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| 1 | 0894 | - 0894—0915: Spytihnev I
Son of Borivoj I
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| 2 | 0899 | - 0899—0925: King Edward The Elder
King Edward The Elder ( 899 - 925 ) {\n}{\n}901 - Edward the Elder takes the title "King of the Angles and Saxons"{\n}913 - Edward the Elder recaptures Essex from the Danes
- 0899—0924: Edward the Elder
Saxon: Alfred's son, united English, claimed Scotland
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| 3 | 0915 | - 0915—0921: Vratislav I. (Vratislaus)
Brother of Spytihnev I
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| 4 | 0921 | - 0921—0935: V clav I. Svaty (Wenceslaus)
Son of Vratislav I; known as St. Wenceslaus ("Good King Wenceslas" for English speaking people), the patron saint of the Czech lands.
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| 5 | 0924 | - 0924—0940: Athelstan the Glorious
Saxon: Edward's eldest son, King of Mercia, Wessex
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| 6 | 0925 | - 0925—0940: King Athelstan
King Athelstan ( 925 - 940 ) {\n}{\n}926 - Athelstan annexes Northumbria, and forces the kings of Wales, Strathclyde, the Picts, and the Scots to submit to him{\n}937 - Battle of Brunanburh: Athelstan defeats alliance of Scots, Celts, Danes, and Vikings,
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| 7 | 0935 | - 0935—0972: Boleslav I. Ukrutny (Boleslaus I the Cruel)
Brother of V clav I.
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| 8 | 0940 | - 0940—0946: Edmund I The Magnificent
Saxon: 3rd son of Edward, King of Wessex, Mercia
- 0940—0985: The reign of Harold Bluetooth. The Christian church is established in Denmark
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| 9 | 0945 | - 0945—0946: King Edmund
King Edmund ( 940 - 946 ) {\n}{\n}945 - Dunstan becomes abbot of Glastonbury{\n}946 - Edmund killed at Pucklechurch
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| 10 | 0946 | - 0946—0955: King Edred
King Edred ( 946 - 955 ) {\n}{\n}954 - Expulsion of Eric Bloodaxe, last Danish king of York
- 0946—0955: Edred
Saxon: 4th son of Edward
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| 11 | 0955 | - 0955—0959: King Edwy (Eadwig)
King Edwy (Eadwig) ( 955 - 959 ) {\n}{\n}956 - Dunstan sent into exile by Edwy{\n}957 - Mercians and Northumbrians rebel against Edwy
- 0955—0959: Edwy the Fair
Saxon: Eldest son of Edmund, King of Wessex
- 0955—0959: Edgar the Peaceful
Saxon: 2nd son of Edmund, ruled all English
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| 12 | 0959 | - 0959—0975: King Edgar
King Edgar ( 959 - 975 ) {\n}{\n}959 - England united under Edgar{\n}973 - Northern Kings submit to Edgar at Chester
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| 13 | 0972 | - 0972—0999: Boleslav II. Pobozny (Boleslaus II the Pious)
Son of Boleslav I.
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| 14 | 0975 | - 0975—0978: King Edward The Martyr
{\n}King Edward The Martyr ( 975 - 978 ) {\n}{\n}978 - Edward the Martyr murdered at Corfe Castle
- 0975—0978: Edward the Martyr
Saxon: Eldest son of Edgar, murdered by stepmother
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| 15 | 0978 | - 0978—1016: King Aethelred II The Unready
King Aethelred II The Unready ( 978 - 1016 ) {\n}{\n}980 - Danes renew their raids on England attacking Chester and Southampton{\n}991 - Battle of Maldon: Byrhtnoth of Essex is defeated by Danish invaders; Aethelred II buys off the Danes with 10,000 pound
- 0978—1016: Ethelred II the Unready
Saxon: 2nd son of Edgar, half-brother of Edward, married Emma of Normandy
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| 16 | 0999 | - 0999—1002: Boleslav III. Rysavy (Boleslaus III the Red-haired)
Son of Boleslav II.
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| 17 | 1000 | - 1000—1004: Viking explorations
Lief Ericsson explores coast of Labrador and Newfoundland
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| 18 | 1002 | - 1002—1003: Vladivoj Of the Piast dynasty (?).
Said to be first cousin of Boleslav III. Polish name Wladywoj.
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| 19 | 1003 | - 1003—1003: Boleslav III.
Second time
- 1003—1004: Boleslav Chrabry (Boleslaus the Brave) Of the Piast dynasty;
Brother of Vladivoj (?). Duke - later king - of Poland (as Boleslaw I Chrobry). The fourth Bohemian ruler with name Boleslav but noted under his original name (without ordinal number).
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| 20 | 1004 | - 1004—1012: Jarom¡r
Brother of Boleslav III.
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| 21 | 1012 | - 1012—1033: Oldrich
Brother of Jarom¡r. Also known as Odalrich, Udalrich, Ulrich.
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| 22 | 1013 | - 1013—1013: Union of Denmark and England
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| 23 | 1016 | - 1016—1016: King Edmund II Ironside
{\n}King Edmund II lronside ( 1016 ) {\n}{\n}1016 - Edmund Ironside, son of Aethelred II the Unready of England, becomes King. At the battle of Abingdon, in Essex, King Canute II of Denmark defeats Edmund. They meet on the Isle of Alney in the Severn and
- 1016—1035: King Cnut (Canute)
King Cnut (Canute) ( 1016 - 1035 ) {\n}{\n}1017 - Canute marries Emma of Normandy, the widow of Ethelred II. Canute divides England into four earldoms - Northumbria Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. {\n}1027 - Canute make a pilgrimage to Rome to demonstrate
- 1016—1017: Edmund II Ironside
Saxon: Eldest son of Ethelred II, King of London
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| 24 | 1017 | - 1017—1035: Canute the Dane
Dane: By conquest and election. Gave Wessex to Edmund, married Emma
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1538 - 1580 (42 years)