The church of St. Paul's built by Ethelbert burnt down this year.

The collapse of a building at Calne caused the deaths and injuries of many of the senior witan of England who were on the first floor. Archbishop Dunstan survived as he remained standing on a beam.

A large part of London, including the King's palace, were destroyed by fire.

Stormy weather destroyed crops and diseases killed many cattle during the year.

Extremely cold weather caused many deaths amongst animals and people.

A large earthquake is supposed to have been felt across England.

A large earthquake was felt in Worcester and Derby and many people were reportedly killed.

Extremely strong winds destroyed churches and buildings.

A fire broke out in the city of Canterbury which spread to the monastery. The buildings and main Saxon church were badly damaged. Stigand was the archbishop at the time but would shortly be deposed by Lanfranc who would start the reconstruction work.

A devastating took hold in London and much of the city was reduced to ashes.

Violent storms killed many people while cattle died from disease.

Work on rebuilding St. Paul's Cathedral started after the Old St. Paul's burnt down and a good deal of London as well. The person in charge of the rebuilding work was Mauritius, chaplain to William the Conqueror and Bishop of London. The new Cathedral was reportedly extremely large.

An earthquake was felt across England.

London was hit by a terrible storm, possibly a tornado. Damage was done to the Tower of London, the old wooden London Bridge and many churches and buildings.

A year after the tornado that struck London, a great fire took hold in the city and did a large amount of damage.

William Rufus was buried under the tower of Winchester Cathedral. The tower fell down either in 1101 or 1107. The cause was blamed on the wickedness of the King's bones but was probably due to poor construction or uncertain foundations.

On the morning of mass day of St. Lawrence, strong winds did more damage that anyone could remember. (St. Lawrence's day appears to be August 10th, but this may not have been the case in medieval times.)

Venice was hit by severe floods. Shortly afterwards a fire broke out destroying several districts of the city. Several months later another more deadly fire started. As many of the buildings were constructed of wood the fire spread out of control. The disasters led to future buildings being constructed of stone and brick.

An extreme winter prevented the growing of crops and cattle died of disease.

The city of Worcester, its cathedral and castle were damaged by an accidental fire.

Chichester Cathedral suffered a disastrous fire in this year.

An accidental fire destroys the abbey at Peterborough.

The son of Henry I was drowned attempting a crossing from Normandy to England. It should have been a straight forward sea crossing from Normandy to England and the weather was good, but the young prince and his young friends had delayed the sailing with their merrymaking in Normandy. The crew of the White Ship were supplied with beer and as a result were in no state to handle the ship safely. The ship hit rocks and began to sink. Prince William was initially rescued and placed in a small boat but on his orders he tried to rescue his sister and the boat was overwhelmed by others hoping to be saved. The small boat tipped over and the prince was drowned.

A fire that started in the town of Gloucester spread to the Cathedral destroying treasures and all but a few books.

A large fire took hold in the city of Lincoln doing much damage.

On the same day that Henry I attended the consecration of Rochester Cathedral, a fire took hold in the city and damaged the newly finished building.

A fire broke out in London and consumed a large part of the city.

An eye-witness account from William of Malmesbury tells of an earthquake affecting many parts of England. (Symeon of Durham's Historia Regum, by John of Hexham.) This is interesting as it occurred just after an eclipse. See year 1185 when another eclipse and earthquake occurred.

Building work at St. Paul's Cathedral was underway when a major fire broke out and damaged the half-completed structure. The fire possibly started on London Bridge and spread to the city.

The old wooden London Bridge across the Thames was destroyed by fire this year or in 1135. St. Paul's was also damaged at this time so the fire must have affected a large area of the city. Rebuilding work was undertaken by Peter of Colechurch who would later undertake its reconstruction in stone.

Reconstruction work on the Cathedral at St. Paul's had been going on since the last major fire of 1087, and this fire again did much damage to the building.

A fire badly damages the church at Bath Abbey.

York Minster was partially damaged by fire in this year that destroyed a large part of the city. The near-by church of St. Mary's and some other 37 churches were also damaged.

The roof of the Cathedral burnt down. Bishop Alexander the Magnificent started rebuilding work.

A large earthquake hit the eastern Mediterranean along the fault line that runs along that region. A huge amount of damage was done causing a major loss of life. The earthquake was so powerful that the massive castle Krak des Chevaliers was damaged and needed repairing.

Canterbury Cathedral suffered another disastrous fire and was damaged so badly that it needed almost completely rebuilding. William of Sens was given the task of constructing a new Cathedral. William was injured by a fall from scaffolding and the work was continued by William the Englishman.

In 1177 or 1179 another fire took hold in the city of Rochester damaging the Cathedral.

A serious fire damaged the abbey at Glastonbury resulting in the need for major rebuilding work.

Earth tremors damaged the Cathedral at Lincoln beyond repair. The earthquake must have been very powerful as it was said that it was felt throughout the country. Only the West front survived in good shape and rest of the building had to be demolished.

Reports of an earthquake in the Plantagenet Chronicles occurring in Sicily. Need to confirm.

Chichester Cathedral suffered another disastrous fire.

