Historical place archive

Kent in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Kent in Denmark. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels2 people884–892

Historical events in Kent

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884
Attack on Kent
Guthrum · Viking Invasions

East Anglian Vikings attack Kent and provoke renewed fighting with Alfred's kingdom.

884
Breaking of Peace
Guthrum · Viking Invasions

A Viking force from East Anglia breaks peace and renews pressure on Alfred's realm.

892

892
Invasion of England
Haesten · Viking Invasions

Haesten invades England during the renewed Viking attacks of the 890s but fails to defeat Alfred's kingdom.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Denmark and Kent. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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