874
Invasion of England
By 874 the Danes control much of Northumbria, East Anglia and Mercia, leaving Wessex as the main English resistance.
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By 874 the Danes control much of Northumbria, East Anglia and Mercia, leaving Wessex as the main English resistance.
The English pay GBP 48000 in Danegeld while Archbishop Alphege is killed by Danish captors.
Sweyn Forkbeard invades England after years of renewed Danish war against Ethelred II.
Sweyn II sends forces to support English rebels against William the Conqueror before accepting payment to withdraw.
Sweyn II makes peace with William the Conqueror after the Danish intervention in England.
Sweyn II plans another intervention in England in 1074 or 1075, but the attempt fails to develop into a successful invasion.
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