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Siege of Shrewsbury

England · Warfare / Norman Invasion Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1069Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1069

Eadric the Wild1069

Shrewsbury · Warfare / Norman Invasion Wars

Shrewsbury is raised to the ground by Eadric the Wild & Bleddyn of Gwynedd

William I the Conqueror1069

Shrewsbury · Warfare / Norman Invasion Wars

Shrewsbury is raised to the ground by Eadric the Wild & Bleddyn of Gwynedd

Names involved

Eadric the WildWilliam I the Conqueror

Provenance

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