WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 11. CENTURY
Find out what all happened in the first half of the 11. century

Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Sylvester II. (1. January 1001)

The Peace of Bautzen is signed between Poland and Germany. (30. January 1018)

Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes King of Burgundy. (2. February 1032)

Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor. (14. February 1014)

Naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama. (5. March 1046)

Ferdowsi completes his epic poem Shāhnāmeh. (8. March 1010)

First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg. (9. March 1009)

The King of Butuan in the Philippines sends a tributary mission to the Song Dynasty of China. (17. March 1001)

Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. (26. March 1027)

Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. (3. April 1043)

Henry III, son of Conrad, is elected king of the Germans. (14. April 1028)

Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. (18. April 1025)

Martyrdom of Ælfheah in Greenwich, London. (19. April 1012)

Battle of Clontarf: Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle. (23. April 1014)

Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as king of England, (23. April 1016)

The Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr took place in the context of the Fitna of al-Andalus resulting in a defeat for the Caliphate of Cordoba. (2. June 1010)

Henry III becomes Holy Roman Emperor. (4. June 1039)

Edward the Confessor becomes King of England, one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England. (8. June 1042)

William the Conqueror becomes the Duke of Normandy, reigns until 1087. (3. July 1035)

The Battle of Ménfő between troops led by Emperor Henry III and Magyar forces led by King Samuel takes place. (6. July 1044)