Mini Timeline

1002		Another Danegeld paid
		Athelred was forced to pay the Danes that were camped on the Isle of Wight another large amount of money for them to leave.
1136		Baldwin de Redvers flees to Carisbrooke
		The Earl of Devon, Baldwin de Redvers takes refuge in Carisbrooke castle on the Isle of Wight after a defeat at the hands of King Stephen.
1338	Oct	French attacks continue on the south coast
		Towns at Dover, Folkestone, Harwich, Hastings, Portsmouth, Rye, and the Isle of Wight were attacked and many merchant ships were destroyed. The attackers even sailed into Portsmouth harbour pretending to be English by raising English flags and sacked the town.
1377		Carisbrooke defended against the French
		The French landed on the Isle of Wight and attacked Carisbrooke castle. The castle did not fall to the French.