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Greenwich

town in south-east London, England, UK

6 dated entries naming Greenwich, drawn from 6 separate years between 1012 CE and 1677 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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11th century

  • 1012April 19 – Ælfheah, archbishop of Canterbury in England, is murdered by his Danish captors at Greenwich (after refusing to pay a ransom of 3,000 pounds for his release).source

16th century

  • 1515May 13 – Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, are officially married at Greenwich (near London).source
  • 1536January 24 – King Henry VIII of England is seriously injured when he falls from his horse at a jousting tournament in Greenwich, after which the fully armored horse falls on him. The King is unconscious for two hours, sustaining an injury to an ulcerated leg and a concussion.source
  • 1593Irish pirate queen Grace O'Malley meets with Queen Elizabeth I of England at Greenwich.source

17th century

  • 1616Inigo Jones designs the Queen's House at Greenwich, near London.source
  • 1677The John Roan School is established in Greenwich, London.source

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