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Siege of Oxford

Name: Siege of Oxford – England factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

England · Warfare / War of Succession. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

1142Date range

2Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1142

Matilda26 September 1142

Oxford · Warfare / War of Succession

King Stephen takes Oxford & besieges the empress in Oxford castle

Stephen26 September 1142

Oxford · Warfare / War of Succession

King Stephen takes Oxford & besieges Matilda in Oxford castle

Names involved

MatildaStephen

Provenance

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