Gloucester

Region: Western Europe · Coordinates: 51.866, -2.243 · 5 events

Events

YearSourceAccount
AD 941Anglo-Saxon ChronicleAthelstan died at Gloucester; Edmund succeeded him, and the Northumbrians chose Olaf of Ireland as their king.
AD 1053Anglo-Saxon ChronicleThe head of Rhys, brother of the king of Wales, was brought to Gloucester.
AD 1058Anglo-Saxon ChronicleBishop Ealdred consecrated the monastery church at Gloucester.
AD 1093Anglo-Saxon ChronicleWhen William was seriously ill at Gloucester, he appointed Anselm as archbishop of Canterbury.
AD 1122Anglo-Saxon ChronicleThe monastery at Gloucester burned suddenly like lightning during Mass; everything burned and only a few books remained.
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