Reign of Edgar the Peaceful
959–975 · Event
United England in peace; coronation at Bath 973 set the template for later kings.
On these timelines: England: Monarchs, England, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
More from England: Monarchs
- Reign of Alfred the Great (871)
- Reign of Henry VIII (1509)
- Reign of Elizabeth I (1558)
- Reign of Victoria (1837)
- Reign of Elizabeth II (1952)
- Reign of Henry II (1154)
- Reign of Edward I (1272)
- Reign of Edward III (1327)
Around 959
- East–West Schism (1054)
- Holy Roman Empire (962)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Holy Roman Empire founded (962)
- Christianisation of Kievan Rus' (988)
- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- The Tale of Genji written (1008)
- Song invention of gunpowder (950)
- Bi Sheng invents movable type (1040)
- William the Conqueror (1028)