Jersey Timeline AD 1 to AD 1000
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Most dates are approximate in this era
| Year | Jersey events | World events | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 486 AD | Clovis, King of the Franks, conquers northern Gaul | ||
| 525 | Party of St Samson's Christian Britons fleeing from Cornwall settled in Jersey. Island named Angia or Agna for 300 years. | ||
| 538 | St Marculf introduces Christianity to the island | ||
| 540 | St Helier sent to Jersey by St Marculf | ||
| 543 | Another visit by St Marculf | ||
| 555 AD | Martyrdom of St Helier | ||
| 558 AD | Saint Marculf visited Angia | ||
| 577 AD | Pretextatus, Archbishop of Rouen, banished to Angia for eight years by the King of the Franks, and created the island's ecclesiastical organisation, under the Diocese of Coutances | ||
| 596 | St Augustine sent to Engtland by Pope Gregory I and becomes first Archbishop of Canterbury | ||
| 709 AD | Great storm finally separates Jersey from France? | ||
| 786 AD | Charlemagne sends Gerwold, Abbot of Fontenelle, on a mission to Angia, then annexed to Brittany | ||
| 911 AD | Charles the Simple cedes territory to Rollo, who becomes first Duke of Normandy | ||
| 927 | Death of Rollo and accession of William I 'Longsword' | ||
| 933 | Duke of Normandy takes control of Channel Islands |
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