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Assassination of Alfred

England · House / House of Wessex. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1036Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1036

Edward the Confessor1036

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Edwards brother Alfred is murdered, probably at the instructions of Earl Godwin

Names involved

Edward the Confessor

Provenance

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