After the damaging earth tremors of 1185 Bishop Hugh of Lincoln started rebuilding work on the Cathedral at Lincoln. His new scheme was followed even after his death apart from minor alterations up to the completion of the Angel Choir in 1280.

The early cathedral at Rouen in France was badly damaged by a fire that destroyed other churches and parts of the city as well.

Severe thunderstorms and floods during the summer affected England.

The devastating fire in this year caused so much damage to the cathedral that the building needed to be rebuilt.

The French cathedral was left beyond repair after a fire.

Fire broke out on the southern shore of the River Thames and crossed the river starting more fires on the northern shore. Many people were killed. Boats tried to rescue people trapped on London Bridge but the boats became overloaded and many drowned. This appears to be a big a disaster as the fire of 1666.

John's fleet of ships was badly damaged by storms as they prepare to defend against an invasion from France. This left the way open for Prince Louis to sail to England a few days later.

The central tower collapsed at St. David's Cathedral destroying the presbytery resulting in construction work to repair the damage.

A fire destroys part of the abbey church at Pershore.

During a sermon by one of the canons of the cathedral, the newly finished central tower collapsed burying some of the congregation.

A huge volcanic eruption, thought to have occurred on the Indonesian island of Lombok, took place in this year. The large amounts of rock and gas thrown up into the atmosphere could have been the reason for global weather changes that caused crop failures and famines across Europe for several years. The volcano suspected to be the location is called Samalas.

The church at the top of Glastonbury Tor was badly damaged by an earthquake.

A very cold winter caused ice and snow to form around the piers of London Bridge. The pressure of the ice caused five arches to collapse. King Edward I made sure that extra taxes were raised from people crossing the bridge to provide for its repairs.

A large storm hit the south coast of England. Winchelsea old town which lay on low lying land was totally destroyed by the violent storm.

The Cathedral is extensively damaged by fire.

Parts of the ceiling of the church collapsed when several columns in the nave fell down.

Kipchak Mongols besieging a Genoese trading centre on the Crimean coast catapulted their own dead into the city. The cause of death was a mysterious disease. The Genoese escaped by sea taking the 'Black Death' with them. They landed at Messina in Sicily. Black Death or Bubonic plague was spread by the rat flea. The name Black Death came from the colour of the swelling in the groin, armpit or neck. The person suffering went into a coma and dies soon after. In Europe an estimated 25 million people died. The plague reached Britain in 1348 and again in 1360 and the population may have been reduced by a half.

A fierce storm or hurricane hit Britain and the spire at Norwich Cathedral fell. The spire damaged the presbytery as came down..

An earthquake occurred somewhere in the Straits of Dover and was felt in southern England and in the Low Countries across the North Sea. The event happened during a meeting to condem the works of John Wycliffe.

A great plague took hold in London, killing upwards on 30,000 people.

An outburst of plague occurred sometime between 1405 and 1407 and the pestilence was so great that, according to the St. Albans chronicler, in London thirty thousand men and women were reported to have died in a short space of time. Henry IV is thought to have left London to wait for the plague to die out.

Within three months, 40,000 people in Paris were killed by the plague.

The Duke of Norfolk was involved in a boating disaster as he passed beneath London Bridge. His barge hit one of the starlings and wrecked. He and several others managed to jump onto the base of the pier but many others were not so fortunate and were swept away.

A severe winter at the end of1436 and start of 1437 causes many deaths and hardship.

The base of the Great Stone Gate as the southern end of London Bridge gave way and the whole tower collapsed taking several arches with it. This cut off the Southwark from the rest of the City.

This was the time before lightning conductors and when lightning struck the tower on St. Paul's Cathedral it started a fire.

Lightning once again hit the wooden and lead spire at Norwich Cathedral causing a fire that spread to the roof. After this disaster stone was used in the roof to provide vaulting and used in the new spire to replace the wood.

The roof and tower of Rheims Cathedral were badly damaged by fire after workmen left a lit brasier unattended overnight in the roof space.

Henry VII had plans to spend Christmas at his royal palace of Sheen but it was destroyed by fire. Henry had the palace rebuilt and renamed the building Richmond Palace in honour of the Earl of Richmond title that he held.

A violent and prolonged storm hit England causing a lot of damage to houses and severe flooding. Many animals were killed in the floods.

This earthquake was felt throughout Scotland and England.

Repairs at Norwich Cathedral, because of a fire, resulted in the transept roofs being replaced by stone vaulting.

Westminster Palace was damaged by a fire in the year. The Palace had been used as a royal residence up until this point.

King Henry VIII watched from Portsmouth as the Mary Rose, the flag ship of his navy, mysteriously sank with the loss of hundreds of lives.

Lightning again struck the spire of St. Paul's Cathedral. The roof and much of the cathedral were damaged by the resulting fire requiring extensive repairs.

A large earthquake struck southern England and northern France. It caused damage on both side of the Channel and caused the bells of the London churches to ring. Waves generated by the quake sank boats on the shores. The epicentre could have been somewhere between England and France.

Britain was affected by another outbreak of the plague.

A fire broke out one night in February at the north end of London Bridge. Many of the houses on that end of the bridge were destroyed. The southern end of the bridge was saved because of a gap in the buildings near the chapel. As the tide was out at the time it was hours before the flames were brought under control and days before the last embers went out.