1000 - 1019 A.D.

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(Feature Photo: The ruins of the eleventh-century Great Mosque in the port city of Kilwa Kisiwani, an island off the Swahili Coast of Tanzania; Credit: Wikimedia Commons) 

 

1000  

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English  García II, king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain), dies and no one succeeds him yet – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Sylvester II is pope/bishop of Rome

The Great Mosque in the port city of Kilwa Kisiwani, an island off the Swahili Coast of Tanzania, is built during the 11th century, it is the oldest standing mosque on the East African coast and, with its sixteen domed and vaulted bays, has unique plan (unesco.com)

 

1001

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English  García II, king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain), dies and no one succeeds him until 1004 – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Otto III is the third Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Sylvester II is pope/bishop of Rome

 

1002

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – There is no king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) until 1004 – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Otto III, the Holy Roman Emperor, dies, and no one succeeds him until 1014 – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Sylvester II is pope/bishop of Rome

January 3, Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, dies, aged 21, and no one succeeds him unto 1014

 

1003

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – There is no king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) until 1004 – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – There is no Holy Roman Emperor until 1014 – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Sylvester II, pope/bishop of Rome, dies and John XVII succeeds him, but then he dies

May 12, Pope Sylvester II dies and John XVII succeeds him as the 140th pope/bishop of Rome

November 6, Pope John XVII dies

 

1004

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – Sancho III becomes king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – There is no Holy Roman Emperor until 1014 – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XVIII becomes the 141st pope/bishop of Rome

 

1005

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – There is no Holy Roman Emperor until 1014 – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XVIII is the 141st pope/bishop of Rome

 

1006

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – There is no Holy Roman Emperor until 1014 – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XVIII is the 141st pope/bishop of Rome

 

1007

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – There is no Holy Roman Emperor until 1014 – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XVIII is the 141st pope/bishop of Rome

 

1008

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – There is no Holy Roman Emperor until 1014 – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XVIII is the 141st pope/bishop of Rome

 

1009

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – There is no Holy Roman Emperor until 1014 – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – John XVIII, the 141st pope/bishop of Rome, dies and Sergius IV succeeds him

July, Pope John XVIII dies, and Sergius IV becomes the 142nd pope

The Leningrad Codex, the oldest complete manuscript of the full Tanakh or 39 books of the Hebrew Bible, is written on parchment in Cairo (this text is what the present-day Hebrew Bible uses as its standard

The Dead Sea Scrolls are found in 1947, they were able to confirm that it had not been corrupted or changed since 250 B.C. – 135 B.C.), the Leningrad Codex is now housed in the

National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg

 

1010

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – There is no Holy Roman Emperor until 1014 – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Sergius IV is the 142nd pope/bishop of Rome

 

1011

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – There is no Holy Roman Emperor until 1014 – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Sergius IV is the 142nd pope/bishop of Rome

The first Tripitaka Koreana is constructed in Korea to house the woodblocks containing the Buddhist cannon; it is being built during the Goryeo-Khitan War, a conflict between the Goryeo dynasty of Korea and the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China on the border of modern day North Korea and China, (the Tripitaka Koreana will be completed by 1087); the first Tripitaka Koreana is based primarily on the Northern Song Tripitaka completed in the 900s, but other scriptures published until then, such as the Khitan Tripitaka, were also consulted in order to identify items in need of revision and adjustment, the first Tripitaka Koreana contains around 6,000 volumes (around 81,000 woodblocks) (Wikipedia)

 

1012

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – There is no Holy Roman Emperor until 1014 – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Sergius IV, the 142nd pope/bishop of Rome, dies and Benedict VIII succeeds him

May 12, Pope Sergius IV dies, and Benedict VIII succeeds him as the 143rd pope/bishop of Rome

 

1013

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready," king of the English, is deposed by Sweyn Forkebeard, king of Denmark; Sweyn becomes king of the English for a short period of time – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – There is no Holy Roman Emperor until 1014 – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Benedict VIII is the 143rd pope/bishop of Rome

 

1014 

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready," becomes king of the English again and deposes Sweyn Forkebeard, king of Denmark, who had taken the title of king of the English for a brief period – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Henry II becomes the Holy Roman Emperor – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Benedict VIII is the 143rd pope/bishop of Rome

February 14, Henry II becomes the Holy Roman Emperor

London Bridge is pulled down by King Olaf (account written by Snorri Sturluson in 1225, and probably the inspiration for the nursery rhyme “London Bridge is Falling Down”) (LTA)

 

1015

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready" is king of the English – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Henry II is the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Benedict VIII is the 143rd pope/bishop of Rome

 

1016 

RULERS & ROYALTY: Athelred II "The Unready," king of the English, dies and Edmund Ironside briefly reigns from April - November, when Canute becomes king – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Henry II is the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Benedict VIII is the 143rd pope/bishop of Rome

April 23, Athelred II "The Unready" dies, aged about 50, in London (buried in Old St. Paul’s Cathedral), and Edmund Ironside becomes king until November

November 30, Edmund Ironside dies, aged 25-26, and Canute becomes the first Dane crowned as king of the England

 

1017

RULERS & ROYALTY: Canute is king of the English – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Henry II is the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Benedict VIII is the 143rd pope/bishop of Rome

 

1018 

RULERS & ROYALTY: Canute is king of the English – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Henry II is the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Benedict VIII is the 143rd pope/bishop of Rome – Duncan I “The Gracious” begins his rule of Strathclyde (in Scotland)

 

1019

RULERS & ROYALTY: Canute is king of the English – Sancho III is king of Pamplona (later called Navarre, in present-day Basque region of Spain) – Robert II is king of West Francia (soon to be the Kingdom of France) – Henry II is the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire – Basil II is emperor of the Byzantine Empire – Benedict VIII is the 143rd pope/bishop of Rome