Danes "horsed" in East Anglia 867. Northumbria ravaged by Danes 870. On their return they destroy Ely and Soham, and conquer East Anglia. Murder of St. Edmund Burgraed, King of Mercia, seizes Isie of Ely 871. Alfred the Great 875. Cambridge Viking stronghold 878. Peace of Wedmore. Cambridgeshire ceded to Danes ? College of Ely set up by Alfred 894. East Anglians, with Danes, ravage England 901. Edward the Elder 58 73 58 58 59 72 58 905. Last Cambridgeshire battle at Dykes 912. Edward and Ethelfled begin reconquest at Danelagh Peace and prosperity under great Dynasty of Alfred 61 958. Edgar the Peaceful, King of English 64 970. Abbeys refounded at Ely, Thorney, and Peterborough 973. Edgar Basileus of Britain 979. Coronation of Ethelred the Unready 65 980. Danish invasions begin again 991. Danish attack on East Anglia foiled, at Battle of Maldon, by Brithnoth 1016. Edmund Ironside Battle of Assandun won by Canute 1017. Canute, first "King of England," specially favours Ely 1035. Death of Canute. England divided 1036. Alfred the Etheling murdered at Ely 78 81 83 87 86 86 1042. Edward the Confessor 1066. Battle of Hastings 85 93 A.D. 1068. William the Conqueror builds Cambridge Castle 66 1070. English revolt in Fenland. Ely Camp of Refuge.” 1081. Abbot Simeon begins existing church at Ely 1086. Assize of Salisbury 1090 (?). Royston Cross set up 1092. Canonry of St. Giles, Cambridge, founded 1093. Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury PAGE 98 95 120 99 I120. Church of Holy Sepulchre, Cambridge, built in the Jewry 110 1133. Priory of St. Rhadegunde founded 1135. Stephen St. John's Hospital, Cambridge, founded 1140. University of Paris begun (?) 119 1143. Geoffrey de Mandeville seizes Ely and sacks Cambridge - 114 1149. University of Oxford begun (?) 1154. Henry II. 1170. Murder of Thomas à Becket Royston Priory founded, and hermitage in cave 1187. Jerusalem taken by Saladin 1189. Richard I. 1190. Oxford already a University 1192. Cambridgeshire under Episcopal Interdict 1199. John 1207. Cambridge incorporated 1208. Papal Interdict on England 1209. Cambridge University begun by students from Oxford 1215. Galilee of Ely completed Barons' War. Magna Charta A.D. 1216. Cambridge taken by Barons 1216. John's army overwhelmed by tide at Wisbeach 1224. Franciscan Church built at Cambridge 1229. University increased by immigration of students from Paris 1231. Royal charter for University privileges 1232. Guarinus, Grand Master of Hospitallers 1234. Cyclone at Eltisley 1240. Second immigration of Oxford students 1265. Battle of Evesham. Ely seized by patriots 1268. Ely patriots crushed by Edward 1272. Edward I. 1284. Peterhouse founded 127 138 - 163 143 1326. University Hall founded 1327. Edward III. 1330. Attempt to found University at Stamford 1337. King's Hall founded 1338. Report of Shingay Bailiwick 1347. Pembroke Hall founded 1348. Gonville Hall ("College of the Assumption ") founded. Lantern completed at Ely 1349. Ely Lady Chapel completed The Black Death. Ashwell inscription 1350. Trinity Hall founded 1438. Council of Florence 1440. Eton College founded 1441. King's College founded 1448. Queen's College founded by Margaret of Anjou 1450. Cade's rebellion 1453. Fall of Constantinople 1455. Wars of Roses begun 1457. Bishop Pecocke imprisoned at Thorney 1471. Death of Henry VI. 1473. St. Catharine's College founded 1475. Queens' College completed by Elizabeth Woodville 1478. Morton, Bishop of Ely, attempts drainage of Fens 1483. Richard III. 1485. Henry VII. 1486. Alcock, Bishop of Ely 1496. Jesus College founded 1497. Fisher, Master of Michaelhouse 1498. Bassingbourn Parish Accounts (to 1534) 1503. Lady Margaret Professorship founded 1505. Fisher, President of Queens' College Christ's College founded 1508. Fisher, Chancellor of University 1535. Fisher executed. Thomas Cromwell, Chancellor 1536. King's College Chapel completed 167 184 186 186 187 - 185 193 193 - 63 188 |