1011—1012: Viking seige of Canterbury A large Viking army led by Thorkell the Tall besieged Canterbury in 1011, culminating in the pillage of the city and the eventual murder of Archbishop Alphege, on 19 April 1012
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1066
28 Sep 1066: Norman Conquest William the Conqueror's invasion force of thousands of men and hundreds of ships landed at Pevensey in Sussex in southern England and the conquest of England begins.
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1085
1085—1086: Domesday Domesday book compiled by William the Conqueror and being a survey of all the lands of England with names of all respective tenants-in-chief and their sub-tenants.
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1361
1361: Quarter Sessions Organized Keepers of the Peace were elevated to Justices and empowered to determine cases as well as to bring them. Quarterly sittings commenced during 1363. The courts were empowered to try criminal cases and settle matters related to county administration, e.g. requirements pursuant to Poor Law, appeals to settlements and removals of the populace, granting of recognizances, administering militia substitutions and repair of highways and bridges.
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1483/4
1483/4: College of Arms founded Founded by Richard III the College of Arms was to be the sole authority for the granting of armorial bearings in England and Wales from that time to the present day. Maintains thorough records concerning all grants of arms and registrations with pedigrees of thousands of families.
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