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Siege of Exeter
Alfred besieges a Danish force at Exeter, and the loss of a Viking reinforcement fleet helps force their withdrawal.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Exeter in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Alfred besieges a Danish force at Exeter, and the loss of a Viking reinforcement fleet helps force their withdrawal.
Athelstan issued further legislation at Exeter after receiving reports that earlier peace measures were being ignored.
Reeves who accepted bribes or obstructed justice faced royal fines and removal from office.
Powerful offenders who resisted justice could be expelled with their households to another part of the kingdom.
Lords and reeves were required to provide surety for the conduct of men under their authority.
Later sources state that Athelstan removed Cornish inhabitants from Exeter and strengthened English control.
At Easter, Athelstan granted twelve hides at Odstock to his minister Byrhtferth.
Athelstan granted ten hides at Bowers Gifford to Abbot Beorhtsige.
Exeter rises in revolt
William establishes a castle at Exeter to secure the city and deter renewed resistance.
Puts down a revolt in Exeter after 18 days, he pardons their offences
Orders the Construction of Rougemont Castle after putting down the rebellion in Exeter
William besieges Exeter for eighteen days before the city submits to royal authority.
Exeter resists William's demands, prompting a royal campaign against the south-western city.
Exeter surrenders after the siege, allowing William to strengthen Norman control in the south-west.
Besieges the rebel city of Exeter & recaptures it
A rebellion in Exeter is suppressed
Appointed Bishop of Exeter
Executes or pardons those who had been involved in Henry Tudor's invasion attemptts
Fails to capture Exeter. Arrested & taken to the Tower after the siege of Exeter
Warbeck's Cornish force attacks Exeter but fails to secure the city as royal forces approach.
Appointed Dean of Exeter
Rebels besiege Exeter while demanding restoration of traditional religious practices and rejection of the new prayer book.
Royalist resistance in the west collapses further, leaving Oxford as the principal remaining Royalist threat.
The Royalists are defeated in the West, only Oxford remains as a serious threat. Sir Ralph Hopton signs articles of surrender at Exeter
Royalist forces at Exeter accept terms, accelerating the end of organised Royalist resistance in the west.
Signs the Articles of Surrender at Exeter on behalf of the Royalists
Princess Henrietta is surrendered to Parliament
Princess Henrietta is surrendered to Parliament
Captures the garrison ar Exeter & Princess Henrietta becomes a prisoner of Parliament
The surrender ends Royalist resistance in the west and places Princess Henrietta in Parliamentarian hands.
The surrender at Exeter allows Fairfax to declare the western campaign effectively finished.
John Berkley surrenders & surrenders Princes Henrietta to Parliament. John Berkley surrenders & ends the war in the west
Surrenders at Exeter, Fairfax declares that the Western War is over
William III of Orange enters Exeter and establishes a major early base for his advance across southern England.
Provenance
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