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| 1 | 950 | - 950—999: ROYAL: .Mieczyslaw I becomes first ruler of Poland (960). Eric the Red establishes first Viking colony in Greenland (982). Hugh Capet elected King of France in 987; Capetian dynasty to rule until 1328. Musical notation systematized (c. 990). Vikings and Danes attack Britain (988n999). Otto I crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John XII (962).
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| 2 | 0978 | - 0978—1016: ROYAL: Ethelred II the Unready, Ruler of England.Saxon - 2nd son of Edgar, half-brother of Edward, married Emma of Normandy.
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| 3 | 1016 | - 1016—1017: ROYAL: Edmund II Ironside, Ruler of England.Saxon - Eldest son of Ethelred II, King of London.
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| 4 | 1017 | - 1017—1035: ROYAL: Canute the Dane, Ruler of England.Dane - By conquest and election. Gave Wessex to Edmund, married Emma.
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| 5 | 1023 | - 1023—1023: HISTORY: First paper money printed in China..
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| 6 | 1028 | - 25 Dec 1028—9 Sep 1087: ROYAL: William I the Conqueror, Ruler of England.Norman - Second cousin to Edward the Confessor, by conquest. Defeated Harold at Hastings.
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1535 - 1586 (51 years)
