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Invasion of England

Name: Invasion of England – England factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

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

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Ethelred II the Unready989

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Denmark under King Sweyn begins to invade England

Names involved

Ethelred II the Unready

Provenance

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