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Winter in London
Halfdan wintered in London while the army pressured Mercia and Wessex.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at London in Denmark. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Halfdan wintered in London while the army pressured Mercia and Wessex.
Olaf Tryggvason and Sweyn Forkbeard sail up the Thames with a large fleet and attack London before Ethelred buys peace.
Thorkell’s army received forty-eight thousand pounds before dispersing, and Thorkell entered English service.
Sweyn Forkbeard is accepted as king by most of England after Ethelred's authority collapses.
Sweyn Forkbeard besieges London before the city finally submits.
Sweyn Forkbeard is recognised as king in England shortly before his death.
London submits to Sweyn Forkbeard after most of England has accepted him as king.
London submits to Sweyn Forkbeard near the end of his conquest of England.
Cnut became king of England and incorporated the Danelaw within a wider Scandinavian monarchy.
Prince George assumes formal responsibility for English naval administration.
Prince George becomes Lord High Admiral under Queen Anne.
The Conference of London leads to a ceasefire, which soon breaks down, as as there is not an agreement on territorial oundaries
Provenance
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