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| 0851 | Beorhtwulf |  |
| London The Vikings defeat Beorhtwulf at London |
| 0982 | Ethelred II the Unready | |
| London London is put to the torch |
| 0994 | Ethelred II the Unready | |
| London Ethelred buys the Vikings off for œ16,000 |
| London Olaf Trygveson & Sweyn sail up the Thames with 94 ships to London |
| 1013 | Ethelred II the Unready | |
| 25th Dec London London surrenders to Sweyn I |
| 1016 | Edmund II Ironside | |
| London Edmund tries to raise the Danish siege but is forced back to Wessex |
| London The Danes lay siege to London after Edmund unites Wessex against them |
| 1066 | Edgar the Atheling | |
| Nov Southwark William attacks some of Edgar's forces & then moves upstream to Berkshire |
| Nov London William cannot attack London directly so to decides to isolate it |
| Dec London Edgar, the Earls of Northumbria & Mercia & the Archbishops of Canterbury & York submit |
| Dec London Edgar, the Earls of Northumbria & Mercia & the Archbishops of Canterbury & York submit to William I the Conqueror |
| 1066 | Stigand | |
| Dec London Submits to William after William isolates London |
| 1066 | William I the Conqueror | |
| Nov Southwark Attacks Edgar's forces while laying siege to Southwark & moves upstream to Berkshire |
| Nov London Cannot attack London directly so decides to surround it |
| Nov Berkhampstead Cross es the Thames at Wallingford & moves to Berkhampstead |
| Nov Berkhampstead William I the Conqueror crosses the Thames at Wallingford & moves to Berkhampstead |
| Dec London Edgar, the Earls of Northumbria & Mercia & the Archbishops of Canterbury & York submit |
| Dec London Edgar, the Earls of Northumbria & Mercia & the Archbishops of Canterbury & York submit to William I the Conqueror |
| 1141 | Stephen | |
| Tower of London Takes refuge in the Tower of London |
| 1217 | Marshal, William | |
| Sep London Preparing to besiege Louis in London when the war is terminated by the naval victory of Hubert de Burgh in the straits of Dover |
| 1263 | Henry III | |
| 16th July London Henry accepts de Montfort's terms, de Montfort then occupies London |
| 1263 | Montfort, Simon de | |
| April London Montfort's Party take arms & subdue sth England |
| 16th July London Montfort occupies London |
| 1267 | Clare, Gilbert de | |
| London Arrives in London while Edward is in the north & Henry is in Cambridge |
| London Edward I offers concilliation to Gloucester who accepts & wins royal favour |
| London Joined by Eyville & the Ely fugitives to reverse the results of the battle of Evesham |
| Tower of London Lays siege to the Tower of London |
| 1267 | Edward I | |
| London Edward concilliates with Gloucester & Eyville during their siege of London |
| Stratford Joins forces with Henry III to defend the capital from the Earl of Gloucester |
| 1381 | Lancaster | |
| June London 100.000 from Kent & Essex march on London |
| June London Richard's council, led by his uncle John of Gaunt, provokes a rebellion |
| June London The peasants demand an end to servitude & wish to be able to rent land |
| June London The revolt is precipitated by the poll tax raised for a war against France |
| 13th June Savoy Palace His Palace is destroyed during while he is away negtiating with the Scots |
| 1381 | Legge, John | |
| June London Had devised the poll tax which provoked rebellion |
| 1381 | Richard II | |
| June London 100.000 men from Essex & Kent march on London |
| June London Richard's council, led by his uncle John of Gaunt, provokes a rebellion |
| 13th June Tower of London Arranges to meet the crowd the next day |
| 13th June Greenwich Peasants wait to meet Richard II, they have no arguement with him but he turns back |
| 13th June Tower of London Takes refuge in the Tower & addresses the crowd in the Green |
| 13th June Tower of London The Peasant's revolt reaches the Tower of London |
| 14th June Tower of London Peasants break into the Tower of London & execute, among others, Simon Sudbury |
| 14th June Mile End Peasants demand rents of 4d an acre per year |
| 14th June Mile End Peasants demand the heads of Chancellor Sudbury, Treasurer Hales & John of Gaunt |
| 14th June Tower Green Promises to grant a pardon but most of the rebels continue their destruction |
| 14th June Mile End Promises to meet demands & allow peasants to rent land at 4d per acre |
| 14th June Mile End Rides out from the Tower to negotiate, agrees to freedom of contract of labour |
| 14th June Mile End Rides to Mile End where rebels demand the abolition of serfdom |
| 15th June Smithfield After Tyler is killed his followers are pardoned, the revolt lasted less than a week |
| 15th June Smithfield Confronts Tyler who makes further demands, he is then cut down |
| 15th June Smithfield Summons the rebels & meets Watt Tyler who is killed by Walworth during negotiations |
| 2nd July Chelmsford Revokes the pardons given to the rebels |
| 1381 | Simon of Sudbury | |
| June Tower of London Takes refuge in the Tower of London |
| June Lambeth Palace The Archbishop's palace is attacked & the chancery records are burned |
| 1381 | Straw, Jack | |
| 13th June London Arrives from Essex at the head of a band of insurgents |
