26 May – King Edmund is murdered by an exiled criminal at
Pucklechurch and succeeded by his brother
Eadred of England[5] who is crowned on 16 August at Kingston upon Thames.
Eric Bloodaxe is killed at
Stainmore allowing King Eadred to recover York,[5] reuniting the kingdom of
Northumbria with that of England, under the administration of
Osulf I of Bamburgh.
955
23 November – King Eadred dies at
Frome and is succeeded by his nephew
Eadwig.[5]
956
Dunstan exiled after quarreling with King Eadwig.[1]
1 October – King Edy dies and is succeeded by his brother
Edgar the Peaceful.[5] Edgar overturns the appointment of Byrhthelm as Archbishop of Canterbury in favour of
Dunstan.
960
21 September – Dunstan receives the
pallium as Archbishop of Canterbury from
Pope John XII.
^Heighway, Carolyn (2001). "Gloucester and the new minister of St Oswald". In Higham, N. J.; Hill, D. H. (eds.). Edward the Elder 899-924. Routledge. p. 108.
26 May – King Edmund is murdered by an exiled criminal at
Pucklechurch and succeeded by his brother
Eadred of England[5] who is crowned on 16 August at Kingston upon Thames.
Eric Bloodaxe is killed at
Stainmore allowing King Eadred to recover York,[5] reuniting the kingdom of
Northumbria with that of England, under the administration of
Osulf I of Bamburgh.
955
23 November – King Eadred dies at
Frome and is succeeded by his nephew
Eadwig.[5]
956
Dunstan exiled after quarreling with King Eadwig.[1]
1 October – King Edy dies and is succeeded by his brother
Edgar the Peaceful.[5] Edgar overturns the appointment of Byrhthelm as Archbishop of Canterbury in favour of
Dunstan.
960
21 September – Dunstan receives the
pallium as Archbishop of Canterbury from
Pope John XII.
^Heighway, Carolyn (2001). "Gloucester and the new minister of St Oswald". In Higham, N. J.; Hill, D. H. (eds.). Edward the Elder 899-924. Routledge. p. 108.