Historical place archive

Bedford in History

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

11 records5 event labels8 people915โ€“1660

Historical events in Bedford

915

915
Capture of Bedford
Edward the Elder ยท Viking Invasions

King Edward occupies Bedford

915
Rule of Bedford
Edward the Elder ยท Viking Invasions

King Edward occupies Bedford

1215

1215
Capture of Bedford
Walter ยท Military

Leads a baronial force which occupies Bedford

1414

1414
Peerage
John of Bedford ยท House of Lancaster

Created Duke of Bedford, 2nd, by his brother Henry V

1485

8 November 1485
Member of Parliament
Thomas Lovell ยท Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Bedford

16 December 1485
Peerage
Jasper Tudor ยท House of Tudor

Created Duke of Bedford, 3rd, by Henry VII

1549

1549
Peerage
Russell ยท House of Russsell

Created Earl Bedford, 1st

1555

1555
Peerage
Russell ยท House of Russsell

Created Earl Bedford, 2nd

1585

1585
Peerage
Russell ยท House of Russsell

Created Earl Bedford, 3rd

1645

11 June 1645
Mobilization
Oliver Cromwell ยท Civil War

Cromwell moves toward Fairfax before the Naseby campaign as Parliament concentrates forces against Charles I.

1660

1660
Member of Parliament
Robert Bruce ยท House of Bruce

Elected Member of Parliament for Bedford

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Bedford. 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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