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Invasion of Great Britain
1st recorded Viking raid in Britain
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Dorchester in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
1st recorded Viking raid in Britain
1st recorded Viking raid in Britain
Athelstan granted sixty hides at Bremhill to the religious community of Malmesbury.
Holles is returned for Dorchester when Parliament meets in April.
Fairfax meets the Clubmen of Dorset and Wiltshire at Dorchester
Provenance
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