| 1381 | Tyler, Wat | |
| 12th June Blackheath Essex rebels reach the Mile End & Kentish rebels reach Blackheath |
| 13th June City of London Rbels attack John of Gaunt's palace at the Savoy |
| 13th June Tower of London Rebels attack John of Gaunt's palace at the Savoy |
| 13th June City of London Richard II seeks refuge in the Tower |
| 13th June Southwark Unable to cross the River at Greenwich peasants attack St Mary's, Southwark |
| 14th June Mile End Despite the King's promises & the dispersal of the peasants Tyler remains in London |
| 14th June Mile End Richard II agrees to meet Tyler the following day at Smithfield |
| 15th June Smithfield Confronts Richard II & makes further demands, he is cut down |
| 15th June Mile End Demands the end of Lords hip, abolition of bishoprics & confiscation of Church land |
| 15th June London Bridge The head of Wat Tyler replaces that of Sudbury on London Bridge |
| 1381 | Walworth, William | |
| 14th June Mile End Accompanies Richard II on his ride out of the Tower to negotiate with the rebels |
| 15th June Smithfield Accompanies Richard II to Smithfield & raises reinforcements |
| 15th June Smithfield When the rebellion is ended that day Walworth is knighted |
| 1450 | Cade, Jack | |
| 13th June London The siege forces Henry VI to send out his emissaries to negotiate with the rebels |
| 2nd July London Cade's forces enter London & Henry VI's adviser Lord Say is executed |
| 5th July London 3,000 are dispersed as Cade calls for inclusion of the Duke of York in government |
| 5th July London 3000 rebels are dispersed after a general amnesty |
| 5th July London Cade calls for the appointment of the Duke of York in government |
| 5th July London Defeated at London Bridge due to the rebel's indiscipline |
| 5th July London The rebellion collapses after a Royal Pardon is granted for the rebels |
| 5th July London The rebels are dispersed after a general amnesty |
| 12th July London Cade is mortally wounded resisting capture at Heathfield |
| 1459 | Harrow, John | |
| July Tower of London Begins pounding the walls of the Tower of London |
| 1459 | Montacute | |
| 3rd July Tower of London Begins to help organixe the details for the siege of the Tower of London |
| 1459 | Wenlock, John | |
| July Tower of London Begins pounding the walls of the Tower of London |
| 3rd July Tower of London Begins to help organixe the details for the siege of the Tower of London |
| 1460 | Henry VI | |
| July Tower of London Warwick besieges London & forces the Lancastrians to retreat to the Tower of London |
| 1460 | Neville Kingmaker, Richard | |
| 3rd July Tower of London Organizes a siege of the Tower of London with the Mayor of the City |
| 3rd July London Warwick besieges London & forces the Lancastrians to retreat to the Tower of London |
| 1461 | Edward IV | |
| 2nd Feb Mortimer's Cr Wins the battle, enters London & is accepted as King in Westminster Hall, 4th March |
| 1461 | Henry VI | |
| 26th Feb London Against good advice decides not to take London & marches his Army north instead |
| 1461 | Neville Kingmaker, Richard | |
| London Edward wins the battle of Mortimer's Cross enters London & is proclaimed Edward IV |
| 17th Feb London Defeated intercepting Queen Margaret's troops advancing towards London |
| 1471 | Edward IV | |
| 4th April London Marches Yorkists on London while Warwick is in Coventry |
| 1483 | Woodville, Elizabeth | |
| May Westminster Elizabeth seeks sanctuary at Westminster |
| May Westminster Richard enters London with the future Edward V as his captive |
| 1554 | Mary I | |
| 1st Feb London Makes a speech in the Guildhall & raises a force of 25,000 to defend London |
| 7th Feb London Thomas Wyatt reaches London but is defeated |
| 1554 | Wyatt, Thomas | |
| 7th Feb London London Bridge is well defended, Wyatt crosses at Kings ton then heads towards the city |
| 7th Feb London Thomas Wyatt reaches London but is defeated |
| 1642 | Charles I | |
| York Sets up a Royal Court, Charles wishes to launch a campaign from the nth & enter London |
| Oct London Begins to march on London |
| 29th Oct Shrewsbury Charles gathers an army of 10,000 & support from Prince Rupert of the Rhine |
| 29th Oct London The Royalists prepares to march on London |
| Nov Turnham Green Charles I is turned back at Turnham Green on his way to London, forced back to Reading |
| 4th Nov Reading Reaches Reading while Essex is at Woburn in Bedfordshire |
| 11th Nov Brentford Gives orders to attack Brentford before advancing further on London |
| 1642 | Devereux, Robert | |
| 13th Nov Chelsea Fields The Roundheads leave London & muster at Chelsea Fields after their defeat at Brentford |
| 1643 | Pennington, Isaac | |
| London The King is not strong enough to capture the City of London |
| 1644 | Charles I | |
| 2nd Sep Lostwithiel After victory at Lostwithiel the Royalists are in a position to march on London |
| 1647 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 6th Aug London Enters London with an Army & forces Parliament to take him & the other MPs back |
| 1651 | Fleetwood, Charles | |
| Aug London Prepares the defences of London after Charles II leads an invasion force into England |
