Timeline Flashcards
When was St Frideswide around?
Early 8th century AD
Who was Frideswide?
1- Patron saint of Oxford
2- Religious but beautiful
3- Daughter of Didan, Abbess
Who was the suitor?
Algar- saw her one day and thought she’s got to be my wife
What does Algar do to try and get frideswide?
1- Tries to woo her
2- Next most romantic thing: gather a raiding party and take her by force
What does Frideswide do to avoid Algar?
1- Goes on the run for three years
2- Hears her father is dying of a broken heart and returns to ox
What happens when friedswide returns to ox?
1- Algar hears about Frideswide’s return and goes to Oxford
2- He is struck blind
3- Begs for Frideswide’s forgiveness
When was the city wall built and why?
911 a.d
to keep out the danes (we hate the danes skit)
When was St Brice’s Day Massacre?
13th November 1002 - King Athelred the unready makes it legal for anyone in england to kill someone from denmark
What was St Brice’s Day Massacre?
1- All the danes in oxford sought refuge in St Frideswide Church, making the Oxfordians’ job very easy
Who was in the church on St Brice’s Day?
Gunhild, Sister of Sven King of Denmark
When did the Danes Sack Oxford?
1009
When did Sweyn defeat Ethelred and become king of England?
1013
What happened two years after Sweyn’s corronation?
Both Sweyn and Ethelred are dead. Their sons, Cnut and Edmund agree a truce.
Cnut= everything north of the thames
Edmund= everything south
What happened one week after the truce was signed?
Edmund assassinated, Cnut sole ruler
Who assassinated Edmund?
Edric - son in Cesspit
How was Edric Rewarded?
Exalted higher than any other english nobleman- head on spike
When was the St Scholastica Day Riots? What were they?
10th Feb 1355
When was Thomas Cranmer Burned at the stake?
21 March 1556
When did charles 1 make oxford his capital?
1642
When was the Ashmolean opened?
1683
When did the railway link oxford and london?
1840
When did Roger Bannister run the first sub 4 minute mile?
1954
What topics are covered by the timeline? (12 dates)
650: St Frideswide
911: Wall built around city
1002: St Brides Day massacre
1009: Danes sack oxford
1013: Sweyn declared king of england
1016: Both kings dead, truce between Cnut and Edmund
1355: St Scholastica Day riots
1556: Burning of Cramner, Latimer and Ridley
1642: Civil War
1683: Ashmolean founded
1840: Railway
1954: Bannister’s 4 minute mile
