| Year | Event |
| 800 | Charlemagne crowned Emperor in Rome |
| 828 | Egbert of Wessex recognized as overlord of England |
| c. 860 | Newspaper printed in China |
| 866 | Danish kingdom established in England |
| 871 | Accession of King Alfred the Great in England |
| 878 | Alfred defeats Danes at Edington |
D. Crystal, The Cambridge Factfinder (Cambridge University Press, 1998)