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Capture of Alphege
Danish forces capture Archbishop Alphege of Canterbury and hold him for ransom.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Canterbury in Denmark. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Danish forces capture Archbishop Alphege of Canterbury and hold him for ransom.
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