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Shipwreck

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

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1064Date range
1Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1064

Harold II1064

Pas de Calais · House / House of Wessex

Held for ransom by the Count of Ponthieu after being found shipwrecked off France

Harold II1064

Ponthieu · House / House of Wessex

Harold II is shipwrecked off Normandy at Ponthieu

Names involved

Harold II

Provenance

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