Historical place archive

Cumbria in History

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

3 records3 event labels2 people944–1054

Historical events in Cumbria

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Invasion of Cumbria
Edmund I · England War

Edmund I devastates Cumbria and blinds two sons of Domnall mac Eogain, king of Strathclyde

945

945
Rule of Cumbria
Edmund I · Viking Invasions

Malcolm is given Cumbria by the West Saxon King Edmund I. King Edmund invades Strathclyde, and grants Cumbria to King Malcolm I of Scotland

1054

1054
Reballion of Rebels in Cumbria
Siward of Northumbria · England War

Helps establish Malcolm III as King of Cumbria

Provenance

About these place records

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